TVCA-PROC-0863 - Business Tees Valley website Platform Development
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£1.2m
Suppliers
1
Lots
1
Published
22 Jul 2026
Description
Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) ('the contracting authority') intend to award a contract to establish a single provider framework to support the design, development and ongoing evolution of a Business Support Digital Platform which will become the primary digital front door to business support in Tees Valley, underpinning a new, tiered model of support and enabling a more streamlined, intelligent and scalable approach to engaging businesses across the region. The framework will cover the full lifecycle of platform development and evolution, supporting both the front-end user experience and the underlying systems required to manage and deliver business support services end-to-end. This includes: •discovery, user research and service design •technical architecture and integration design •development of a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and subsequent iterations •implementation of AI-enabled functionality and data intelligence •content architecture and ecosystem integration
Scope
- Reference
- TVCA-PROC-0863 - Business Tees Valley website Platform Development
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 06 Aug 2026 to 07 Aug 2028Possible extension to 07 Aug 2030
Option to extend for a further 2 years if suitable funding is available.
- CPV classifications
- 302113007200000072212220
- Contract locations
- North East England, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | Quality | quality | 60.00% |
| Price | Price | price | 20.00% |
| Social Value | Social Value | quality | 20.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£1.2m
Award date
21 Jul 2026
Contract start
16 Aug 2026
Contract end
16 Aug 2028
Awarded suppliers· 1 supplier
Awarded 21 Jul 2026 · Contract period 16 Aug 2026 — 16 Aug 2028
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