Official UK procurement notice
Tees Valley Fibre Network Consultancy
Authority: Hartlepool Development Corporation (Public body)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North East (UKC1)
Published estimate £100,000£120,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update32.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 16 Jul 2025awarded 4 Aug 2025
Awarded to Farrpoint Ltd
Contract term 4 moup to 6 mo with extensions · starts 29 Aug 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTees Valley Combined Authority (the 'Contracting Authority') have awarded a contract for the provision of Fibre Network Consultancy.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot 1AwardedRenewalPublished value£100,000
- Value
- £100,000 exc. VAT · £120,000 inc. VAT
- Extensions
- There is the option to extend for an additional 2 months.
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
What it takes to win
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add moreHow bids were scored
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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 13 Mar 2026, 11:18 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Mar 2026, 11:18 GMT
- Authority reference
TVCA-PROC-0509- Latest notice
- Contract termination notice (UK11)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0551a6Find 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
- 16 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 8 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, on the ProContract e-tendering portal:
procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗
You will need to register as a supplier to gain access to the tender documentation. Registration is free.
ITT responses, supporting documentation requested and any specific queries must be submitted electronically via the ProContract e-tender portal.
Timeline
5 published dates · Europe/London- Tender notice published23 Jun 2025, 12:27 BST
- Clarification questions by8 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline16 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts389 days ago29 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published192 days ago13 Mar 2026, 11:18 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £67,6751 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1312 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Aug 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farrpoint LtdSMEFibre Network Consultancy29 Aug 2025 — 28 Dec 2025 · up to 28 Feb 2026Extensions: There is the option to extend for an additional 2 months. | £67,675 | 4 Aug 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Fibre Network Consultancy · Farrpoint LtdSME
- Signed
- 19 Aug 2025
- Value
- £67,675
- Period
- 29 Aug 2025 — 28 Dec 2025 · up to 28 Feb 2026 with extensions
- Status
- terminated — The Contract Period ended on 28th February 2026.
- Extensions
- There is the option to extend for an additional 2 months.
- Final value
- £67,675
- Termination
- contractCompleted
2 agreed KPIs: Milestone completion · Options analysed
- Milestone completion
- Options analysed
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13final-stage tenders | 12 | 0 | — |
Notice history
11 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jun 2025- Contract termination notice published13 Mar 2026, 11:18 GMTUK11
- Status changed13 Mar 2026, 11:18 GMT
- Procurement method changed13 Mar 2026, 11:18 GMT
- Buyer details updated13 Mar 2026, 11:18 GMT
- Contract signature expected19 Aug 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published19 Aug 2025, 14:12 BSTUK7
- Contract award notice published19 Aug 2025, 14:03 BSTUK6
- Published value updated19 Aug 2025, 14:03 BSTwas £100,000
- Status changed to complete19 Aug 2025, 14:03 BST
- Deadline withdrawn19 Aug 2025, 14:03 BST
- Tender notice published23 Jun 2025, 12:27 BSTUK4
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-06: 1 release · 23 Jun 2025
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- FARRPOINT LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract termination notice Contract termination notice on Find a Tender
- 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