Official UK procurement notice
Tees Urban Nature Network (TUNN) Evaluation Partner
Authority: Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRedcar and Cleveland Borough Council, working in partnership with Middlesbrough Council, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, Tees Valley Wildlife Trust, Sport England's You've Got This initiative, Business in the Community, Teesside University and a range of environmental and voluntary sector organisations, is delivering the Tees Urban Nature Network (TUNN) as part of the Nature Towns and Cities programme.
The project aims to create healthier, greener and more resilient urban networks by improving green and blue infrastructure, strengthening connections between people, place and nature, and supporting inclusive, community-led approaches to nature recovery across the Tees Valley.
The Council is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced evaluation partner to work alongside the partnership as a critical friend, supporting ongoing learning, capacity building, reflective practice and evidence generation across a complex multi-partner system.
The evaluation is intended to support continuous improvement during delivery while also providing robust evidence of outcomes, impacts and learning relating to people, place and nature.
CPV: Evaluation consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£35,000
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).
Lot awarding rule: Understanding and Evaluation Approach - 25% Embedded Learning, Reflection and Capacity Building - 20% Experience and Relevant Expertise - 15% Collaborative Working, Delivery and Team Capacity - 10% Social Value - 10% Price - 20%
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
- Closed
- 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
- 5 Aug 2026, 15:28 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Aug 2026, 15:28 BST
- Authority reference
OPEN20261778- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-074306- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dcb2Find a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 19 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
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Timeline
5 Aug 2026 → 16 Nov 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published83 days ago5 Aug 2026, 15:28 BST
- Clarification questions by69 days ago19 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline62 days ago26 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 19 days16 Nov 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published5 Aug 2026, 15:28 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Middlesbrough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Stockton on Tees Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender