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Published 17 Apr 2026, 11:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

TVCA-PROC-0529 - Youth Guarantee Trailblazer Mapping and Gap Analysis of NEET provision

Official notice

Authority: Tees Valley Combined Authority (Local council)

Below threshold - limited competition
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC1)
Awarded value£147,195published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 31 Mar 2026
Awarded to ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED T/A Fortia Insight

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) have awarded a contract for consultancy to carry out an extensive piece of work to ‘map and analyse the current landscape and provision in Tees Valley relevant to a Youth Guarantee offer’ and to produce (i) a Directory of Services and (ii) a suite of products that can be used to signpost young people to relevant support services and provision in Tees Valley. The provider will be required to incorporate their findings and outputs into the wider programme of ongoing mapping work, ensuring alignment, consistency, and integration with the broader regional mapping activities.

The contract start date was 1st April 2026, however there has been a delay with signing due to resource. The contract was signed on 16th April 2026.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North East
73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - limited competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
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
17 Apr 2026, 11:12 BST
Last source update
17 Apr 2026, 11:12 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-035082
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
North East (UKC1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06850c Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    17 Apr 2026, 11:12 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £147,1951 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED T/A Fortia Insight£147,195 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED T/A Fortia Insight

    Signed
    31 Mar 2026
    Value
    £147,195
    Period
    1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 1 Apr 2027 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    • Mapping and Gap Analysis of NEET Provision for Year 1 of Youth Guarantee Trailblazer Programme: The period from the Commencement Date until 30th June 2026, with an option to extend by 6-months to 30th December 2026. • Mapping and Gap Analysis of NEET Provision for Year 2 of Youth Guarantee Trailblazer Programme: The period from 1st July 2026 until 31st March 2027.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Tees Valley Combined Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDNG-8971-ZVCR Teesside Airport Business Suite, Teesside international Airport, Darlington, North East, DL2 1NJContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender