AwardedAwarded 7 September 2026

TVCA-PROC-0739 - Visit Tees Valley Website Events API

Tees Valley Combined Authority · Local authority

In brief

Tees Valley Combined Authority awarded IT and software work to Phylum Forge Limited t/a Data Thistle on 7 September 2026.

The notice gives a value of £36,000 including VAT.

The contract runs for 1 year, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 17 April 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

Tees Valley Combined Authority (the 'Contracting Authority') is seeking to appoint a supplier to continue the provision of an event data Application Programming Interface (API) for a period of one year, with the option to extend for an additional three years on a 1 + 1 + 1 basis. The purpose of this procurement is to appoint a supplier that can: • Automatically source and aggregate relevant event data from third party websites. • Supply this data via an API feed for integration into the Visit Tees Valley website. • Ensure the “What’s On” section remains current, relevant, comprehensive and engaging for users. This notice and the contract document are being signed retrospectively due to internal delays. The contract commencement date is 2 March 2026 and will run until 1 March 2027, with the option to extend for up to three additional periods of one year each.

Who won

Winner	Value	Dates
Phylum Forge Limited t/a Data Thistle (SME) 11 bids received	£25,647	Awarded 1 June 2026 8 September 2026 to 1 March 2027

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

6 March 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 020274-2026
28 August 2026Contract award notice · UK6, notice 082150-2026
8 September 2026Contract details notice · UK7, notice 084967-2026

About the buyer

Tees Valley Combined AuthorityLast 12 months

Procurements

215

Awards

136

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

Cognisoft Limited1 contract
Coral and Crown Ltd1 contract
Periti Digital Limited1 contract
Phylum Forge Limited t/a Data Thistle1 contract
South West Smart Applications Limited1 contract

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From notice 020274-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 6 March 2026, last updated 8 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.