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

North East Combined Authority

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09 Oct 2026 at 10:16

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The North East Combined Authority is seeking one supplier to provide independent evaluation services for its Events and Participation Programme. The work covers all approved activity funded through the Events Investment Programme and the Sport and Cultural Participation Programme. The evaluation is expected to assess delivery and implementation; outputs and outcomes; economic impact and value for money; participation and behaviour change; health and wellbeing; volunteering; equality, diversity and inclusion; environmental sustainability; and social value. It must also draw lessons and make recommendations for future investment. This is social research and evaluation consultancy work. Delivery covers the North East, including the North East region and Tees Valley.

The buyer invited tenders through an open competition for a single-supplier contract. The enquiry deadline was 30 October 2026 at 12:00, and the tender submission deadline was 6 November 2026 at 12:00. The planned contract period runs from 18 January 2027 to 31 March 2029, with one optional nine-month extension, to 31 December 2029. The estimated contract value is £90,000. There is one lot. Evaluation is weighted 90% to quality and 10% to price. Tenders were to be submitted electronically through the Open e-Tendering Portal.

The requirement is suited to evaluation consultancies and social research providers able to design and deliver a comprehensive, programme-level evaluation across a portfolio of funded events, sport and cultural participation activity. Suppliers should be capable of assessing economic and social value, value for money, outcomes and behaviour change, alongside health, wellbeing, volunteering, inclusion and environmental impacts. The work also calls for the ability to produce practical lessons and recommendations to inform future public investment. The evaluation spans multiple activity streams and outcome areas, so a supplier needs the capacity to bring together varied evidence and deliver a coherent assessment for the programme as a whole. The opportunity is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

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

Notice Description

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 PS90,000 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.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: 1 x 9 month option to extend

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078461
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095507-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79315000 - Social research services

79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£90,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£90,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
6 Nov 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
18 Jan 2027 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
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
TLC14 Durham, TLC2 Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear
Local Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Electoral Ward
Arthur's Hill
Westminster Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

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