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Published 6 Mar 2024, 10:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

TVCA-PROC-0332 - Tees Valley Creative Freelancer Network and Development Programme

Official notice

Authority: Tees Valley Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£250,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Apr 2024awarded 20 May 2024
Awarded to Stockton Arts Centre

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) wishes to appoint a Delivery Partner (an organisation/company or consortium) for 2 years, with an additional optional 1-year extension should it be required to develop a network and programme of relevant support and training, specifically targeted at creative freelancers living and/or working in the Tees Valley region. The programme should strengthen the capacity, capability and visibility of freelancers working in the region, ultimately supporting a strengthened creative cluster, increased attraction and retainment of talent, and a stronger circular economy within the creative and cultural industries in Tees Valley.

CPV: General management consultancy services · Project management consultancy services · Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£250,000

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: 60Price: 20
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 20
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 80 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
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
6 Mar 2024, 10:05 GMT
Last source update
26 Jul 2024, 10:47 BST
Award evaluation window
12 Apr 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN713449
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-023346
Classification (CPV)
General management consultancy servicesProject management consultancy servicesResearch and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area
North East (UKC1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0445e7 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
12 Apr 2024, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
12 Apr 2024, 17:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Apr 2024 → 26 Jul 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 Apr 2024, 16:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    12 Apr 2024, 17:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    26 Jul 2024, 10:47 BST

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    26 Jul 2024, 10:41 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextV.2.4£250,000£249,944

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £250,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 1latest 20 May 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Stockton Arts Centre£250,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • TVCA-PROC-0332 - Tees Valley Creative Freelancer Network and Development Programme · Stockton Arts Centre

    Signed
    20 May 2024
    Value
    £250,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Tees Valley Combined Authority Group, and Teesside International Airport

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Teesside Airport Business Suite, Teesside International Airport, Darlington, North East, DL2 1NJContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Stockton Arts CentreAwarded supplier ARC Stockton, 60 Dovecot Street, Stockton on Tees, North East, TS18 1LL

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.