Official UK procurement notice
TVCA-PROC-0908 - Finance Consultant
Authority: Tees Valley Combined Authority (Local council)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC1)
Awarded value£266,760published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 13 Aug 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Ambient People
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) (the 'Contracting Authority') have entered into a contract for the provision of a Finance consultant to support the TVCA Chief Executive with recruitment of s73 Officer and , lead on recruitment of permanent employees in TVCA finance on behalf of the interim s73 Officer . This notice is being completed retrospectively due to internal delays. Contract commenced 17/07/2026
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
- 13 Aug 2026, 10:06 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Aug 2026, 08:51 BST
- Authority reference
TVCA-PROC-0908 - Finance Consultant- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079715- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e347Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
Finance Controller selected has good knowledge and experience of TVCA Financial Team and all directorates. Previously has worked with TVCA.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
21 Aug 2026 → 24 Aug 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published60 days ago21 Aug 2026, 08:51 BST
- Standstill ends56 days ago24 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Aug 2026- Transparency notice published13 Aug 2026, 10:06 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published13 Aug 2026, 10:26 BSTUK6
- Contract details notice published21 Aug 2026, 08:51 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected25 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £266,7601 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Aug 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambient PeopleSMEVCSE26 Aug 2026 – 17 Jul 2027 · up to 17 Oct 2027Extensions: If suitable candidates are not recruited within the term on the contract | £266,760 | 13 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Ambient PeopleSMEVCSE
- Signed
- 21 Aug 2026
- Value
- £266,760
- Period
- 26 Aug 2026 – 17 Jul 2027 · up to 17 Oct 2027 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- If suitable candidates are not recruited within the term on the contract
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ambient PeopleAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender