Official UK procurement notice
Carbon Literacy Training · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Tees Valley Combined Authority (Local council)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: North East (UKC)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£15,000£18,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update26.7% below published estimate
Submissions closed 11 Jul 2025awarded 25 Jul 2025
Awarded to CHANGE AGENTS UK TRADING LTD
Contract term 8 moends 31 Mar 2026 · up to 30 Sept 2026 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTees Valley Combined Authority on behalf of The North East and Yorkshire Net Zero Hub wish to invite you for the to tender for: To deliver a Carbon Literacy programme to a minimum of 60 people across the North East and Yorkshire Hub region. This programme is to include promotion, participant resources, management of sign-ups, training delivery, and management of the carbon pledges.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£15,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Apr 2025, 11:13 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Aug 2025, 10:34 BST
- Authority reference
TVCA-PROC-0535- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032496- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050576Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 11 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Tender responses must be submitted electronically via the ProContract portal
Timeline
22 Apr 2025 → 7 Aug 2025 · 7 dates- Planning notice published22 Apr 2025, 11:13 BST
- Market engagement9 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Please see Pre Market Engagement documents for further detail. These can be found on the ProContract e-tendering portal:
URL LINK: procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗
You will need to register as a supplier to gain access to the Pre Market Engagement documentation. Registration is free.
- Tender notice published16 Jun 2025, 10:40 BST
- Clarification questions by3 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline11 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published7 Aug 2025, 10:34 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Apr 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published22 Apr 2025, 11:13 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published16 Jun 2025, 10:40 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £15,00016 Jun 2025, 10:40 BST
- Status changed to active16 Jun 2025, 10:40 BST
- Procurement method changed16 Jun 2025, 10:40 BST
- Deadline published: 11 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST16 Jun 2025, 10:40 BST
- Contract award notice published5 Aug 2025, 16:07 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete5 Aug 2025, 16:07 BST
- Contract signature expected5 Aug 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published7 Aug 2025, 10:34 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-04: 1 release · 22 Apr 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £11,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1613 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Aug 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHANGE AGENTS UK TRADING LTD11 Aug 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 30 Sept 2026Extensions: Training is undersubscribed - less than 60 people upskilled Difficulty engaging with the target audience - could lead to a lower number of signups or spaces being filled by others who are eligible but not target audience Attendees not submitting pledges in a timely manner - delay in certificates being issued and people not being officially certified Extension of time needed : Drop out rate following sign-ups - less than 60 people upskilled Difficulty in sourcing venues for in-person training - training would have to be fully online which may lead to lower engagement Training required over a large geographical area - may be an uneven spread of attendees leading to more upskilling in some regions | £11,000 | 25 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · CHANGE AGENTS UK TRADING LTD
- Signed
- 7 Aug 2025
- Value
- £11,000
- Period
- 11 Aug 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 30 Sept 2026 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 6 Months : Training is undersubscribed - less than 60 people upskilled Difficulty engaging with the target audience - could lead to a lower number of signups or spaces being filled by others who are eligible but not target audience Attendees not submitting pledges in a timely manner - delay in certificates being issued and people not being officially certified Drop out rate following sign-ups - less than 60 people upskilled Difficulty in sourcing venues for in-person training - training would have to be fully online which may lead to lower engagement Training required over a large geographical area - may be an uneven spread of attendees leading to more upskilling in some regions
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16final-stage tenders · 18 at stage one | 13 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CHANGE AGENTS UK TRADING LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender