TVCA-PROC-0857 - Community Energy Partnership Enabling Mapping Tool

Description

Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) (the 'Contracting Authority') have awarded a contract for a supplier to To create a mapping tool highlighting community energy groups and their activity in the North East and Yorkshire region to make them a more visible and viable delivery partner.. As set out in the UK4 Tender Notice, 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. As set out in the UK4 Tender Notice, the contracting authority reserves the right to modify the contract in reliance on Schedule 8 paragraph 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 where the contracting authority considers that a “known risk” has arisen. A “known risk” is a risk which could jeopardise the satisfactory performance of the contract but because of the nature of the risk it could not be addressed in the contract as awarded. The following risks have been identified as known risks:•Difficulty engaging with the Community Energy sector – may lead to lower engagement and less outputs •Difficulty engaging with Local Authorities - may lead to lower engagement and less outputs •Activities cover a large geographical area - may be an uneven spread of engagement leading to less capacity building in some regions •Procurement or contract delays that result in a shortening of delivery time. Please note that due to internal delay, this notice is being published retrospectively. The contract commencement date is the 1st of September 2026, and the contract was signed on the 11th of September 2026.