Notice Information
Notice Title
TVCA-PROC-0790 - Governance Interim
Notice Description
Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) ('the contracting authority')have completed a Direct Award to Venn Group Recruitment for the supply - Staffing - Governance Improvement Plan Lead to assist with the Monitoring Officer while recruitment takes place. This is retrospective notice due to internal approval delays staff member commenced 23rd February 2026
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0673ce
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047857-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK11 - Contract Termination Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - without competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £45,000 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- £45,000 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 May 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 25 Mar 20262 months ago
- Contract Period
- 26 Mar 2026 - 23 May 2026 1-6 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
- Not specified
-
- 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/047857-2026
22nd May 2026 - Contract termination notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028853-2026
30th March 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027301-2026
25th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027292-2026
25th March 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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