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title: "North East MSA & Local Authority Joint Workshop"
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# North East MSA & Local Authority Joint Workshop

Buyer: North East Combined Authority  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f34b

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## Summary

North East Combined Authority commissioned a facilitation service for a joint workshop involving the North East Mayoral Strategic Authority and local authority partners. The workshop supports collaborative planning for the future devolution of 16–19 skills and employment support programmes across the North East. The scope covers preparation for the workshop, agenda planning, scoping calls with attendees, one day of facilitation and a detailed written note of the outcomes. This is a professional consulting and workshop facilitation service, classified under business services including consulting. The work is delivered in the North East of England and is intended for organisations with experience of public-sector partnership working, stakeholder engagement and facilitating discussions about regional policy or programme delivery.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded, with an active contract signed on 9 September 2026. North East Combined Authority used a direct award below the threshold without competition. Shared Intelligence was selected as the supplier. The award and contract value is £2,600, inclusive of tax, and the contract runs from 9 September to 30 October 2026. The requirement was treated as a single lot. The published outcome identifies a service contract for the workshop and related preparation and reporting activities. The procurement was established under the Procurement Act 2023. Its short duration and defined deliverables indicate a focused advisory and facilitation assignment rather than a longer-term programme support arrangement.

This requirement shows demand from North East Combined Authority for specialist support that can bring together a Mayoral Strategic Authority and local government partners around devolution delivery. A credible competitor for similar work would need to design and prepare senior stakeholder workshops, plan agendas, run attendee scoping calls, facilitate a full-day session and produce a clear, detailed account of agreed outcomes. Experience of skills, employment, devolution or local government collaboration would be directly relevant, as would the ability to understand differing organisational interests and turn discussion into practical conclusions. The scale suits a focused consultancy or specialist SME able to provide experienced facilitation and concise written reporting without requiring a large delivery team.

## Notice

Facilitation of a North East MSA and Local Authority Workshop: The Government have formally committed future devolution of 16-19 skills and employment support programmes, and the new administration are working at pace to deliver this. The purpose of this service is to identify how the North East MSA and Local Authority partners can work collaboratively to deliver the wider devolution successfully. Services in this contract will include: Workshop preparation, agenda planning, scoping calls with attendees, 1 day facilitation of the workshop, Detailed note on outcomes on completion of the workshop.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085459-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 9 Sep 2026 - 30 Oct 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,600 |
| Contracts value | £2,600 |

## Status

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

## 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 | Shared Intelligence |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

## Release History

- 9 Sep 2026 at 14:52 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085459-2026
- 7 Sep 2026 at 11:52 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084317-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085459-2026
  9th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084317-2026
  7th September 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.sharedintelligence.net
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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