Tees Valley Clean Energy Workforce Mapping award | Little Lion Research

Tender information last checkedLast checked 21 Oct 2026, 11:41.

Opportunity overview

Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) (the 'Contracting Authority') have awarded a contract for a single supplier to produce Clean Energy Projects Workforce Mapping. The contracting authority reserves the right to modify the contract in reliance on Schedule 8 paragraph 1 of the Procurement Act 2023 where the contracting authority clearly states the circumstance in which a modification may be required. These circumstances are: •Office for Clean Energy Jobs within DESNZ may request additional activity aligned to this work; internal capacity constraints may create processing delays. Stakeholder engagement may be low, limiting the level of insight gained; project pipelines are not sufficiently developed to be able to align skills needs. Availability of stakeholders is limited at key times in the calendar – e.g. Christmas period.

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.

Little Lion Research Ltd

Matched by exact name

Published award value: £50k
Awarded: 17 Oct 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-PPON PQQZ-9171-QHVL
Location: Manchester, UKD33, M20 3TF, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract award 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-0890 - Clean Energy Projects Workforce Mapping
Status: complete
Procurement Method: direct
Procurement Method Details: Below threshold - without competition

Legal basis

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

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

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

Identifier

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

Address

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

Contact

Name: Procurement
Email: procurement@teesvalley-ca.gov.uk
Telephone: 01325792600

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

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

Organisation 2

Name: Little Lion Research Ltd
Id: GB-PPON-PQQZ-9171-QHVL

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PQQZ-9171-QHVL

Address

Street Address: 6 Trafalgar Place
Locality: Manchester
Postal Code: M20 3TF
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKD33

Contact

Name: David Morris
Email: david@littlelionresearch.co.uk

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme
Vcse: Yes

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Title: TVCA-PROC-0890 - Clean Energy Projects Workforce Mapping
Status: active
Date: 18 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: No

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 71222100
Description: Urban areas mapping services

Entry 2

Scheme: CPV
Id: 71222200
Description: Rural areas mapping services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKC1
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 60,000
Amount: 50,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PQQZ-9171-QHVL
Name: Little Lion Research Ltd

Contract period

Starts: 28 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 099306-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099306-2026 ↗
Published: 21 Oct 2026, 10:22
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 26 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

099306-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 21 Oct 2026, 10:22

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Tees Valley Combined Authority awarded a single-supplier workforce-mapping services contract for clean energy projects to LITTLE LION RESEARCH LIMITED. The published award value is £50,000 excluding VAT (£60,000 including VAT).

Published outcome signals

Notice typeContract award notice on Find a TenderEvidence: Published document 099306-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender.
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 1 has status 'active'.
Award decision date18 October 2026Evidence: Award 1 date is 2026-10-18.

96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 099306-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078c7c
First published: 21 Oct 2026
Last checked: 21 Oct 2026, 11:41
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 21 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

Award announced to LITTLE LION RESEARCH LIMITED under a below-threshold direct procurement without competition. The award record is active, but a future signature milestone means the supplied data does not establish that the contract had been signed when the notice was published.

Market significance

This is a small, targeted public-sector research and mapping engagement supporting clean-energy workforce planning in the Tees Valley area.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

LITTLE LION RESEARCH LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · £50,000 excluding VAT; £60,000 including VAT GBP · Verified legal identity; named supplier on active award

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Supplier verification identifies LITTLE LION RESEARCH LIMITED (company number 11666105) by exact-name match. Award 1 names Little Lion Research Ltd as its supplier and reports £50,000 net and £60,000 gross. There is one supplier and one award.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice type

99% confidence

Contract award notice on Find a Tender

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Published document 099306-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender.

Award status

95% confidence

Active

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Award 1 has status 'active'.

Award decision date

98% confidence

18 October 2026

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Award 1 date is 2026-10-18.

Signature status

98% confidence

Not evidenced as signed; signature was scheduled

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Award milestone lists futureSignatureDate of 26 October 2026 with status 'scheduled'.

Planned contract period

98% confidence

28 October 2026 to 31 March 2027

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Award 1 contractPeriod gives startDate 2026-10-28 and endDate 2027-03-31.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£50,000

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Award 1 value.amount is 50000 GBP.

Award value including VAT

99% confidence

£60,000

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Award 1 value.amountGross is 60000 GBP.

Value allocation

94% confidence

One award and one named supplier; value is reported at award level

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Award 1 names one supplier and relates to lot 1.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Award decision

98% confidence

18 October 2026

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Award 1 date is 2026-10-18.

Award notice published

99% confidence

21 October 2026

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Notice 099306-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-21.

Scheduled signature date

98% confidence

26 October 2026

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The futureSignatureDate milestone is due on 2026-10-26.

Planned start date

98% confidence

28 October 2026

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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-28.

Planned end date

98% confidence

31 March 2027

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Award 1 contractPeriod endDate is 2027-03-31.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Clean Energy Projects Workforce Mapping

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Tender and award title: TVCA-PROC-0890 - Clean Energy Projects Workforce Mapping.

Procurement category

98% confidence

Services

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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is 'services'.

Classifications

99% confidence

Urban areas mapping services (CPV 71222100); rural areas mapping services (CPV 71222200)

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Award item 1 lists these two CPV classifications.

Delivery location

94% confidence

UKC1, United Kingdom

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Award item 1 delivery address specifies region UKC1, GB.

Lot structure

99% confidence

Single lot (Lot 1)

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Tender data contains one lot, ID 1, and award 1 relates to it.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Direct procurement

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Tender procurementMethod is 'direct'.

Procedure detail

99% confidence

Below threshold - without competition

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Tender procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - without competition'.

Above-threshold status

99% confidence

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Award 1 aboveThreshold is false.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Planned term

98% confidence

28 October 2026 to 31 March 2027

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Award 1 contractPeriod provides these dates.

Modification provision

95% confidence

The authority reserves a potential Procurement Act 2023 Schedule 8 paragraph 1 modification route for specified circumstances.

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Published description lists potential additional DESNZ-aligned activity, capacity delays, low stakeholder engagement, underdeveloped project pipelines and stakeholder availability constraints.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Route to market

99% confidence

The buyer used a below-threshold direct route without competition.

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Tender procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - without competition'.

Delivery dependencies

95% confidence

The published modification circumstances highlight dependencies on DESNZ requests, internal processing capacity, stakeholder engagement, project-pipeline maturity and seasonal stakeholder availability.

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These circumstances are stated in the tender description.

Market scale

99% confidence

£50,000 excluding VAT for the published award.

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Award 1 value.amount is 50000 GBP.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

96%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-078c7c
Analysed: 21 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Tees Valley Combined Authority

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Buyer party is Tees Valley Combined Authority.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Public authority - sub-central government

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Buyer classification is publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment.

Buyer location

98% confidence

Darlington, United Kingdom

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Buyer address lists Darlington, DL2 1NJ.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Legal supplier identity

99% confidence

LITTLE LION RESEARCH LIMITED (company number 11666105)

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Supplier verification returned an exact-name verified match with company number 11666105 and active company status.

Source trading/name form

99% confidence

Little Lion Research Ltd

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The supplier party and award supplier are named Little Lion Research Ltd; verified legal name is LITTLE LION RESEARCH LIMITED.

Supplier classification

98% confidence

SME and VCSE

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Supplier party details state scale 'sme' and vcse true.

Supplier location

98% confidence

Manchester, United Kingdom

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Supplier party address lists Manchester, M20 3TF.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated end-of-term point

98% confidence

31 March 2027

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The explicit planned contract end date is 31 March 2027.

Extension or renewal terms

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Contract conclusion

98% confidence

The record is an active award, but completion of signature is not confirmed in the supplied data.

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A future signature milestone was still scheduled for 26 October 2026, after the 21 October 2026 notice publication date.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no separately published title, description or value.

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Lot 1 fields for title, description and value are null.

Competition and evaluation information

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

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No bid count, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown is provided.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The scheduled future signature milestone does not evidence that the contract was signed or concluded at publication.
Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and supplier selection rationale.
Lot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
No extension or renewal terms are published.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the Clean Energy Projects Workforce Mapping award?

LITTLE LION RESEARCH LIMITED, verified under company number 11666105.

What is the published award value?

£50,000 excluding VAT and £60,000 including VAT.

Was the award competitively tendered?

The notice states a below-threshold direct procurement without competition.

When is the planned contract period?

28 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. The supplied data records a signature milestone scheduled before the planned start, rather than confirming signature.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

TVCA-PROC-0890 - Clean Energy Projects Workforce Mapping

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Little Lion Research Ltd

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Lots and requirements

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Value

Suppliers

Contract period

Related lots

Documents

Milestones

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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