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The Engine Room Evaluation

Tees Valley Combined Authority

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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08 Sep 2026 at 14:57

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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24 Aug 2026 at 16:06

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Summary of the contracting process

Tees Valley Combined Authority commissioned an independent evaluation of The Engine Room, a three-year, Arts Council-funded programme supporting the creative sector. The requirement is for evaluation consultancy services, covering assessment of how the programme is delivered and the results it achieves. The buying organisation is Tees Valley Combined Authority, a sub-central public authority. Delivery is in the Tees Valley area of the United Kingdom. This is a services contract rather than a supply or construction opportunity, and is relevant to consultancies that evaluate publicly funded programmes, particularly those working with cultural, creative-sector or economic-development initiatives. The requirement is focused on evaluating one named programme, rather than delivering the programme’s support activities itself.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a below-threshold limited competition. Three bids reached the final stage, including three from SMEs. Kada Research Limited was awarded the contract on 24 August 2026. The contract was signed on 4 September 2026 and runs from 14 September 2026 to 13 March 2029, with an optional 12-month extension permitted until 13 March 2030. Its value is £39,506 excluding VAT and £47,407.20 including VAT. The award was assessed through a limited competition; the published information identifies evaluation consultancy services as the classification but does not provide a separate weighting or detailed award-criteria breakdown. There was one lot, covering the full evaluation requirement.

For a supplier assessing future work from Tees Valley Combined Authority, this award demonstrates demand for external evaluation of a publicly funded creative-sector support programme at a modest consultancy scale. A credible competitor would need capability in programme evaluation and research, with the capacity to assess delivery and outcomes over a multi-year period. Experience of Arts Council-funded work, cultural programmes or wider creative-sector support would be directly relevant to the subject matter. The successful supplier was an SME, and all three final-stage bidders were SMEs, indicating that the requirement was accessible to specialist smaller consultancies rather than limited to large professional-services firms. Businesses with clear evaluation methods and evidence of comparable public-sector or funded-programme assignments would be well placed for a similar requirement from this buyer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

The Engine Room Evaluation

Notice Description

Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) is seeking a provide to deliver an evaluation of the engine room project a 3-year Arts Council Funded creative sector support programme.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06eae2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084980-2026
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

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£39,506 Under £100K
Contracts Value
£39,506 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Aug 20262 months ago
Contract Period
14 Sep 2026 - 13 Mar 2029 2-3 years
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

Kada Research Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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