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Published 18 Jul 2025, 14:26 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Tees Valley Digital Inclusion Mapping

Official notice

Authority: Tees Valley Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: North East (UKC1)
Published estimate£100,000£120,000 inc. VAT30.1% below published estimate
Submissions closed 15 Aug 2025awarded 24 Sept 2025
Awarded to FarrPoint Limited
Contract term 6 moends 31 Mar 2026 · up to 30 Jun 2026 with extensions · starts 29 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA), part of the Tees Valley Combined Authority Group, have awarded a contract for consultancy to undertake a comprehensive market assessment of digital inclusion activity across the Tees Valley as part of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).

CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 6 moSMEVCSEPublished value£100,000
Contract period: 29 Sept 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 (6 mo) · up to 30 Jun 2026 with extensionsValue: £100,000 exc. VAT · £120,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North EastEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Option to extend by 3 months.
73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 10%Social value: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality
  • Price
  • Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
18 Jul 2025, 14:26 BST
Last source update
3 Aug 2026, 11:54 BST
Authority reference
TVCA-PROC-0531
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-041337
Latest notice
Contract termination notice (UK11)
Classification (CPV)
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area
North East (UKC1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056230 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
15 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
1 Aug 2025, 12:00 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:

procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗

Timeline

18 Jul 2025 → 3 Aug 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Jul 2025, 14:26 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    15 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts387 days ago
    29 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published78 days ago
    3 Aug 2026, 11:54 BST

Notice history

8 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Jul 2025, 14:26 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    25 Sept 2025, 08:47 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    25 Sept 2025, 08:47 BST
  4. Contract change notice published
    9 Mar 2026, 11:12 GMT
    UK10
  5. Contract change proposed
    16 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  6. Contract change notice published
    15 Jun 2026, 14:17 BST
    UK10
  7. Contract change proposed
    15 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Contract termination notice published
    3 Aug 2026, 11:54 BST
    UK11
Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2025-09: 1 release · 25 Sept 2025
  • 2025-07: 1 release · 18 Jul 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £69,8851 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
FarrPoint LimitedSME£69,885 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · FarrPoint LimitedSME

    Signed
    24 Sept 2025
    Value
    £69,885
    Period
    29 Sept 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 31 May 2026 with extensions
    Status
    terminated
    Extensions
    Option to extend by two months
    Final value
    £69,885
    Termination
    contractCompleted
    • Change proposed 15 Jun 2026 contract change notice published, new end date 31 Jul 2026
    • Change proposed 16 Mar 2026 contract change notice published, new end date 31 May 2026

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Tees Valley Combined Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 11747311 · GB-PPON: PDNG-8971-ZVCR Teesside Airport Business Suite, Teesside International Airport, Darlington, North East, DL2 1NJContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • FARRPOINT LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: SC296299GB-PPON: PCQJ-3837-BHCD Ground Floor West, 2 Lochrin Square, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 9QAContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract termination notice contractContract termination noticeUK11Contract termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract change notice contractContract change noticeUK10Contract change notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract change notice contractContract change noticeUK10Contract change notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender