---
title: "Freeport Custom Zone - Consultancy"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05503c"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "TEES VALLEY COMBINED AUTHORITY"
published: "2025-06-19"
---

# Freeport Custom Zone - Consultancy

Buyer: TEES VALLEY COMBINED AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05503c

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## Summary

The Tees Valley Combined Authority, a public authority in sub-central government, recently completed a direct procurement process for consultancy services related to the Freeport Custom Zone. The procurement process, conducted without competition as it was below the threshold, involved the awarding of a contract to Casper Shipping Limited, a small-to-medium enterprise based in Middlesbrough. The location of the procurement is within the UKC region, and the industry category focuses on business services, specifically consulting. Key dates include the contract's start on 16 April 2025, with a completion date set for 15 April 2026, and a possible 12-month extension option. The contract was signed on 1 April 2025, and the document was published on 19 June 2025.

This contract offers substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in consultancy, legal, marketing, recruitment, printing, and security services. Given the direct procurement method, businesses with established connections or expertise relevant to the public authority's requirements may find direct opportunities for collaboration and growth. SMEs in particular can leverage such contracts to enhance their portfolio and demonstrate capabilities in high-profile projects, potentially securing further engagements within the public sector.

## Notice

Freeport Custom Zone - Consultancy Services

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033801-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Jun 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | 15 Apr 2025 - 15 Apr 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £75,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | TEES VALLEY COMBINED AUTHORITY |
| Locality | DARLINGTON |
| Post town | Darlington |
| Postcode | DL2 1NJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC3 Tees Valley |
| ITL 3 | TLC33 Darlington |
| Local authority | Darlington |
| Electoral ward | Sadberge & Middleton St George |
| Westminster constituency | Stockton West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CASPER SHIPPING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

## Release History

- 19 Jun 2025 at 14:52 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033801-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033801-2025
  19th June 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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