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TVCA-PROC-0858 - LAEP Into Community Energy Toolkit

Tees Valley Combined Authority

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27 Aug 2026 at 16:28

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Tees Valley Combined Authority commissioned the creation of a Community Energy Toolkit. This is a consultancy and research service intended to support community energy activity, including engagement with community energy organisations, local authorities and other stakeholders, and capacity building across a large geographical area. The work covers the Tees Valley and Yorkshire and the Humber. The requirement is relevant to organisations that develop practical guidance, toolkits or support programmes for community energy and local energy planning. It may also suit consultancies with experience coordinating engagement across public bodies, community groups and energy stakeholders, particularly where the work involves translating research and sector knowledge into usable resources for local delivery.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded on 21 August 2026 to Nordic Energy Ltd. It used a below-threshold direct award without competition and was divided into one lot. The award is valued at £75,000 excluding VAT and £90,000 including VAT. The contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 March 2027. The authority reserved the ability to modify the contract in circumstances including difficulty engaging community energy stakeholders or local authorities, delivery across a large geographical area, reduced delivery time caused by procurement or contract delays, and resulting reductions in engagement or outputs. The awarded supplier is a Sheffield-based SME.

This award indicates a defined market for community energy support that combines toolkit development, research and consultancy with practical stakeholder engagement. A credible future supplier would need to understand community energy and local energy planning, build productive relationships with community energy groups and local authorities, and turn that knowledge into clear, usable guidance. The work also points to the importance of managing engagement across a wide area and maintaining consistent outputs where participation varies between locations. Experience in capacity building, facilitation, research, energy-sector consultancy and public-sector delivery would strengthen a competitor’s position. Smaller specialist consultancies can be credible in this market, as the selected supplier is an SME.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

TVCA-PROC-0858 - LAEP Into Community Energy Toolkit

Notice Description

Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) (the 'Contracting Authority') have awarded a contract for the creation of a Community Energy Tool Kit . As set out in the UK4 Tender Notice, the contracting authority reserves the right to modify the contract in reliance on Schedule 8 paragraph 1 of the Procurement Act 2023 where the contracting authority clearly states the circumstance in which a modification may be required. These circumstances are: *Difficulty engaging with the Community Energy sector - may lead to lower engagement and less outputs *Difficulty engaging with Local Authorities - may lead to lower engagement and less outputs *Activities cover a large geographical area - may be an uneven spread of engagement leading to less capacity building in some regions *Procurement or contract delays that result in a shortening of delivery time *Difficulty engaging with the Community Energy Stakeholders

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06edfe
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081932-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award 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

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£75,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

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

Nordic Energy Ltd

Further Information

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