TVCA-PROC-0771 - Finance Agency Staff

Official notice

Authority: Tees Valley Combined Authority (Local council)

Direct award

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC1)

Awarded value£72,000published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to Ambient People

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) ('the contracting authority') wish to employ a Interim Finance Staff member due to an urgent post to be covered while recruitment takes place.

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The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East

79620000 Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
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: 2 Feb 2026, 14:05 GMT
Last source update: 2 Feb 2026, 14:05 GMT
Authority reference: TVCA-PROC-0771 - Finance Agency Staff
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-008998
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: North East (UKC1)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06144f Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Urgency; only one supplier could deliver (user choice)
Published justification: Staff resignation at short notice, Skill set was not available at short notice

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 2 Feb 2026

Transparency notice published
2 Feb 2026, 14:05 GMT
UK5
Contract signature expected
2 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £72,0001 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Ambient PeopleSME16 Feb 2026 – 15 Aug 2026 · up to 16 Nov 2026Extensions: While recruitment takes place if a suitable candidate is not recruited.	£72,000	—	Standstill

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Ambient PeopleAwarded supplier Landmark, 2 Portman Street, London, London, W1H 6DUContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender2 Feb 2026, 14:05 GMT