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Construction Sector Plan

North East Combined Authority

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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09 Sep 2026 at 14:42

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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12 Aug 2026 at 12:18

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

North East Combined Authority commissioned a construction-sector planning and consultancy service. The work was to develop and publish a Construction Sector Plan aligned with the North East Local Growth Plan and the New Deal for North East Workers. The plan is intended to support growth in construction, workforce development, and the skills and talent pipeline. It sets out the sector’s ambitions, objectives and delivery intentions, and was intended to be suitable for external publication. This is a professional services requirement covering research, development, strategic planning and related consultancy rather than construction works or the supply of building materials. The buying organisation is North East Combined Authority, based in Newcastle upon Tyne. The requirement concerns the construction sector across the North East.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded directly without competition as a below-threshold purchase. One completed lot was awarded to Urban Foresight Limited, an SME, for £19,800 gross, with the award dated 12 August 2026. The contract was signed on 12 August 2026 and ran from 12 to 14 August 2026. The award and contract are active. Evaluation was not competitive because the authority used a direct award route. The procurement was classified as services, specifically research and development services and related consultancy. The selected supplier was responsible for delivering the Construction Sector Plan, including its strategic objectives and implementation and delivery intentions for construction-sector growth, workforce development and skills and talent pipeline support.

This procurement shows demand from North East Combined Authority for concise, publication-ready strategy and implementation planning focused on the construction sector. Suppliers well placed for comparable work would combine construction-sector knowledge with research, economic or workforce analysis, stakeholder engagement, and the ability to turn evidence into clear objectives, delivery actions and a sector plan. Credibility would come from demonstrating relevant experience in sector development, skills and talent-pipeline planning, local or regional growth programmes, and producing documents for public-sector publication. A capable competitor would also need to work quickly, understand public policy priorities, and present recommendations in a practical format that can guide delivery. The awarded supplier’s SME status indicates that this scale of specialist consultancy can be delivered by a focused small business rather than only by a large multidisciplinary firm.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Construction Sector Plan

Notice Description

This project will see the development and publication of a Construction Sector Plan. Aligned with the strategic Local Growth Plan and New Deal for North East Workers documents, this plan will create a sector focused implementation and delivery plan to support growth in the sector, workforce development and skills/talent pipeline support. This document will set out ambitions, objectives and delivery intentions for the construction sector. The intention is to produce a document, ready for external publication in late August.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e27f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085450-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£19,800 Under £100K
Contracts Value
£19,800 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
12 Aug 2026 - 14 Aug 2026 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
North East Combined Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode
NE4 5BZ
Postcode Area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC43 Tyneside
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Electoral Ward
Arthur's Hill
Westminster Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Urban Foresight

Further Information

Notice Documents

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