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<TED_EXPORT><NOTICE_DATA><NO_DOC_EXT>2026-090314</NO_DOC_EXT><DOC_ID>004972-2026</DOC_ID><URI_DOC>https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004972-2026</URI_DOC><PUBLISHED>2026-01-20T16:05:16Z</PUBLISHED></NOTICE_DATA><FORM_SECTION>
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      <date>2026-01-20T16:05:16Z</date>
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      <parties>
        <name>Tees Valley Combined Authority</name>
        <id>GB-PPON-PDNG-8971-ZVCR</id>
        <identifier>
          <scheme>GB-PPON</scheme>
          <id>PDNG-8971-ZVCR</id>
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        <address>
          <streetAddress>Teesside Airport Business Suite, Teesside international Airport</streetAddress>
          <locality>Darlington</locality>
          <postalCode>DL2 1NJ</postalCode>
          <country>GB</country>
          <countryName>United Kingdom</countryName>
          <region>UKC13</region>
        </address>
        <contactPoint>
          <name>Procurement</name>
          <email>procurement@teesvalley-ca.gov.uk</email>
          <telephone>01325792600</telephone>
        </contactPoint>
        <roles>buyer</roles>
        <details>
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            <scheme>UK_CA_TYPE</scheme>
            <id>publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment</id>
          </classifications>
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      <buyer>
        <id>GB-PPON-PDNG-8971-ZVCR</id>
        <name>Tees Valley Combined Authority</name>
      </buyer>
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        <id>TVCA-PROC-0745</id>
        <title>TVCA-PROC-0745 Adult Skills Fund 2026-27, 2027-28 and 2028-29</title>
        <description>
          <p>Tees 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:</p>
          <p>•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.</p>
          <p>•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.</p>
          <p>•Work collaboratively with employers, referral partners, and community organisations to ensure strong pipelines and clear progression routes.</p>
          <p>•Ensure all learning is of consistently high quality, with qualified staff, well-designed curricula, and strong learner support.</p>
          <p>•Provide timely and accurate data returns and comply with all funding and audit requirements.</p>
          <p>For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-Darlington:-Education-and-training-services./233Y4Y7WP2</p>
          <p>To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/233Y4Y7WP2</p>
          <p>If you experience any technical difficulties from accessing the above url, then please contact the Delta eSourcing Helpdesk on call 0800 923 9236 or email helpdesk@delta-esourcing.com.</p>
          <p>For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: </p>
          <p>https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Darlington:-Education-and-training-services./233Y4Y7WP2</p>
          <p>To respond to this opportunity, please click here: </p>
          <p>https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/233Y4Y7WP2</p>
        </description>
        <status>active</status>
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          <id>1</id>
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            <scheme>CPV</scheme>
            <id>80000000</id>
          </additionalClassifications>
          <additionalClassifications>
            <scheme>CPV</scheme>
            <id>80400000</id>
          </additionalClassifications>
          <deliveryAddresses>
            <region>UKC1</region>
          </deliveryAddresses>
          <relatedLot>1</relatedLot>
        </items>
        <value>
          <amountGross>25200000.00</amountGross>
          <amount>21000000.00</amount>
          <currency>GBP</currency>
        </value>
        <procurementMethod>open</procurementMethod>
        <procurementMethodDetails>Competitive flexible procedure</procurementMethodDetails>
        <procedure>
          <features>
            <p>The competitive flexible procedure will be conducted in 3 stages:-</p>
            <p>Stage 1 - Participation and Compliance (including Procurement Specific Questionnaire)</p>
            <p>Stage 2 - Invitation to submit initial tenders for bidders who passed Stage 1. Quality/Social Value Assessment</p>
            <p>Stage 3 - Negotiation (where applicable)</p>
            <p>Full details of the multi-stage process can be found in the procurement documentation.</p>
          </features>
        </procedure>
        <mainProcurementCategory>services</mainProcurementCategory>
        <aboveThreshold>true</aboveThreshold>
        <submissionMethodDetails>
          <p>https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/233Y4Y7WP2</p>
        </submissionMethodDetails>
        <submissionTerms>
          <electronicSubmissionPolicy>allowed</electronicSubmissionPolicy>
          <languages>en</languages>
        </submissionTerms>
        <tenderPeriod>
          <endDate>2026-02-16T10:00:00+00:00</endDate>
        </tenderPeriod>
        <enquiryPeriod>
          <endDate>2026-02-02T17:00:00+00:00</endDate>
        </enquiryPeriod>
        <awardPeriod>
          <endDate>2026-06-10T23:59:59+01:00</endDate>
        </awardPeriod>
        <lots>
          <id>1</id>
          <status>active</status>
          <value>
            <amountGross>25200000.00</amountGross>
            <amount>21000000.00</amount>
            <currency>GBP</currency>
          </value>
          <awardCriteria>
            <criteria>
              <type>quality</type>
              <name>Delivery and Outcomes</name>
              <description>
                <p>Quality</p>
              </description>
              <numbers>
                <number>40</number>
                <weight>percentageExact</weight>
              </numbers>
            </criteria>
            <criteria>
              <type>quality</type>
              <name>Capacity and Capability</name>
              <description>
                <p>Quality</p>
              </description>
              <numbers>
                <number>40</number>
                <weight>percentageExact</weight>
              </numbers>
            </criteria>
            <criteria>
              <type>quality</type>
              <name>Social Value</name>
              <description>
                <p>Social Value</p>
              </description>
              <numbers>
                <number>20</number>
                <weight>percentageExact</weight>
              </numbers>
            </criteria>
          </awardCriteria>
          <selectionCriteria>
            <criteria>
              <type>economic</type>
              <description>
                <p>Please refer to tender documentation for full details.</p>
              </description>
            </criteria>
            <criteria>
              <type>technical</type>
              <description>
                <p>Please refer to tender documentation for full details.</p>
              </description>
            </criteria>
          </selectionCriteria>
          <suitability>
            <sme>true</sme>
            <vcse>true</vcse>
          </suitability>
          <contractPeriod>
            <startDate>2026-08-01T00:00:00+01:00</startDate>
            <endDate>2029-07-31T23:59:59+01:00</endDate>
            <maxExtentDate>2030-07-31T23:59:59+01:00</maxExtentDate>
          </contractPeriod>
          <hasRenewal>true</hasRenewal>
          <renewal>
            <description>
              <p>Any option to extend of up to one year may include but not limited to review of existing Delivery Plan from Year 1-3, including provision, learner numbers, priority sector areas, funding values, review of Social Value from Year 1-3.</p>
            </description>
          </renewal>
        </lots>
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          <id>conflictOfInterest</id>
          <documentType>conflictOfInterest</documentType>
          <description>
            <p>Not published</p>
          </description>
          <url>https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/conflictOfInterest</url>
          <format/>
        </documents>
        <riskDetails>
          <p>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. </p>
          <p>This introduces known unknowns – we anticipate new delivery activity may emerge, but the scale, complexity, and timing remain uncertain. </p>
          <p>There is also the potential for unknowns tied to national policy shifts or macroeconomic changes. </p>
          <p>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.</p>
        </riskDetails>
      </tender>
      <language>en</language>
    </UK4_2023>
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