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title: "TVCA-PROC-0923 - Interim Finance Director"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078344"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Tees Valley Combined Authority"
published: "2026-10-08"
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# TVCA-PROC-0923 - Interim Finance Director

Buyer: Tees Valley Combined Authority  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078344

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094983-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 18 Oct 2026 - 25 Sep 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £440,700 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| 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 | Ambient People |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

## Release History

- 8 Oct 2026 at 07:51 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094983-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094983-2026
  8th October 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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