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title: "Creative Careers Carousel (SP31)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ef2e"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "North East Combined Authority"
published: "2026-09-01"
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# Creative Careers Carousel (SP31)

Buyer: North East Combined Authority  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ef2e

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082457-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £4,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | North East Combined Authority |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Postcode area | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE4 5BZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Arthur's Hill |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | QUEEN'S HALL ARTS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 1 Sep 2026 at 09:32 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082457-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082457-2026
  1st September 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.queenshall.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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