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# NCG · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ncg-urn-130552). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** NCG is a Other public body based in North East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 29 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** NCG
- **Classification:** Other public body
- **Delivery Region:** North East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PJDY-1333-MXVZ` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 29
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £6.1m (median award: £650k) across 4 of 4 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (NCG HIGHER EDUCATION CENTRE LIMITED), dfe-gias (NCG)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ncg-urn-130552

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (median of 2 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 50% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 1 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 8 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Limited / restricted: 3 (38%), Open: 3 (38%), Direct award: 1 (13%), Route not published: 1 (13%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 3 notices, last 24 months (38% of this period)
2. **[Transport services (except waste transport)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-passenger-services-60000000) (CPV 60):** 1 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
3. **[Supporting and auxiliary transport; travel](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/supporting-and-auxiliary-transport-services-travel-agencies--63000000) (CPV 63):** 1 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
4. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 1 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
5. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 1 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Starch UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/starch-uk-ltd-coh-13176774):** 2 procedures
2. **[We Find Any Learner Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/we-find-any-learner-ltd-coh-10435132):** 2 procedures
3. **[MACH Machine Tools Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mach-machine-tools-limited-coh-08672390):** 2 procedures
4. **[AIM Group Foundation](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/aim-group-foundation-GB-COH-09125397):** 1 procedures
5. **[MAGHULL COACHES](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/maghull-coaches-coh-04250231):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[TravelPerk UK IRL Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/travelperk-uk-irl-limited-coh-03770815):** £4.4m · [NCG250403DA - Travel Management Solution for NCG](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ncg250403da-travel-management-solution-for-ncg-ocds-h6vhtk-05a206)
2. **[MAGHULL COACHES](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/maghull-coaches-coh-04250231):** £800k · [Bus Transport Service for West Lancashire College](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-transport-service-for-west-lancashire-college-ocds-h6vhtk-0557ce) · Awarded: 1 Aug 2025
3. **[Jisc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/jisc-coh-05747339):** £500k · [Janet Network Internet Connectivity for NCG](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/janet-network-internet-connectivity-for-ncg-ocds-h6vhtk-04d3e9)
4. **[Bond Bryan Architects](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bond-bryan-architects-coh-06296993):** £405k · [Lea House Refurbishment - Design Team](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/lea-house-refurbishment-design-team-ocds-h6vhtk-06e7ea)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 0
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 1
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full NCG intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ncg-urn-130552#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ncg-urn-130552
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt