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Recruitment & Employability Sessions

Tees Valley Combined Authority

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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28 Aug 2026 at 13:48

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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24 Aug 2026 at 15:42

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Tees Valley Combined Authority procured education and training services to plan and deliver recruitment and employability workshops for school and college students, together with the associated learning resources. The requirement covers the design and delivery of sessions intended to support students’ understanding of recruitment and employability. The work is delivered in North East England. It is a service opportunity for organisations experienced in working with young people in education settings, developing employability content and running interactive workshops. The buyer is a sub-central public authority based in Darlington. The requirement was organised as a single lot and covers both the workshop delivery and production of the related resources, rather than separate contracts for these activities.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a below-threshold limited competition. Four bids were received and two reached the final stage. Enterprise Made Simple was awarded the contract on 24 August 2026. The contract was signed on 27 August 2026 and runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027, with an option to extend by four months to 31 July 2027. Its value is £30,000 excluding VAT and £36,000 including VAT. The contract is active and covers one lot. This was a limited procedure, so the opportunity was competed among a restricted field rather than through an open tender. The recorded service classification is education and training services, including training services.

This award indicates demand from Tees Valley Combined Authority for a specialist provider that can combine employability expertise with effective delivery in schools and colleges. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to design recruitment and employability workshops for students, produce clear supporting resources and deliver sessions that work across education settings. Relevant strengths include youth engagement, workshop facilitation, careers or employability knowledge, curriculum-aware content development and the capacity to coordinate delivery across North East England. The competition also shows that an SME can win this type of public-sector service. Organisations already delivering school, college, careers, recruitment or workforce-readiness programmes may be well placed, particularly where they can evidence practical outcomes and consistent delivery at regional scale.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Recruitment & Employability Sessions

Notice Description

Tees Valley Combined Authority is seeking a provider to deliver planning and delivery of recruitment and employability workshops to school/college students and production of associated resources.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ead8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082194-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

80500000 - Training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£30,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
£30,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 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

Enterprise Made Simple

Further Information

Notice Documents

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