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TVCA-PROC-0923 - Interim Finance Director

Tees Valley Combined Authority

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08 Oct 2026 at 07:51

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Tees Valley Combined Authority is procuring interim finance director services. The work is the supply of temporary senior finance personnel to support the authority in its finance director role. The procurement is linked to an existing supplier’s services, with the stated aim of extending or partially replacing them. Delivery is in the Tees Valley area of England. The buyer is Tees Valley Combined Authority, based in Darlington. This is a single requirement rather than a set of separately described service lots, and its focus is an interim leadership appointment, not general temporary staffing.

The procurement is complete and the authority selected Ambient People, a London-based supplier. The award is recorded as pending. The authority used a direct award, relying on continuity with the existing supplier: it said a supplier change could result in incompatible services and disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance. The award date was 8 October 2026. The contract period runs from 18 October 2026 to 25 September 2027, with an extension option to 25 March 2028 if a suitable candidate is not recruited within the specified period. The awarded value is £440,700 excluding VAT (£528,840 including VAT). The requirement is one lot; no separate evaluation criteria are stated.

For suppliers interested in future interim finance leadership work with Tees Valley Combined Authority, this award demonstrates demand for a senior temporary finance professional rather than a broader staffing service. A credible competitor would need to identify and supply a suitably experienced interim Finance Director, with the capacity to support a public authority and take up a substantial assignment. The buyer’s stated reason for retaining its existing supplier was the risk that a change could produce incompatible services and disproportionate technical difficulty. A future supplier would therefore need to show how it can provide continuity and a smooth handover, alongside access to an appropriate candidate. The selection of a specialist personnel supplier also points to the importance of recruitment and placement capability for this requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

TVCA-PROC-0923 - Interim Finance Director

Notice Description

Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) (the 'Contracting Authority') plan to directly award a contract for an Interim Finance Director. This award will rely on The public contract concerns the supply of goods, services or works by the existing supplier which are intended as an extension to, or partial replacement of, existing goods, services or works in circumstances where-- (a)a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works, and (b)the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance. and will follow a standstill period that concludes at 23:59 Monday 19th October 2026

Procurement Information

The public contract concerns the supply of goods, services or works by the existing supplier which are intended as an extension to, or partial replacement of, existing goods, services or works in circumstances where-- (a)a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works, and (b)the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078344
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094983-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
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
£440,700 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
18 Oct 2026 - 25 Sep 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
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

Ambient People

Further Information

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