Official UK procurement notice
TVCA-PROC-0750 - Interim Head of Governance
Authority: Tees Valley Combined Authority (Local council)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC1)
Awarded value£115,080published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 12 Jan 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Solace In Business Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTees Valley Combines Authority (TVCA)(' the contracting authority') Has awarded a contract to Solace Business Limited for the employment of an Interim Head of Governance due to urgent critical need as a temporary measure whilst recruitment takes place.
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- 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
- 13 Jan 2026, 10:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-070734- Latest notice
- Contract termination notice (UK11)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060448Find a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Jan 2026- Contract details notice published13 Jan 2026, 10:05 GMTUK7
- Contract termination notice published27 Jul 2026, 12:00 BSTUK11
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £115,0801 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Jan 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solace In Business LtdSME | £115,080 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Solace In Business LtdSME
- Signed
- 12 Jan 2026
- Value
- £115,080
- Period
- 13 Jan 2026 – 11 Apr 2026 · up to 12 Apr 2026 with extensions
- Status
- terminated, New Contract to be awarded due to permanent candidate to start employment
- Extensions
- If a suitable candidate is not recruited within the 3 months.
- Final value
- £115,080
- Termination
- other
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Solace In Business LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
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