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Creative Careers Carousel (SP31)

North East Combined Authority

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01 Sep 2026 at 09:32

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

North East Combined Authority commissioned a Creative Careers Carousel pilot as part of its Experiences of the Workplace initiative. The service provides inclusive, skills-based workplace experiences for young people, including those with special educational needs and disabilities and those attending alternative provision settings. Local Cultural Education Partnerships are to work with schools, colleges, employers and creative-sector organisations to showcase the range of careers in the creative industries. The programme is intended to increase meaningful employer encounters, broaden approaches to workplace experience, and improve young people’s awareness of and aspirations towards creative-sector careers. Delivery is across the North East, through the local cultural education partnership appointed for each selected local authority area. The procurement is for education and training services.

This procurement is complete and was awarded without competition as a below-threshold direct award. One lot was used. The selected supplier is Queen’s Hall Arts, an SME. The award value is £4,000 gross (£4,000), inclusive of the stated amount, in GBP. The award covers a contract period from 1 September 2026 to 31 March 2027. A contract signature was scheduled for 1 September 2026. The requirement was evaluated through the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender. The programme is expected to involve delivery through three organisations and engagement with 24 schools, 240 pupils and 15 employers. The award record identifies education and training services as the relevant classification.

For a future requirement of this kind, credible suppliers would need established cultural-education partnership capability in the North East and the ability to coordinate several delivery organisations across local authority areas. Relevant experience would include designing and running workplace experiences for young people, particularly inclusive provision for learners with special educational needs and disabilities and those in alternative provision. Strong candidates would be able to build and manage effective relationships with schools, colleges, creative-sector employers and cultural organisations, while translating creative-industry careers into practical, skills-based encounters. They would also need the capacity to coordinate activity at programme scale, engage employers willing to provide workplace experiences, and demonstrate outcomes such as stronger employer contact, career awareness and aspirations among participating pupils.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Creative Careers Carousel (SP31)

Notice Description

The North East Mayoral Combined Authority (North East MSA) is commissioning the delivery of a Creative Careers Carousel pilot programme as part of its Experiences of the Workplace initiative. The project will provide inclusive, skills-based workplace experiences for young people, including those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and those attending Alternative Provision (AP) settings. The programme will be delivered by Local Cultural Education Partnerships (LCEPs) in partnership with schools, colleges, employers and creative sector organisations to showcase the breadth of careers available within the creative industries. The initiative aims to increase meaningful employer encounters, broaden approaches to workplace experiences, and support young people to develop awareness of and aspirations towards careers in the creative sector. The project will deliver experiences of the workplace in the creative sector in partnership with sector employers. It will engage with 24 schools, 240 pupils and 15 employers will deliver experiences of the workplace to showcase careers in the creative sector. The project will be delivered by 3 organisations. The organisations are the LA appointed place-based cultural education partnership for the selected local authority area.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ef2e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082457-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency 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

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£4,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

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

QUEEN'S HALL ARTS

Further Information

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