--- title: "Evaluation Services: Events & Participation Programme (2026-2029)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078461" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078461" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078461.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078461.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "North East Combined Authority" published: "2026-10-09" --- # Evaluation Services: Events & Participation Programme (2026-2029) Buyer: North East Combined Authority Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078461 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078461) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078461.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095507-2026 | | 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 | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 9 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | 6 Nov 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 18 Jan 2027 - 31 Mar 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £90,000 | | Lots value | £90,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | 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 | TLC14 Durham, TLC2 Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79315000 - Social research services - 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services ## Release History - 9 Oct 2026 at 10:16 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095507-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095507-2026 9th October 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.open-uk.org ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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