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-0764 - Finance Staff - Agency
Authority: Tees Valley Combined Authority (Local council)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC1)
Awarded value£39,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 26 Jan 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Ambient People
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) ('the contracting authority') have direct awarded to Ambient People for a member of staff to support the finance team while 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
- Administrative change
- 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
- 27 Jan 2026, 10:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Sept 2026, 14:06 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-087338- Latest notice
- Contract change notice (UK10)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060f43Find a Tender
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jan 2026- Contract details notice published27 Jan 2026, 10:05 GMTUK7
- Contract change notice published15 Sept 2026, 14:06 BSTUK10
- Contract change proposed16 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £39,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Jan 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambient PeopleSME | £39,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Ambient PeopleSME
- Signed
- 26 Jan 2026
- Value
- £39,000
- Period
- 2 Feb 2026 – 3 Aug 2026 · up to 2 Nov 2026 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- If suitable skilled candidate cannot be recruited
- Change proposed 16 Sept 2026 contract change notice published, new value £63,000
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ambient PeopleAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
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