This notice announces an administrative change to an existing contract or market (a contract change notice). No new tender or admission is opened here; see the linked notices below for the original opportunity.
Official UK procurement notice
TVCA-PROC-0753 - TVCA Digital Transport Programme - Services to Appraise an Intelligent Transport Full Business Case
Authority: Tees Valley Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) have awarded a contract for the services of an Intelligent Transport Systems Subject Matter Expert to support the development, review, and assurance of the Digital Transport Programme Full Business Case. The appointed supplier will provide independent technical and strategic input to ensure that the FBC is robust, evidence-based, and aligned with HM Treasury Green Book (2026) guidance and public sector governance expectations (TVCA Assurance Framework).
CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£50,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Administrative change
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 9 Jan 2026, 16:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Jul 2026, 17:02 BST
- Authority reference
TVCA-PROC-0753- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-037465- Latest notice
- Contract change notice (UK10)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06032cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 May 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
9 Jan 2026 → 14 Jul 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published287 days ago9 Jan 2026, 16:05 GMT
- Market engagement273 days ago23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
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- Tender notice published183 days ago24 Apr 2026, 11:00 BST
- Clarification questions by175 days ago1 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline165 days ago11 May 2026, 15:00 BST
- Contract starts138 days ago8 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published101 days ago14 Jul 2026, 17:02 BST
Notice history
11 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jan 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published9 Jan 2026, 16:05 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published24 Apr 2026, 11:00 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £50,00024 Apr 2026, 11:00 BSTwas £200,000
- Status changed to active24 Apr 2026, 11:00 BST
- Procurement method changed24 Apr 2026, 11:00 BST
- Deadline published: 11 May 2026, 15:00 BST24 Apr 2026, 11:00 BST
- Contract award notice published1 Jun 2026, 10:10 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete1 Jun 2026, 10:10 BST
- Contract details notice published4 Jun 2026, 16:17 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected5 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract change notice published14 Jul 2026, 17:02 BSTUK10
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2026-04: 1 release · 24 Apr 2026
- 2026-01: 1 release · 9 Jan 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicander LimitedSME8 Jun 2026 – 8 Jul 2026 · up to 8 Jan 2027Extensions: Option to extend by 6 months. | £50,000 | 21 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Nicander LimitedSME
- Signed
- 4 Jun 2026
- Value
- £50,000
- Period
- 9 Jul 2026 – 8 Jan 2027 · up to 8 Jan 2027 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Option to extend by 6 months.
- Change 9 Jul 2026 contract amendment published
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Nicander LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract change notice Contract change notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender