---
title: "Recruitment & Employability Sessions"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ead8"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Tees Valley Combined Authority"
published: "2026-08-24"
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# Recruitment & Employability Sessions

Buyer: Tees Valley Combined Authority  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ead8

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## Summary

Tees Valley Combined Authority commissioned recruitment and employability services for school and college students. The requirement covers planning and delivering workshops that support students with recruitment and employability, together with producing the associated learning and support resources. This is an education and training services opportunity, including training services (CPV 80000000 and 80500000). The work is being delivered for the Combined Authority and is focused on engaging students through schools and colleges. It is a single service requirement rather than a multi-lot programme. The selected provider is an SME based in Middlesbrough, indicating a locally delivered model may be relevant to suppliers with established relationships, delivery capacity or operational knowledge across the Tees Valley education and employment landscape.

The procurement has completed and the contract was awarded on 24 August 2026 to Enterprise Made Simple. It used a below-threshold limited competition, with one completed lot. Four bids were received and two reached the final stage. The award is £30,000 excluding VAT, or £36,000 including VAT. The contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027, with an option to extend for four months, giving a maximum end date of 31 July 2027. The award is active, and the planned contract signature date was 14 September 2026. The procurement was evaluated through the limited competition route; the published data does not set out separate quality, price or other scoring criteria.

This award shows a defined demand from Tees Valley Combined Authority for practical recruitment and employability support aimed at school and college students. Suppliers best placed for a future requirement would be able to design workshops, organise and deliver sessions for young people, and create clear, usable supporting resources. Experience linking education with recruitment, employability, careers or employer engagement would help demonstrate credibility, as would the ability to work with schools and colleges and adapt content for different student groups. The previous process attracted four bids, with two reaching the final stage, so competitors would need a focused offer and evidence of reliable delivery rather than a broad training portfolio. An SME won, indicating the requirement can suit a specialist provider with suitable delivery capacity.

## Notice

Tees Valley Combined Authority is seeking a provider to deliver planning and delivery of recruitment and employability workshops to school/college students and production of associated resources.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080481-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - limited competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £30,000 |
| 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 | Tees Valley Combined Authority |
| Locality | DARLINGTON |
| Postcode area | 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 | Enterprise Made Simple |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80500000 - Training services

## Release History

- 24 Aug 2026 at 15:42 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080481-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080481-2026
  24th August 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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