Visit Tees Valley Messaging Developement

Opportunity overview

Tees Valley Combined Authority ('Contracting Authority') have awarded to Better Brand Agency for the development of consumer brand for Visit Tees Valley.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Better Brand Agency

Matched by number

Published award value: £40k
Awarded: 10 Sept 2025
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 06684268
Location: Middlesbrough, UKC12, TS5 5HB, United Kingdom

Classification

CPV73000000 — Research and development services and related consultancy services

Lots

Lot 1£40k

Documents and notices

Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: TVCA-PROC-0559
Status: complete
Above Threshold: No
Procurement Method: open
Main Procurement Category: services
How to submit: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=cb8b9478-8173-f011-813a-005056b64545 ↗
Procurement Method Details: Below threshold - open competition

Amendments

Entry 1

Id: 049803-2025
Description: Corrected link to tender opportunity on ProContract

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗
Scheme: UKPGA

Tender Period

Ends: 26 Aug 2025, 16:00

Enquiry period

Ends: 14 Aug 2025, 16:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy: allowed

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Value

Amount: 40,000
Currency: GBP
Including VAT: 48,000

Suitability

Sme: Yes
Vcse: Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1

Name: Approach and Methodology
Type: quality

Numbers

Entry 1

Number: 30
Weight: percentageExact

Criterion 2

Name: Company Profile and Relevant Experience
Type: quality

Numbers

Entry 1

Number: 20
Weight: percentageExact

Criterion 3

Name: Detailed Timeline and Work Plan
Type: quality

Numbers

Entry 1

Number: 15
Weight: percentageExact

Criterion 4

Name: Proposed Team and Their Experience
Type: quality

Numbers

Entry 1

Number: 15
Weight: percentageExact

Criterion 5

Name: Response to Pricing Schedule
Type: cost

Numbers

Entry 1

Number: 20
Weight: percentageExact

Contract period

Ends: 25 Sept 2026, 23:59
Starts: 26 Sept 2025, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKC
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 2

Region: UKC
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 3

Region: UKC
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Id: 73000000
Scheme: CPV
Description: Research and development services and related consultancy services

Published documents

Entry 1

Id: 046902-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046902-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK4
Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: tenderNotice
Published: 7 Aug 2025, 13:17

Entry 2

Id: 049803-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049803-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK4
Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: tenderNotice
Published: 19 Aug 2025, 12:35

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 031428-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031428-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK2
Description: Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: marketEngagementNotice
Published: 11 Jun 2025, 10:10

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: engagement
Type: engagement
Status: scheduled
Due: 27 Jun 2025, 23:59
Description: Please see tender documents for further detail. These can be found on the ProContract e-tendering portal: URL LINK https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=490cab0f-a246-f011-8138-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=True You will need to register as a supplier to gain access to the tender documentation. Registration is free.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-PPON-PDNG-8971-ZVCR
Name: Tees Valley Combined Authority

Roles

buyer

Address

Region: UKC13
Country: GB
Locality: Darlington
Postal Code: DL2 1NJ
Country Name: United Kingdom
Street Address: Teesside Airport Business Suite, Teesside International Airport

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id: PDNG-8971-ZVCR
Scheme: GB-PPON

Contact

Email: procurement@teesvalley-ca.gov.uk

Organisation 2

Id: GB-COH-06684268
Name: Better Brand Agency

Roles

supplier

Address

Region: UKC12
Country: GB
Locality: Middlesbrough
Postal Code: TS5 5HB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Street Address: Better Studio Plenary House

Details

Url: https://better.agency/ ↗
Vcse: No
Scale: sme

Identifier

Id: 06684268
Scheme: GB-COH

Contact

Email: mark@better.agency

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Id: PDGY-5851-PHGL
Scheme: GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Date: 11 Sept 2025, 00:00
Status: active
Above Threshold: No
Main Procurement Category: services

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKC
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 2

Region: UKC
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Id: 73000000
Scheme: CPV
Description: Research and development services and related consultancy services

Value

Amount: 40,000
Currency: GBP
Including VAT: 48,000

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 055790-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055790-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: awardNotice
Published: 11 Sept 2025, 12:34

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-06684268
Name: Better Brand Agency

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Status: scheduled
Due: 19 Sept 2025, 23:59

Related lots

Contract period

Ends: 25 Sept 2026, 23:59
Starts: 26 Sept 2025, 00:00

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: active
Award ID: 1
Date Signed: 17 Sept 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold: No

Value

Amount: 40,000
Currency: GBP
Including VAT: 48,000

Period

Ends: 25 Sept 2026, 23:59
Starts: 26 Sept 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 057635-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057635-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: contractNotice
Published: 18 Sept 2025, 11:31

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Darlington · UKC13 · DL2 1NJ · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKC · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

ocds-h6vhtk-054670-2025-09-18T11:31:06+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender · 18 Sept 2025, 11:31