TVCA-PROC-0799 - Interim Governance Improvement Lead · Venn Group Limited for Tees Valley Combined Authority (Mar 2026)

Official notice

Authority: Tees Valley Combined Authority (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC1)

Awarded value£35,000published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to Venn Group Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) ('the contracting authority') Intend to Direct Award to Venn Group Recruitment for the supply - Staffing - Interim Governance Improvement Lead - Interim to assist with the Monitoring Officer while recruitment takes place. This is retrospective notice due to internal approval delays staff member commenced 2nd March 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East

79620000 Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

Procedure 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: 30 Mar 2026, 10:07 BST
Last source update: 30 Mar 2026, 10:07 BST
Authority reference: TVCA-PROC-0799 - Interim Governance Improvement Lead
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-028903
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: North East (UKC1)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06775d Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 30 Mar 2026

Transparency notice published
30 Mar 2026, 10:07 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
30 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £35,0001 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Venn Group Limited31 Mar 2026 – 1 Jun 2026 · up to 1 Sept 2026Extensions: If a suitable candidate can not be recruited within time scale.	£35,000	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Tees Valley Combined Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDNG-8971-ZVCR Teesside Airport Business Suite, Teesside international Airport, Darlington, North East, DL2 1NJContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Venn GroupAwarded supplier Cottons Centre, Hays Lane, Hyas Lane, London, London, SE1 2HBContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender30 Mar 2026, 10:07 BST