TVCA-PROC-0923 - Interim Finance Director

Official notice

Authority: Tees Valley Combined Authority (Local council)

Direct award

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

Awarded value£440,700published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to Ambient People

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) (the 'Contracting Authority') plan to directly award a contract for an Interim Finance Director.

This award will rely on The public contract concerns the supply of goods, services or works by the existing supplier which are intended as an extension to, or partial replacement of, existing goods, services or works in circumstances where—

(a)a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works, and

(b)the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance. and will follow a standstill period that concludes at 23:59 Monday 19th October 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: 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: 8 Oct 2026, 07:51 BST
Last source update: 8 Oct 2026, 07:51 BST
Authority reference: TVCA-PROC-0923 - Interim Finance Director
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-094983
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: North East (UKC1)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078344 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification: The public contract concerns the supply of goods, services or works by the existing supplier which are intended as an extension to, or partial replacement of, existing goods, services or works in circumstances where—
(a)a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works, and
(b)the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 8 Oct 2026

Transparency notice published
8 Oct 2026, 07:51 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
16 Oct 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 £440,7001 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Ambient PeopleSMEVCSE18 Oct 2026 – 25 Sept 2027 · up to 25 Mar 2028Extensions: If a suitable candidate is not recruited within the time period.	£440,700	—	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

Ambient PeopleAwarded supplierGB-COH: 14426358 Landmark, 2 Portman Street, London, London, W1H 6DUContact 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 Tender8 Oct 2026, 07:51 BST