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title: "NCC1705 Lead Generation for Inward Investment"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-059009"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2025-10-03"
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# NCC1705 Lead Generation for Inward Investment

Buyer: NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059009

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## Summary

Northumberland County Council, a public authority within the sub-central government, initiated a tender process for the project titled "NCC1705 Lead Generation for Inward Investment." The contract, falling under the business services industry category and tagged with law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing, and security services, aims to attract consultants to devise a programme of meetings with key decision-makers considering UK investments. Based in Morpeth, the council managed an open procurement below threshold competition. The process, commencing with a tender issued on 29 August 2025, transitioned to an award on 3 October 2025, with the contract active from 6 October 2025 to 31 July 2026.

This tender provides a substantial growth opportunity for businesses in the market research and miscellaneous business services sectors. With a contract value of £40,000, it emphasises high-quality delivery, allocating 80% of the evaluation criteria to quality and 20% to price. The process was inclusive, allowing submissions via the E-Procurement platform OPEN, thus welcoming small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) to participate. Companies that excel in lead generation and have the capability to engage with international decision-makers would find this contract a good fit to broaden their service footprint in the UK.

## Notice

Business Northumberland is seeking consultants to create a programme of targeted meetings to engage with key decision makers from businesses across the 5 key sectors identified that may be considering investing into the UK.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062188-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Sep 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Oct 2025 |
| Contract period | 5 Oct 2025 - 31 Jul 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £40,000 |
| Lots value | £40,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £40,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | MORPETH |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE61 2EF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC42 Northumberland |
| Local authority | Northumberland |
| Electoral ward | Morpeth Kirkhill |
| Westminster constituency | North Northumberland |
| Delivery location | TLC21 Northumberland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GATELEY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 79310000 - Market research services
- 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

## Release History

- 3 Oct 2025 at 13:24 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062188-2025
- 29 Aug 2025 at 09:11 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052294-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062188-2025
  3rd October 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052294-2025
  29th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.open-uk.org/
  To view the documents for this Request for quotation exercise you will need to register for the E-Procurement platform OPEN via the link- https://www.open-uk.org/ When registered please search for the project name below in the browse opportunities section and register an interest. NCC1708 Lead Generation for Inward Investment

## Notice URLs

- http://www.northumberland.gov.uk
- https://gateleyplc.com/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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