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Employee Listening Partner

Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland

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22 Jul 2026 at 10:19

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Summary of the contracting process

The Police & Crime Commissioner for Cleveland procured an employee listening partner to provide business and management consultancy services. The requirement is for work supporting employee listening activities, delivered in the North East of England. It is a services contract for the commissioner as the buying organisation. The procurement is relevant to consultancies that design, deliver or support employee listening and related organisational feedback work, particularly those able to work with a public-sector employer in the North East. The stated classification is business and management consultancy and related services, under CPV 79400000. The requirement was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and for voluntary, community and social enterprises.

The procurement has been awarded following a below-threshold direct award. The contract was awarded to Mi-Say Limited on 20 July 2026 for £112,000, including the stated contract value. The contract period runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2030, comprising an initial 12-month term and three optional 12-month extensions. The tender submission deadline was 20 July 2026. The procurement used a direct award route described as ‘Other - Below Threshold Direct Award’, rather than an open competition. One supplier is recorded as receiving the award. The opportunity was evaluated through the direct-award process, with no separate award criteria or lot structure stated.

This award demonstrates a defined requirement from the Police & Crime Commissioner for Cleveland for an external employee listening partner, with a multi-year service model and a value substantial enough to support specialist consultancy delivery. A credible future supplier would need practical capability in employee listening and business or management consultancy, including the ability to understand workforce feedback and turn it into useful organisational insight. Experience of working with public-sector employers would help establish credibility, as would the capacity to support a continuing relationship rather than a single short assignment. The procurement’s suitability for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises indicates that smaller specialist consultancies may be well placed to compete when this buyer next reviews the requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Employee Listening Partner

Notice Description

Below threshold direct award for an Employee Listening Partner Initial 12 month contract with 3 x 12 month optional extension periods.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-c7a6a674-321d-4bbc-a4b8-d2bc9d694d2e
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3963cef8-96b6-43f8-8ec6-2b9b05ee3abb
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other - Below Threshold Direct Award
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£112,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£112,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MIDDLESBROUGH
Postcode
TS5 7YZ
Postcode Area
Cleveland
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC3 Tees Valley
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC32 South Teesside
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England)
Local Authority
Middlesbrough
Electoral Ward
Ladgate
Westminster Constituency
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Mi-Say Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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