Official UK procurement notice
Evaluation of the 2025/26 UK Shared Prosperity Fund
Authority: York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority acting on behalf of itself and the Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe York & North Yorkshire Combined Authority (YNYCA) invites proposals from external evaluators to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the 2025/26 UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) and Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF) programmes
CPV: Financial consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Jul 2025, 10:58 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Jul 2025, 10:58 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-044148- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0568c0Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Y&NYCA conducted a direct award under PCR2015 for work to be undertaken in relation to SPF evaluation. Due to the piece of work being time sensitive, Thrive were identified as the most suitable supplier due to prior experience and knowledge in this field of work and therefore, a compliant route has been followed via ESPO.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thrive Economics Ltd | £28,969 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 044148-2025-1 · Thrive Economics Ltd
- Signed
- 8 Jul 2025
- Value
- £28,969
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High Court of EnglandReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Thrive Economics LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.