--- title: "TVCA-PROC-0830 - IZ Programme Support" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0778bc" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0778bc" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0778bc.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0778bc.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Tees Valley Combined Authority" published: "2026-09-23" --- # TVCA-PROC-0830 - IZ Programme Support Buyer: Tees Valley Combined Authority Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0778bc [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0778bc) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0778bc.json) ## Summary Tees Valley Combined Authority commissioned a specialist advisory partner to support the development, refinement and delivery of its Investment Zone programme, focused on accelerating growth in the digital and creative industries. The work is business-development consultancy: advising on the programme and helping turn its plans into delivery. The buying organisation is Tees Valley Combined Authority. The delivery location is North East England, within the area served by the Investment Zone. This requirement is relevant to consultancies with expertise in investment-zone or place-based economic programmes, particularly those able to advise on digital and creative-sector growth and support programme development through to delivery. It is a single, broad advisory requirement rather than a set of separately described service lots. The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Nordicity Limited on 23 September 2026. The award value is £50,000 excluding VAT (£60,000 including VAT). The contract period runs from 2 October 2026 to 2 April 2027, with an option to extend; the stated maximum extent is 2 October 2027. The process used limited competition below the relevant threshold and was organised as one lot. Two bids were received and both reached the final stage. The published details do not state the evaluation criteria or how bids were scored, so the award basis beyond the limited competition is not described. This award shows that Tees Valley Combined Authority has bought specialist advice to develop and deliver an Investment Zone programme, with growth in digital and creative industries as its focus. A future competitor would need to demonstrate credible economic-development consultancy, an understanding of those sectors and the ability to combine strategic programme refinement with practical delivery support. The successful supplier was a small or medium-sized enterprise, and both bids reaching the final stage came from SMEs, indicating that smaller consultancies competed for this requirement. The work is a focused advisory engagement rather than a large-scale implementation contract. Relevant experience would include supporting public-sector investment or growth programmes and translating policy and programme objectives into deliverable activity; no particular accreditation or technical qualification is identified. ## Notice Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) ('the Contracting Authority') have awarded a contract to Nordicity Limited for the provision of a Specialist Advisory Partner to support the development, refinement and delivery of its Investment Zone programme, with a focus on accelerating growth within the digital and creative industries. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090204-2026 | | 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 | 23 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 23 Sep 2026 | | Contract period | 2 Oct 2026 - 2 Apr 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £50,000 | | 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 | Nordicity Limited | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79411100 - Business development consultancy services ## Release History - 23 Sep 2026 at 14:48 - AwardUpdate - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090204-2026 - 23 Sep 2026 at 14:43 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090197-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090204-2026 23rd September 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090197-2026 23rd September 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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