---
title: "External Evaluation Washington Pride in Place Programme"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07871c"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Sunderland City Council"
published: "2026-10-14"
---

# External Evaluation Washington Pride in Place Programme

Buyer: Sunderland City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07871c

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## Summary

Sunderland City Council commissioned an external evaluation of its Washington Pride in Place Programme. The work is a research and evaluation service: the supplier is to assess the programme rather than deliver its activities. The contract is for Sunderland, in the North East of England. The procurement was arranged as one lot and covers the programme evaluation as a single requirement.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to WAVEHILL LIMITED. It was run as a below-threshold limited competition. The contract was signed on 13 October 2026 and runs from 14 October 2026 to 31 March 2030. Its value is £108,925 excluding VAT (£130,110 including VAT). The award is active. The published information identifies one lot and names the successful supplier; it does not state an evaluation or award-scoring basis.

This award shows Sunderland City Council buying external research to evaluate a place-based regeneration programme. A credible competitor for a similar requirement would need to demonstrate the ability to design and deliver an independent programme evaluation, gather and analyse evidence, and produce findings useful to the council. The selected supplier is a specialist research company, indicating the value of relevant evaluation expertise rather than a general delivery contractor. The single-lot structure points to a requirement that was procured as one integrated piece of work. Suppliers with experience assessing public programmes and the capacity to sustain evaluation over a multi-year programme would be best placed to compete when this particular requirement next comes to market.

## Notice

Provision - External Evaluation Washington Pride in Place Programme

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096813-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - limited competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 14 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £108,925 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Sunderland City Council |
| Locality | SUNDERLAND |
| Postcode area | Sunderland |
| Postcode | SR1 3AA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC44 Sunderland |
| Local authority | Sunderland |
| Electoral ward | Millfield |
| Westminster constituency | Sunderland Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Wavehill Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73110000 - Research services

## Release History

- 14 Oct 2026 at 09:53 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096813-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096813-2026
  14th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.sunderland.gov.uk/
- https://www.wavehill.com/

## Provenance

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