Official UK procurement notice
STDC-PROC-0586 - Interim Finance Lead - Agency - Becky Hellard
Authority: Tees Valley Combined Authority (Local council)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC1)
Awarded value£145,995published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 26 Jan 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Ambient People
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSouth Tees Development Corporation (STDC) ('the contracting authority')part of the Tees Valley Combined Authority Group have employed a Interim Finance Lead for due to a urgent critical need. Due to a internal delay with approval this notice is retrospective. Through Ambient People. Contract start date 22/09/2025 to 22/03/2026 with option to extend for 6 months
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Jan 2026, 12:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 May 2026, 15:10 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-043081- Latest notice
- Contract termination notice (UK11)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060e5eFind a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Jan 2026- Contract details notice published26 Jan 2026, 12:05 GMTUK7
- Contract termination notice published11 May 2026, 15:10 BSTUK11
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £145,9951 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Jan 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambient PeopleSME | £145,995 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Ambient PeopleSME
- Signed
- 26 Jan 2026
- Value
- £145,995
- Period
- 27 Jan 2026 – 22 Mar 2026 · up to 22 Sept 2026 with extensions
- Status
- terminated, Mutually Agreed
- Extensions
- If suitable permanent candidate is not found within the agreed period 22/09/2025 - 22/03/2026 6 month extension approved
- Final value
- £145,995
- Termination
- mutuallyAgreed
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ambient PeopleAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract termination notice Contract termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender