Official UK procurement notice
Visit Tees Valley Messaging Developement
Authority: Tees Valley Combined Authority (Local council)
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: North East (UKC)
Published estimate£40,000≈ £40k / year · £48,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 26 Aug 2025awarded 11 Sept 2025
Awarded to Better Brand Agency Ltd
Contract term 1 yrends 25 Sept 2026 · starts 26 Sept 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTees Valley Combined Authority ('Contracting Authority') have awarded to Better Brand Agency for the development of consumer brand for Visit Tees Valley.
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£40,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Approach and Methodology: 30%
- Company Profile and Relevant Experience: 20%
- Detailed Timeline and Work Plan: 15%
- Proposed Team and Their Experience: 15%
- Response to Pricing Schedule: 20%
Published award criteria (5)
- Approach and Methodology
- Company Profile and Relevant Experience
- Detailed Timeline and Work Plan
- Proposed Team and Their Experience
- Response to Pricing Schedule
What this means for your bid
- 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
- Awarded
- 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
- 11 Jun 2025, 10:10 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Sept 2025, 11:31 BST
- Authority reference
TVCA-PROC-0559- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-046902- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054670Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 26 Aug 2025, 16:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Aug 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
11 Jun 2025 → 26 Sept 2025 · 7 dates- Planning notice published11 Jun 2025, 10:10 BST
- Market engagement27 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Please see tender documents for further detail. These can be found on the ProContract e-tendering portal:
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- Tender notice published7 Aug 2025, 13:17 BST
- Clarification questions by14 Aug 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline26 Aug 2025, 16:00 BST
- Latest notice published18 Sept 2025, 11:31 BST
- Contract starts397 days ago26 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
10 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Jun 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published11 Jun 2025, 10:10 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published7 Aug 2025, 13:17 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active7 Aug 2025, 13:17 BST
- Procurement method changed7 Aug 2025, 13:17 BST
- Deadline published: 26 Aug 2025, 16:00 BST7 Aug 2025, 13:17 BST
- Tender notice published19 Aug 2025, 12:35 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published11 Sept 2025, 12:34 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Sept 2025, 12:34 BST
- Contract details notice published18 Sept 2025, 11:31 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected19 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Corrected link to tender opportunity on ProContract
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-08: 1 release · 7 Aug 2025
- 2025-06: 1 release · 11 Jun 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £40,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 76 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Sept 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Better Brand Agency Ltd26 Sept 2025 – 25 Sept 2026 | £40,000 | 11 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Better Brand Agency Ltd
- Signed
- 17 Sept 2025
- Value
- £40,000
- Period
- 26 Sept 2025 – 25 Sept 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders | 6 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Better Brand AgencyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
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
- Tender notice Tender 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