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TVCA-PROC-0739 - Visit Tees Valley Website Events API

Tees Valley Combined Authority

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

08 Sep 2026 at 14:48

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

28 Aug 2026 at 12:25

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

06 Mar 2026 at 10:52

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Tees Valley Combined Authority bought services to continue the Visit Tees Valley website’s events data API. The supplier is responsible for automatically sourcing and aggregating relevant event information from third-party websites, then supplying it through an API feed for integration into the website. The purpose is to keep the site’s “What’s On” section current, relevant, comprehensive and engaging for users. This is a digital data management and website integration requirement, covering data collection, aggregation, API provision and ongoing support for the Visit Tees Valley service. The work is delivered for the Tees Valley area in England and is relevant to providers of event-data platforms, web APIs, data management and website integration services.

This completed below-threshold procurement used an open competition. The contract was awarded to Phylum Forge Limited trading as Data Thistle on 1 June 2026, for £36,000 gross (£25,646.88 excluding VAT). The contract was signed on 7 September 2026 and is active from 8 September 2026 to 1 March 2027, with three possible one-year extensions, allowing it to run until 1 March 2030. The tender deadline was 20 March 2026 at 12:00, and enquiries closed on 13 March 2026 at 12:00. There was one lot. Evaluation gave 80% to quality questions and 20% to price. Eleven bids were received, with seven reaching the final stage.

The award demonstrates demand from a regional tourism authority for a managed events-data service that can gather information from multiple third-party websites, maintain a reliable and comprehensive data feed, and integrate it directly into a public-facing website. Suppliers well placed for similar work would combine API design and operation, automated web data sourcing, data aggregation, data quality management and web integration skills. They would need to show how event information can remain current, relevant and engaging, while supporting a live “What’s On” service. The competition attracted seven final-stage bids, all from SMEs, indicating that the requirement can be delivered by a focused specialist rather than only by a large technology integrator.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

TVCA-PROC-0739 - Visit Tees Valley Website Events API

Notice Description

Tees Valley Combined Authority (the 'Contracting Authority') is seeking to appoint a supplier to continue the provision of an event data Application Programming Interface (API) for a period of one year, with the option to extend for an additional three years on a 1 + 1 + 1 basis. The purpose of this procurement is to appoint a supplier that can: * Automatically source and aggregate relevant event data from third party websites. * Supply this data via an API feed for integration into the Visit Tees Valley website. * Ensure the "What's On" section remains current, relevant, comprehensive and engaging for users. This notice and the contract document are being signed retrospectively due to internal delays. The contract commencement date is 2 March 2026 and will run until 1 March 2027, with the option to extend for up to three additional periods of one year each.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The contract period is one year with an option to extend to for an additional three years on a 1 + 1 + 1 basis unless otherwise agreed in writing by the contracting authority.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0663e3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084967-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72212224 - Web page editing software development services

72322000 - Data management services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£36,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£36,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
£25,646 Under £100K
Contracts Value
£25,646 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
20 Mar 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Jun 20263 months ago
Contract Period
8 Sep 2026 - 1 Mar 2027 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Tees Valley Combined Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DARLINGTON
Postcode
DL2 1NJ
Postcode Area
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
Not specified
Local Authority
Darlington
Electoral Ward
Sadberge & Middleton St George
Westminster Constituency
Stockton West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Phylum Forge Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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