Evaluation Services: Events & Participation Programme (2026-2029)

Published 9 Oct 2026

9 Oct 2026

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North East Combined Authority

Primary CPV: 79315000 *
Social research services
Location: 🇬🇧 Durham County, North East
Value: £90,000
Contract: 2.2 years Duration
18/01/2027 31/03/2029
Contract Types: 79 *Business services: law, marketing, consu...
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SME suitable: Not stated

Publisher Address

The Lumen, St James' Boulevard, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 5BZ, United Kingdom · UKC14

Contact

procurement@northeast-ca.gov.uk

Award Criteria

Quality (90%)
Price (10%)

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Reference: OPEN20262020

The North East MSA intends to appoint a single supplier to deliver independent evaluation services for the Events & Participation Programme (2026-2029). The appointed supplier will be required to design and deliver a comprehensive programme-level evaluation covering all approved activity funded through both the Events Investment Programme and the Sport and Cultural Participation Programme. The evaluation will assess:  Programme delivery and implementation  Achievement of programme outputs and outcomes  Economic impact and value for money  Participation and behaviour change  Health and wellbeing outcomes  Volunteering impacts  Equality, diversity and inclusion impacts  Environmental sustainability impacts  Social value generated through investment  Lessons learned and recommendations for future investment The estimated contract value is £90,000 excluding VAT. The proposed contract period is from January 2027 to March 2029, with the option for the North East MSA to extend until December 2026 if required to complete final evaluation reporting and dissemination activities.

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79315000 — Social research services (primary)

Notice details

Buyer type: Local authority
Competition: Open competition (any supplier can bid)
Contract type: Services
Procurement method: Below threshold - open competition
Main category: Services
Above threshold: No
Legal basis: UKPGA 2023/54
Notice status: Active
Renewal: 1 x 9 month option to extend
Submission method: Tenders must be submitted electronically via the Open e-Tendering Portal at https://www.open-uk.org Tenderers should log into the portal, locate the opportunity reference OPEN20262020 - Evaluation Services: Events & Participation Programme (2026-2029) and upload all required tender documents through the portal's submission facility. The opportunity will be published and available on the portal from 12:00 noon on 9 October 2026. Late submissions will not be accepted. Tenderers are advised to allow sufficient time to upload and submit their tender before the submission deadline.
Enquiries close: 30 Oct 2026
Language: EN
Published: 09 Oct 2026 10:16
Deadline: 06 Nov 2026 12:00
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078461
Notice ID: OPEN20262020

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Organisations

Name	North East Combined Authority
Address › Street	The Lumen, St James' Boulevard
Address › Town / city	Newcastle Upon Tyne
Address › Postcode	NE4 5BZ
Address › Country	GB
Address › Country	United Kingdom
Address › Region (NUTS)	UKC22
Contact › Email	procurement@northeast-ca.gov.uk
Role	buyer
Classification › Description	Public authority - sub-central government

Buyer

Name	North East Combined Authority

Tender

Title	Evaluation Services: Events & Participation Programme (2026-2029)
Status	active
Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description	Social research services
Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description	Evaluation consultancy services
Item › Delivery › Delivery 1 › Region (NUTS)	UKC14
Item › Delivery › Delivery 1 › Country	GB
Item › Delivery › Delivery 1 › Country	United Kingdom
Item › Delivery › Delivery 2 › Region (NUTS)	UKC2
Item › Delivery › Delivery 2 › Country	GB
Item › Delivery › Delivery 2 › Country	United Kingdom
Value › Value incl. VAT	£90,000
Value › Value	£90,000
Value › Currency	GBP
Procedure type	open
Procedure	Below threshold - open competition
Category	services
Above threshold	No
How to submit	Tenders must be submitted electronically via the Open e-Tendering Portal at https://www.open-uk.org Tenderers should log into the portal, locate the opportunity reference OPEN20262020 - Evaluation Services: Events & Participation Programme (2026-2029) and upload all required tender documents through the portal's submission facility. The opportunity will be published and available on the portal from 12:00 noon on 9 October 2026. Late submissions will not be accepted. Tenderers are advised to allow sufficient time to upload and submit their tender before the submission deadline.
Submission Terms › Electronic submission	allowed
Bidding period › End	6 Nov 2026
Questions period › End	30 Oct 2026
Lot › Status	active
Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT	£90,000
Lot › Value › Value	£90,000
Lot › Value › Currency	GBP
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type	quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name	Quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight	90
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type	Percentage exact
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type	price
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name	Price
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight	10
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type	Percentage exact
Lot › Suitable for › SMEs	Yes
Lot › Suitable for › VCSEs	Yes
Lot › Contract period › Start	18 Jan 2027
Lot › Contract period › End	31 Mar 2029
Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to	31 Dec 2029
Lot › Can be renewed	Yes
Lot › Renewal › Description	1 x 9 month option to extend
Document › Document type	Tender notice
Document › Description	Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document › Link	https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095507-2026
Document › Published	9 Oct 2026

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