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Published 9 Oct 2025, 19:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

TVCA-PROC-0641 - Music Festivals Business Support Programme

Official notice

Authority: Hartlepool Development Corporation (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£40,000£48,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 Oct 2025
Contract term 5 moends 31 Mar 2026 · starts 4 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) ('the contracting authority') wish to invite you to Invitation to Tender for the delivery of services in Marketing, Brand & Audience Development, Skills & Network Growth, and Infrastructure & Resource Development to support and strengthen music festivals across the Tees Valley.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

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To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

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CPV: Research consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 5 moSMEVCSEPublished value£40,000
Contract period: 4 Nov 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 (5 mo)Value: £40,000 exc. VAT · £48,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North EastEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

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: 90%Price: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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
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
9 Oct 2025, 19:05 BST
Last source update
9 Oct 2025, 19:05 BST
Authority reference
TVCA-PROC-0641
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-063948
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Research consultancy services
Delivery area
North East (UKC1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ac33 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
24 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
Clarification deadline
17 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

9 Oct 2025 → 4 Nov 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published384 days ago
    9 Oct 2025, 19:05 BST
  2. Clarification questions by376 days ago
    17 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline369 days ago
    24 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
  4. Contract starts358 days ago
    4 Nov 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    9 Oct 2025, 19:05 BST
    UK4

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 name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender