Lot 1
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Statuscomplete
AwardedFind a Tender · award
TVCA-PROC-0886 - Head of Financial Accounting - Interim
BuyerTees Valley Combined Authority
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published26 Aug 2026
What is being bought
Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) ('the contracting authority') have awarded a contract to Ambient People for the supply of a experienced skilled Head of Financial accounting. This is a replacement for the current Head of Financial Accounting whilst recruitment takes place. This function is crucial for accounts production, accounting policy, treasury management and external audit liaison. The contract start date was 1/7/26 this is done in retrospect due to an internal delay.
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BudgetNot published
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Planning documents0
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No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.
Awards
1
Statusactive
SupplierAmbient People
Contracts
1
Statusactive
Value£162,450
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| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-06bd5d |
|---|---|
| Latest release ID | 081090-2026 |
| Latest release timestamp | Wed Aug 26 2026 08:49:41 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Source | find-a-tender |
| Official notice URL | Not published |
| Tender status | complete |
| Procurement method | direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Main procurement category | Not published |
| Above threshold | Not published |
| Legal basis | 2023/54 |
| Tender period: start | Not published |
| Tender period: end | Not published |
| Expression of interest deadline | Not published |
| Enquiry deadline | Not published |
| Award period: start | Not published |
| Award period: end | Not published |
| Submission method details | Not published |
| Submission languages | Not published |
| Electronic catalogue policy | Not published |
| Total tender value | Not published |
| Tender lots in source | 1 |
| Tender items in source | 0 |
| Tender documents in source | 0 |
| Awards in latest release | 1 |
| Contracts in latest release | 1 |
| Parties in latest release | 2 |
Notice history
| Date | Event | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Aug 2026 | award, contract | 081090-2026 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | award, contract | 072665-2026 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | award, contract | 059965-2026 |
All source data
Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.
Complete current OCDS release JSON
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