Notice Information
Notice Title
Community Energy 'Seeing is Believing' Programme
Notice Description
Tees Valley Combined Authority on behalf of The North East and Yorkshire Net Zero Hub awarded a contract for The full delivery of 'Seeing is Believing' community energy programme of activity to build capacity within the Community Energy sector and Local Authorities. The programme is to include bus tours/site visits, networking events/workshops, match making activity, and community engagement.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Option to extend for 6 months if the project has not fully been delivered.
Planning Information
Tees Valley Combined Authority seeks to engage the market through this Pre-Tender Market Engagement (PTME) exercise in preparation for the procurement of a Community Energy focussed organisation to carry out a Seeing is Believing programme focussing on Community Energy Projects across the North East and Yorkshire Hub region. Through this PTME, the Contracting Authority aims to: • Understand the market's appetite to be involved in this Community Energy Programme • Validate the supplier's proposal; • Understand the capacity and knowledge of the market along with timescales for delivery • Understand opportunities, costs and considerations • Provide potential suppliers with an opportunity to raise queries and points of consideration in advance of any potential procurement exercise. While the Authority will maintain commercial confidentiality of information received during the PTME, its output will be communicated to potential suppliers as part of any subsequent procurement exercises. The pre market engagement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=7d71fe51-c316-f011-8136-005056b64545 You will need to register as a supplier to gain access to the documentation. Registration is free.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050154
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030063-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK11 - Contract Termination Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £80,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £80,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- £78,250 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- £78,250 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 Apr 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 4 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 2 May 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 15 Jul 20259 months ago
- Contract Period
- 12 Aug 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Terminated
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- TEES VALLEY COMBINED AUTHORITY
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DARLINGTON
- Postcode
- DL2 1NJ
- Post Town
- Darlington
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC3 Tees Valley
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC33 Darlington
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLC1 Tees Valley and Durham, TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
-
- Local Authority
- Darlington
- Electoral Ward
- Sadberge & Middleton St George
- Westminster Constituency
- Stockton West
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030063-2026
1st April 2026 - Contract termination notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057340-2025
17th September 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048435-2025
13th August 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029211-2025
2nd June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014561-2025
11th April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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