Official UK procurement notice
Run Your Numbers - Financial Literacy Programme
Authority: Tees Valley Combined Authority (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC)
Published estimate£30,000£36,000 inc. VAT0.7% below published estimate
Submissions closed 12 Sept 2025awarded 3 Oct 2025
Awarded to Counterculture Partnership LLP
Contract term 8 moends 30 May 2026 · up to 30 Nov 2026 with extensions · starts 22 Sept 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA)('the contracting authority') has awarded a contract to Counterculture LLP for the development and delivery of a pilot financial literacy programme.
CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£30,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Lot awarding rule: Quality = 75% Weighting Price = 25% Weighting
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Aug 2025, 13:23 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Oct 2025, 11:20 BST
- Authority reference
TVA-PROC-0629- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049821- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058a7eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 12 Sept 2025, 16:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Sept 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
ITT responses, supporting documentation requested and any specific queries must be submitted electronically via the ProContract e-tender portal.
Timeline
19 Aug 2025 → 20 Oct 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published19 Aug 2025, 13:23 BST
- Clarification questions by5 Sept 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline12 Sept 2025, 16:00 BST
- Contract starts399 days ago22 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published371 days ago20 Oct 2025, 11:20 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Aug 2025- Tender notice published19 Aug 2025, 13:23 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published6 Oct 2025, 14:03 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete6 Oct 2025, 14:03 BST
- Buyer details updated6 Oct 2025, 14:03 BST
- Contract signature expected10 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published20 Oct 2025, 11:20 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £29,8001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Oct 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Counterculture Partnership LLP13 Oct 2025 – 30 Jun 2026 · up to 29 Dec 2026Extensions: Possible risks that may impact on unplanned time extension include: Lack of sign up to the programme from external organisations/freelancers Availability of delivery organisation / partners Sub-contracting / availability and contracting of sub-contractors / delivery partners | £29,800 | 3 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Counterculture Partnership LLP
- Signed
- 16 Oct 2025
- Value
- £29,800
- Period
- 16 Oct 2025 – 30 Jun 2026 · up to 29 Dec 2026 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Possible risks that may impact on unplanned time extension include: Lack of sign up to the programme from external organisations/freelancers Availability of delivery organisation / partners Sub-contracting / availability and contracting of sub-contractors / delivery partners
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- COUNTERCULTURE PARTNERSHIP LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, on the ProContract e-tendering portal. You will need to register as a supplier to gain access to the tender documentation. Registration is free.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender