Scope
Reference
TVCA-PROC-0663
Description
The Tees Valley Combined Authority have awarded a contract for a payment system which will enable salary payment to the Interim Monitoring Officer.
Due to issues when attempting to publish the notice and the information used by the supplier when registering to this platform, the supplier name and company identifier differ on this notice to that stated on the UK5 and UK6 notice. The authority can assure that there is only one contract set up with one supplier and the difference that can be seen throughout the notices is only due to factors outside of the authorities control.
Contract 1. TVCA-PROC-0663 - Interim Monitoring Officer Payment System
Supplier
Contract value
- £263,250 excluding VAT
- £315,900 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Date signed
30 September 2025
Contract dates
- 1 October 2025 to 10 August 2026
- Possible extension to 10 February 2027
- 1 year, 4 months, 10 days
Description of possible extension:
Optional 6 month extension at the discretion of the authority, who in this instance is the Tees Valley Combined Authority.
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services
Contract locations
- UKC13 - Darlington
Justification for not setting key performance indicators
As this contract is a payment system to allow salary payments, the contracting authority does not believe that the performance of the contract can be appropriately assessed by setting KPI's.
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Direct award justification
Extreme and unavoidable urgency
Interim Monitoring Officer made the decision that they wanted to be paid via this external organisation. Due to the situation the authority is in and the necessity from a compliance and stability standpoint to have a stable direction from a governance perspective, it had no option but to comply with the request from the employee.
Supplier
PAYSTREAM MY MAX 3 LIMITED
- Companies House: 07708464
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXNJ-9362-NQJT
Mansion House
Altrincham
WA14 4RW
United Kingdom
Region: UKD34 - Greater Manchester South West
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. TVCA-PROC-0663 - Interim Monitoring Officer Payment System
Contracting authority
Tees Valley Combined Authority
- Companies House: 11747311
- 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