Official UK procurement notice
TVCA-PROC-0750 - Interim Head of Governance
Authority: Hartlepool Development Corporation (Public body)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC1)
Awarded value£115,080published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 12 Jan 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Solace In Business Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTees Valley Combines Authority (TVCA)(' the contracting authority') intend to award the contract to Solace Business Limited for the employment of an Interim Head of Governance due to urgent critical need as a temporary measure whilst recruitment takes place.
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Jan 2026, 16:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Jan 2026, 16:05 GMT
- Authority reference
TVCA-PROC-0750 - Interim Head of Governance- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-002397- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060401Find a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 12 Jan 2026- Contract award notice published12 Jan 2026, 16:05 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £115,0801 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solace In Business LtdSME13 Jan 2026 – 11 Apr 2026 · up to 31 Jul 2026Extensions: If a suitable candidate is not recruited within the 3 months. | £115,080 | 12 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Solace In Business LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender