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title: "TVCA-PROC-0529 - Youth Guarantee Trailblazer Mapping and Gap Analysis of NEET provision"
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# TVCA-PROC-0529 - Youth Guarantee Trailblazer Mapping and Gap Analysis of NEET provision

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tvca-proc-0529-youth-guarantee-trailblazer-mapping-and-gap-analysis-of-neet-provision-ocds-h6vhtk-06850c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Tees Valley Combined Authority: "TVCA-PROC-0529 - Youth Guarantee Trailblazer Mapping and Gap Analysis of NEET provision". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Tees Valley Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/tees-valley-combined-authority-ons-e47000006)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - limited competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKC1
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £147,195 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tvca-proc-0529-youth-guarantee-trailblazer-mapping-and-gap-analysis-of-neet-provision-ocds-h6vhtk-06850c#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06850c`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tvca-proc-0529-youth-guarantee-trailblazer-mapping-and-gap-analysis-of-neet-provision-ocds-h6vhtk-06850c#tl-md)

## 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73000000, 79000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Economic Research Services Ltd t/a Fortia Insight**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-184968`
  - Value: £147,195 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £147,195
  - Signed Date: 30/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F035082-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-17T10:12:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T07:42:26.993Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06850c