Official UK procurement notice
TVCA-PROC-0737 - Capital Programme Lead
Authority: Tees Valley Combined Authority (Local council)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC1)
Awarded value£137,295published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Ambient People
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) ('the contracting authority') intend to direct award to appoint a Capital Programme Lead to assist the Finance Director until recruitment has taken place for a permanent replacement. This notice is done retrospectively employment commenced 2nd December 2025. Due to internal approval this was not completed within the usual time frames.
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Feb 2026, 10:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Feb 2026, 10:05 GMT
- Authority reference
TVCA-PROC-0737 - Capital Programme Lead- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-012229- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064d70Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- only one supplier could deliver (user choice)
- Published justification
A suitable skilled employee was not able to be recruited within the short time frame
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 11 Feb 2026- Transparency notice published11 Feb 2026, 10:05 GMTUK5
- Contract signature expected11 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £137,2951 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambient PeopleSME12 Feb 2026 – 2 Mar 2026 · up to 2 Sept 2026Extensions: If a suitable candidate is not recruited within the period of employment | £137,295 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ambient PeopleAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender