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009655 - Education System - Market Engagement

Description: Newcastle City Council wish to engage the market regarding the renewal of Education System Newcastle City Council ('the Council') currently uses MRI Education as the LA's central pupil database and case management system. It is used to store information relating to children from birth and supports statutory LA processes in all education services including, but not limited to Educational Needs, School Admissions, Exclusions and Attendance. The existing contractual arrangements are due to expire 31 March 2027 (with a further 2 x 12 month options to extend). To help inform future requirements we seek market feedback to support with the development of future specifications. Further information can be found on our E-Tendering portal OPEN - www.open-uk.org

Summary: Newcastle City Council is planning to renew its central education information system, currently MRI Education. The system serves as the local authority’s pupil database and case-management tool, holding information about children from birth. It supports statutory processes across education services, including special educational needs, school admissions, exclusions and attendance. The procurement is for software and associated system support services. The planned system is for the Council’s local-authority education services. The Council is seeking market feedback to help shape the requirements and future specification for the replacement system.

Supply & Fit Bathrooms

Description: The City Council require external support for to Supply and Fit Bathrooms. This pipeline notice is for information only. At this stage, no further details are available beyond what is published here. When this opportunity progresses, a Tender Notice will be published on the Central Digital Platform. If Newcastle City Council seeks early engagement, a Market Engagement Notice will be issued at that time, along with any relevant information. Suppliers are advised to register on the OPEN Procurement Portal to receive updates and notifications as they become available: www.open-uk.org

Summary: Newcastle City Council intends to procure external support to supply and fit bathrooms. This is a bathroom installation service, classified under repair and maintenance services. The requirement is associated with a single lot and is intended for delivery in Newcastle upon Tyne. The council is the buyer and will be seeking suppliers able to provide both the bathroom components and the fitting work. This is a planned procurement: the council has stated its intention to buy the service, but has not yet issued an invitation to tender. The requirement is part of a framework agreement, through which contracts may be awarded under the framework’s arrangements.

Supply & Fit Kitchens

Description: The City Council require external support for the Supply and Fit of Kitchens. This pipeline notice is for information only. At this stage, no further details are available beyond what is published here. When this opportunity progresses, a Tender Notice will be published on the Central Digital Platform. If Newcastle City Council seeks early engagement, a Market Engagement Notice will be issued at that time, along with any relevant information. Suppliers are advised to register on the OPEN Procurement Portal to receive updates and notifications as they become available: www.open-uk.org

Summary: Newcastle City Council intends to procure external support to supply and fit kitchens. This is a kitchen supply-and-installation service, classified under repair and maintenance services. The work is associated with Newcastle upon Tyne, with delivery in the wider Newcastle area. The notice is at the planning stage: the council has stated its intention to buy the service, but has not yet invited tenders. The procurement is described as a service rather than a works contract, and is intended to be divided into a lot. Suppliers focused on kitchen supply, fitting and related repair or maintenance services should consider whether their operating area and delivery model suit the council’s requirement.

4 John Street, Maryport - Lintel Replacement and Rendering

Description: Replacement of a rotten timber lintel with a new steel or concrete lintel for a property located within a conservation area. To include renewal of lime stucco render to the front elevation.

Summary: Storm Tempest Ltd is seeking building contractors for refurbishment work at a property at 4 John Street, Maryport. The work is to replace a rotten timber lintel with a new steel or concrete lintel and renew the lime stucco render on the front elevation. The property is within a conservation area, so the work combines structural repair with specialist external rendering. The stated delivery area is the North West of England, and the named property is in Maryport. This is a works requirement rather than a supply-only purchase: the successful contractor will need to carry out both the lintel replacement and rendering.

Large Format, Out of Home Advertising - North Shields Transport Hub

Description: North Tyneside Council invites tenders for the provision, management, maintenance and sales of Large Format, Out of Home (OOH) advertising at the North Shields Transport Hub Screen. The Council aims to deliver a high-quality, innovative, and sustainable advertising solution that maximises revenue, enhances the public realm, and delivers measurable environmental and community benefits. The Council anticipates that the contract will be in force for a fixed period of five years. The Council would expect payments to be made quarterly in arrears, within 30 days of invoice, unless otherwise specified in the contract award. The Council reserves the right to include termination and break clauses within the detailed Terms and Conditions issued to the preferred supplier. North Shields Transport Hub Screen A high-footfall location attached to the new Transport (read more...)

Summary: North Tyneside Borough Council is seeking a supplier to provide and manage large-format out-of-home advertising at the North Shields Transport Hub screen. The work covers selling advertising space, operating and maintaining the screen, and reporting on activity. The digital screen is already installed and operational, with the Council having funded its capital and installation costs; the supplier is not required to fund equipment installation. The Council’s aims are to generate revenue, improve the public realm and deliver measurable environmental and community benefits through a high-quality, innovative and sustainable advertising service. The screen is at the transport hub in North Shields, a high-footfall site serving commuters and visitors. This is an advertising and marketing services opportunity.

Evaluation Services: Events & Participation Programme (2026-2029)

Description: 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 (read more...)

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.

Adaptation of properties - Bathroom and Minor Aids

Description: Newcastle City Council is looking to establish a framework aims to appoint suitably qualified contractors to deliver DDA bathroom refurbishments and minor aids and adaptations across Newcastle City Council properties, supporting residents' accessibility and independent living needs.

Summary: Newcastle City Council is seeking contractors to deliver accessibility adaptations in council properties across Newcastle, supporting residents to live independently. The work is split into two lots: bathroom refurbishments and adaptations designed to meet disabled access needs, and the supply and installation of minor aids such as handrails, grab rails, access steps and other accessibility equipment. This is a services contract covering both installation and associated delivery. Suppliers may be relevant to one or both lots, depending on their capability in bathroom adaptation work or in supplying and fitting accessibility aids.

Community Impact Fund - Grant Administration

Description: The North East Mayoral Strategic Authority is seeking to appoint a Grant Administration Partner to support delivery of the grant funding component of the PS12 million North East Community Impact Fund (CIF). CIF aims to improve outcomes for children and families experiencing poverty by strengthening the capacity, capability and sustainability of the VCSE sector and enabling more preventative and outcomes-based approaches to service delivery. The Grant Administration Partner will manage the administration of PS3.2 million of funding through approximately 160 grants to VCSE organisations across the North East. This will include managing grant application and assessment processes, undertaking due diligence and contracting, processing payments, monitoring delivery and maintaining programme management information. The partner will work closely with North East MSA, the CIF Programme Management Office and other delivery (read more...)

Summary: The North East Combined Authority intends to appoint a grant administration partner for the North East Community Impact Fund. The partner will administer grants to voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations across the North East. The fund aims to improve outcomes for children and families experiencing poverty by strengthening the VCSE sector and supporting more preventative, outcomes-based services. The work covers the full grant-administration cycle: managing applications and assessment, carrying out due diligence, preparing grant agreements, processing payments, monitoring delivery and maintaining programme information. The partner will also work with the authority’s programme management office and other delivery partners on referrals, reporting, governance and funding decisions. This is a grant-management and programme-support service, rather than a contract to deliver frontline services directly.

Community Impact Fund - Programme Management Office

Description: The North East Mayoral Strategic Authority is seeking to appoint a Programme Management Office (PMO) Partner to support the management and coordination of the PS12 million North East Community Impact Fund (CIF), which links to anticipated future investment through the Government's Better Futures Fund. CIF aims to improve outcomes for children and families experiencing poverty by strengthening the capacity, capability and sustainability of the VCSE sector and enabling more preventative and outcomes-based approaches to service delivery. The PMO Partner will provide the central programme management and coordination function for CIF, supporting effective delivery across the programme. This will include supporting programme governance and reporting, financial and contract management, performance management of commissioned delivery partners against agreed outcomes and milestones, and management of programme-level risks and dependencies. The PMO (read more...)

Summary: North East Combined Authority plans to appoint a programme management office (PMO) partner for its Community Impact Fund. The partner will provide central programme management and coordination, supporting governance and reporting, financial and contract management, delivery-partner performance against agreed outcomes and milestones, and programme risks and dependencies. The work also covers developing and managing Social Outcomes Partnerships, coordinating delivery partners, investors, commissioners and outcomes payers, and ensuring the Better Futures Fund element is used effectively within the programme. The fund aims to improve outcomes for children and families experiencing poverty by strengthening the capacity, capability and sustainability of voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations and encouraging preventative, outcomes-based service delivery. Delivery is across the North East, including County Durham, the North East Combined Authority area and Tyne and Wear.

Community Impact Fund - Evaluation Partner

Description: The North East Mayoral Strategic Authority is seeking to appoint an independent Evaluation Partner to undertake a programme-level evaluation of the PS12 million North East Community Impact Fund (CIF). CIF aims to improve outcomes for children and families experiencing poverty by strengthening the capacity, capability and sustainability of the VCSE sector and enabling more preventative and outcomes-based approaches to service delivery. The evaluation will assess CIF's implementation, emerging outcomes and value for money across its different components, including its support to strengthen VCSE capability and commissioning readiness and the development and delivery of preventative and outcomes-based services. It will draw together evidence from across CIF-supported activity and establish the foundations for assessing CIF's longer-term contribution to outcomes for children and families. The Evaluation Partner will also support continuous (read more...)

Summary: North East Combined Authority plans to appoint an independent evaluation partner for the North East Community Impact Fund. The work is programme-level evaluation of the fund’s implementation, emerging outcomes and value for money across its different components. The fund supports the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector to strengthen its capacity, capability and sustainability, and to develop more preventative, outcomes-based services. The evaluation will cover support for VCSE capability and commissioning readiness as well as the development and delivery of services. It will draw together evidence from funded activity and establish a basis for assessing the fund’s longer-term contribution to outcomes for children and families experiencing poverty. Findings are intended to support future commissioning, investment and VCSE support across the North East of England.