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# North East Combined Authority · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-east-combined-authority-ons-e47000014). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** North East Combined Authority is a Local authority based in North East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 62 published procedures, with 2 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** North East Combined Authority
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** North East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PJMR-6594-BRGH` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 2
- **Total Published Procedures:** 62
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £2.2m (median award: £54k) across 28 of 28 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** ons-geography (North East)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-east-combined-authority-ons-e47000014

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 7.5 bids (median of 4 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 25% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 2 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 52 (85%), Framework: 7 (11%), Dynamic purchasing system: 2 (3%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 30 (49%), Direct award: 22 (36%), Route not published: 8 (13%), Selective: 1 (2%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 17 notices, last 24 months (28% of this period)
2. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 9 notices, last 24 months (15% of this period)
3. **[Financial and insurance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/financial-and-insurance-services-66000000) (CPV 66):** 3 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
4. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 3 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
5. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 3 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Newcastle United Foundation](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/newcastle-united-foundation-coh-06412345):** 3 procedures (4 awards)
2. **[Foundation of Light](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/foundation-of-light-coh-04243171):** 2 procedures
3. **[GROUNDWORK NORTH EAST](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/groundwork-north-east-coh-02702815):** 2 procedures (4 awards)
4. **[NEAT Academy Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/neat-academy-trust-coh-10561094):** 2 procedures
5. **[North East Learning Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/north-east-learning-trust-coh-07492165):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[The Children Foundation Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-children-foundation-limited-coh-02528291):** £473k · [Child Poverty Reduction Programme - Local Test and Learn Pilot - Baby Boxes](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/child-poverty-reduction-programme-local-test-and-learn-pilot-baby-boxes-ocds-h6vhtk-05debf)
2. **[The Junction Foundation](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-junction-foundation-coh-06648312):** £250k · [Child Poverty Reduction Programme - Cutting the cost of Education](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/child-poverty-reduction-programme-cutting-the-cost-of-education-ocds-h6vhtk-06a55d) · Awarded: 5 Aug 2026
3. **[Durham County Council](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/durham-county-council-GB-FTS-25080):** £227k · [Lot 1a Employer Inclusion & Workforce Redesign (Health)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/employers-system-engagement-inclusion-and-redesign-ocds-h6vhtk-069a1b) · Awarded: 14 Sept 2026
4. **[THE NORTH TYNESIDE CARERS CENTRE](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-north-tyneside-carers-centre-coh-03130902):** £173k · [Unpaid Carers Infrastructure](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/unpaid-carers-infrastructure-ocds-h6vhtk-06e2c5)
5. **[THE SKILL MILL LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-skill-mill-limited-coh-08705865):** £99k · [Specialist employment support for economically inactive young people with involvement in the youth justice / criminal justice system](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/specialist-employment-support-for-economically-inactive-young-people-with-involvement-in-t-ocds-h6vhtk-06ef70)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 4
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 18
- **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 North East Combined Authority intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-east-combined-authority-ons-e47000014#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-east-combined-authority-ons-e47000014
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt