---
title: "Test, Learn and Grow Support for a Neighbourhood Governance Programme in Test Valley"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-067d66"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "TEST VALLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL"
published: "2026-05-15"
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# Test, Learn and Grow Support for a Neighbourhood Governance Programme in Test Valley

Buyer: TEST VALLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-067d66

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## Summary

Test Valley Borough Council has awarded a contract for the "Test, Learn and Grow Support for a Neighbourhood Governance Programme in Test Valley". This contract falls under the services category and focuses on aiding the borough in adopting a preventative, place-based approach within a unitary council framework. Situated in Andover, United Kingdom, the Council closed its open competition for this strategic partnership on 30th April 2026, with a subsequent award announced on 12th May 2026. The contract, valued at GBP 91,653 gross, runs from 28th May 2026 to 27th May 2027, engaging "New Local" as the supplier.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for consultancy and strategy-focused SMEs, given the Council's emphasis on using the Test Learn and Grow principles to enhance neighbourhood governance. Companies excelling in business services, particularly those with expertise in law, marketing, consulting, or public service reform, would find this contract beneficial for growth. The partnership encourages innovative place-based practices that can be scaled up, providing a platform for businesses to demonstrate their capability in fostering a collaborative and prevention-first organisational culture.

## Notice

Test Valley Borough Council (TVBC) and its communities have a long track record of place-based approaches. The Council now wishes to highlight the potential for this way of working within a larger unitary council context, as part of a wider asset based preventative agenda. As a result, we are seeking to appoint a strategic partner to support the Council, local organisations and communities in a 12-month programme of work. It is intended that the programme will help us understand the way in which organisations operating, in Test Valley in future, will need to work to maximise the potential for a prevention first, relational place-based approach. In particular, we are interested in the culture that will be required within the new unitary authority to create the conditions to allow this to happen. We propose that we should use the Cabinet Office's Test Learn and Grow principles to underpin the approach to the work, how to make it a reality and how it might be scaled up in the context of Neighbourhood Governance and Public Service Reform.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044916-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 May 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Apr 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 May 2026 |
| Contract period | 28 May 2026 - 27 May 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £100,000 |
| Lots value | £100,000 |
| Awards value | £76,378 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | TEST VALLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | ANDOVER |
| Post town | Salisbury |
| Postcode | SP10 3AJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ36 Central Hampshire |
| Local authority | Test Valley |
| Electoral ward | Andover Millway |
| Westminster constituency | North West Hampshire |
| Delivery location | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NEW LOCAL |

## 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

- 15 May 2026 at 12:31 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044916-2026
- 7 Apr 2026 at 16:31 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031672-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044916-2026
  15th May 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031672-2026
  7th April 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=104395&TID100109565&B=
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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