Find a TenderAwardedContract termination notice

Published 23 Jun 2025, 12:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Tees Valley Fibre Network Consultancy

Official notice

Authority: Tees Valley Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North East (UKC1)

Published estimate£100,000£120,000 inc. VAT32.3% below published estimate

Submissions closed 16 Jul 2025awarded 4 Aug 2025

Awarded to FarrPoint Limited

Contract term 4 moends 28 Dec 2025 · up to 28 Feb 2026 with extensions · starts 29 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tees Valley Combined Authority (the 'Contracting Authority') have awarded a contract for the provision of Fibre Network Consultancy.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 4 moSMEPublished value£100,000

Contract period: 29 Aug 2025 – 28 Dec 2025 (4 mo) · up to 28 Feb 2026 with extensionsValue: £100,000 exc. VAT · £120,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: North EastEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: There is the option to extend for an additional 2 months.

72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Quality: 60%Price: 20%Social value: 20%

Published award criteria (3)

Quality
Price
Social Value

What this means for your bid

Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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: 23 Jun 2025, 12:27 BST
Last source update: 13 Mar 2026, 11:18 GMT
Authority reference: TVCA-PROC-0509
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-034356
Latest notice: Contract termination notice (UK11)
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: North East (UKC1)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0551a6 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Submission deadline: 16 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 8 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, on the ProContract e-tendering portal:

procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗

You will need to register as a supplier to gain access to the tender documentation. Registration is free.

ITT responses, supporting documentation requested and any specific queries must be submitted electronically via the ProContract e-tender portal.

Timeline

23 Jun 2025 → 13 Mar 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published
23 Jun 2025, 12:27 BST
Clarification questions by
8 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
16 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Contract starts
29 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published228 days ago
13 Mar 2026, 11:18 GMT

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jun 2025

Tender notice published
23 Jun 2025, 12:27 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
19 Aug 2025, 14:03 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
19 Aug 2025, 14:03 BST
Contract details notice published
19 Aug 2025, 14:12 BST
UK7
Contract signature expected
19 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract termination notice published
13 Mar 2026, 11:18 GMT
UK11

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-06: 1 release · 23 Jun 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £67,6751 award exc. VAT

Bids received 1312 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 19 Aug 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
FarrPoint LimitedSMEFibre Network Consultancy29 Aug 2025 – 28 Dec 2025 · up to 28 Feb 2026Extensions: There is the option to extend for an additional 2 months.	£67,675	4 Aug 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Fibre Network Consultancy · FarrPoint LimitedSME
Signed
19 Aug 2025
Value
£67,675
Period
29 Aug 2025 – 28 Dec 2025 · up to 28 Feb 2026 with extensions
Status
terminated, The Contract Period ended on 28th February 2026.
Extensions
There is the option to extend for an additional 2 months.
Final value
£67,675
Termination
contractCompleted
2 agreed KPIs: Milestone completion · Options analysed
- Milestone completion
- Options analysed

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
13final-stage tenders	12	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Tees Valley Combined Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDNG-8971-ZVCR Teesside Airport Business Suite, Teesside International Airport, Darlington, North East, DL2 1NJContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

FARRPOINT LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: SC296299GB-PPON: PCQJ-3837-BHCD Ground Floor West, 2 Lochrin Square, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 9QAContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract termination notice contractContract termination noticeUK11Contract termination notice on Find a Tender13 Mar 2026, 11:18 GMT
Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender19 Aug 2025, 14:12 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender19 Aug 2025, 14:03 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender23 Jun 2025, 12:27 BST