Official UK procurement notice
TVCA-PROC-0745 Adult Skills Fund 2026-27, 2027-28 and 2028-29
Authority: Tees Valley Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA)(the ‘Contacting Authority’), part of the Tees Valley Combined Authority Group, is inviting tenders for the provision of Adult Skills Fund 2026-27, 2027-28 and 2028-29 to:
•Deliver Adult Skills Programmes to Tees Valley residents aged 19+ that are aligned to regional skills priorities, including but not limited to green industries, manufacturing, logistics, construction, digital, health and social care, and emerging and everyday sectors.
•Offer creative and innovative approaches that improve engagement, retention, and progression—this may include blended learning, employer-led models, flexible delivery, or community-based outreach.
•Work collaboratively with employers, referral partners, and community organisations to ensure strong pipelines and clear progression routes.
•Ensure all learning is of consistently high quality, with qualified staff, well-designed curricula, and strong learner support.
•Provide timely and accurate data returns and comply with all funding and audit requirements.
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- How the procedure runs: The competitive flexible procedure will be conducted in 3 stages:- Stage 1 - Participation and Compliance (including Procurement Specific Questionnaire) Stage 2 - Invitation to submit initial tenders for bidders who passed Stage 1. Quality/Social Value Assessment Stage 3 - Negotiation (where applicable) Full details of the multi-stage process can be found in the procurement documentation.
CPV: Adult and other education services · Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£21,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Delivery and Outcomes: 40%
- Capacity and Capability: 40%
- Social Value: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
- Delivery and Outcomes: Quality
- Capacity and Capability: Quality
- Social Value
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 20 Jan 2026, 16:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 May 2026, 13:33 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
TVCA-PROC-0745- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004972- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060a4fFind a Tender
- How it runs
The competitive flexible procedure will be conducted in 3 stages:-
Stage 1 - Participation and Compliance (including Procurement Specific Questionnaire)
Stage 2 - Invitation to submit initial tenders for bidders who passed Stage 1. Quality/Social Value Assessment
Stage 3 - Negotiation (where applicable)
Full details of the multi-stage process can be found in the procurement documentation.
- Risks
As the Local Growth Plan is currently in development, there may be additional funding or targeted interventions requiring new or extended grant and contract for services processes. While current timelines are based on known delivery requirements, further grant administration could be required subject to further funding by central government beyond existing timescales, subject to finalised priorities.
This introduces known unknowns – we anticipate new delivery activity may emerge, but the scale, complexity, and timing remain uncertain.
There is also the potential for unknowns tied to national policy shifts or macroeconomic changes.
If additional contract for services processes are introduced because of the Business Growth Plan, this may require an increase in delivery capacity, resources, and associated administration costs to maintain robust governance, compliance, and monitoring. This would represent a monetary increase not currently budgeted.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Feb 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
20 Jan 2026 → 1 Aug 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published282 days ago20 Jan 2026, 16:05 GMT
- Clarification questions by269 days ago2 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline255 days ago16 Feb 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Latest notice published154 days ago28 May 2026, 13:33 BST
- Award decision expected by140 days ago10 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts89 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jan 2026- Tender notice published20 Jan 2026, 16:05 GMTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published28 May 2026, 13:33 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete28 May 2026, 13:33 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 28 May 2026 | CancelledDue to a material change in circumstances, the Tees Valley Combined Authority has decided to discontinue this procurement opportunity relating to the Adult Skills Fund with immediate effect. This procurement opportunity is therefore withdrawn and will be reissued in due course. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender