Award

Community Energy 'Seeing is Believing'Programme

  • Tees Valley Combined Authority

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-048435

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-050154 (view related notices)

Published 13 August 2025, 2:25pm



Scope

Reference

TVCA-PROC-0538

Description

Tees Valley Combined Authority on behalf of The North East and Yorkshire Net Zero Hub awarded a contract for A full delivery of 'Seeing is Believing' community energy programme of activity to build capacity within the Community Energy sector and Local Authorities. The programme is to include bus tours/site visits, networking events/workshops, match making activity, and community engagement.


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £78,250 excluding VAT
  • £93,900 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Award decision date

16 July 2025

Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers

16 July 2025

Earliest date the contract will be signed

13 August 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 13 August 2025 to 31 March 2026
  • Possible extension to 30 September 2026
  • 1 year, 1 month, 19 days

Description of possible extension:

Difficulty engaging with target audience - engagement may not have the outputs we'd desire if correct people aren't targeted

Activities undersubscribed - less capacity building taking place

Projects not available for bus tours or site visits - alternative projects would need to be identified or less tours to take place

Venues for events are not available - alternative venues would need to be identified or less events to take place

Difficulty engaging with the Community Energy sector - may lead to lower engagement and less outputs

Difficulty engaging with Local Authorities - may lead to lower engagement and less outputs

Activities cover a large geographical area - may be an uneven spread of engagement leading to less capacity building in some regions

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

Contract locations

  • UKC - North East (England)
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber

Information about tenders

  • 12 tenders received
  • 11 tenders assessed in the final stage:
    • 11 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
    • 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
  • 1 supplier awarded contracts
  • 10 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure


Supplier

Community Energy Association (England) limited

  • Companies House: 09042561

15 Parternoster Row

Sheffield

S1 2BX

United Kingdom

Region: UKE32 - Sheffield

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1


Contracting authority

Tees Valley Combined Authority

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDNG-8971-ZVCR

Teesside Airport Business Suite, Teesside International Airport

Darlington

DL2 1NJ

United Kingdom

Region: UKC13 - Darlington

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government