# North East England (UKC) · UK Public Procurement Regional Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-east). Official UK public procurement regional intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Regional Summary:** North East England (North East Combined Authority, Newcastle, Sunderland, Gateshead, and Tees Valley) accounts for 7,635 published procurement procedures (3,021 in the last 12 months) from 274 contracting authorities based in the region, with 688 live opportunities deliverable in the region (UK-wide notices included) open for bidding right now.

## Key Regional Information

- **Region:** North East England

- **ITL-1 Code:** `UKC`

- **Tagline / Scope:** North East Combined Authority, Newcastle, Sunderland, Gateshead, and Tees Valley

- **How regions are counted:** each notice counts once, in the region of its buyer’s office (official ONS postcode lookup); the place of delivery is on each tender page as published.

- **Live Open Tenders:** 688

- **Notices in Last 12 Months:** 3,021

- **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 7,635

- **Active Contracting Authorities (12m):** 107 (274 lifetime)

- **Typical Tender Window:** 30 days (median, notice publication to submission deadline)

- **Tenderline Regional Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-east

## Regional Competition & Benchmarks

- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (middle half 2–6) (median of 599 procedures, 36 months, contracts)

- **Typical Contract Value (Net):** £88k (median net contract award)

- **Deadline to Award Decision:** 41 days (median)

- **SME Win Rate:** 52% of declared awards won by small & medium enterprises

- **Local Win Rate:** 46% of awards won by suppliers registered in North East England

## Live Open Tenders in North East England

Currently open for bidding from buyers based in this region (soonest deadline first):

1. [Contract for Cash Collection & Cash In Transit Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-cash-collection-cash-in-transit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06f5a3): £400,000 · Deadline: 26 Oct 2026 · Durham County Council

2. [​​A Turnkey Skid Mounted Process for the Synthesis of Polyacrylonitrile PAN​](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/a-turnkey-skid-mounted-process-for-the-synthesis-of-polyacrylonitrile-pan-ocds-h6vhtk-0778e0): £1,000,000 · Deadline: 26 Oct 2026 · CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED

3. [NCC1542 Hexham Middle School - Development Partner](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ncc1542-hexham-middle-school-development-partner-ocds-h6vhtk-05d0ed): £50,000,000 · Deadline: 26 Oct 2026 · Northumberland County Council

4. [CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF 24 HOUR, ShORT STAY CARE AND ACCOMMODATION FOR ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-the-provision-of-24-hour-short-stay-care-and-accommodation-for-adults-with-le-ocds-h6vhtk-0777c7): £3,030,000 · Deadline: 26 Oct 2026 · Hartlepool Borough Council

5. [TIAL-PROC-0113 - Aircraft Firefighting Vehicle](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tial-proc-0113-aircraft-firefighting-vehicle-ocds-h6vhtk-077b33): £600,000 · Deadline: 27 Oct 2026 · Tees Valley Combined Authority

6. [The Education Training Collective Gas Supply Tender](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-education-training-collective-gas-supply-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-077fc8): £343,000 · Deadline: 27 Oct 2026 · The Education Training Collective

7. [003708 - Provision of Manned Security Guard Services at NETPark](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/003708-provision-of-manned-security-guard-services-at-netpark-ocds-h6vhtk-0776d7): £395,000 · Deadline: 28 Oct 2026 · Durham County Council

8. [NHFM Insurance Brokerage](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nhfm-insurance-brokerage-ocds-h6vhtk-07801a): £250,000 · Deadline: 28 Oct 2026 · Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

## Leading Contracting Authorities in North East England

Top public authorities based in this region:

1. [Durham County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/durham-county-council-ons-e06000047): 561 notices (214 in last 12m) · **10 open**

2. [Newcastle City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/newcastle-city-council-ons-e08000021): 484 notices (208 in last 12m) · **5 open**

3. [Tees Valley Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/tees-valley-combined-authority-ons-e47000006): 346 notices (192 in last 12m) · **2 open**

4. [Middlesbrough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/middlesbrough-council-ons-e06000002): 315 notices (152 in last 12m)

5. [Sunderland City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sunderland-city-council-ons-e08000024): 299 notices (135 in last 12m) · **4 open**

6. [Darlington Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/darlington-borough-council-ons-e06000005): 249 notices (134 in last 12m)

7. [Northumberland County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northumberland-county-council-ons-e06000057): 218 notices (98 in last 12m) · **6 open**

8. [CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/centre-for-process-innovation-limited-coh-05002194): 216 notices (81 in last 12m) · **3 open**

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)

Key procurement sectors in North East England:

1. [Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85): 1,373 notices (18%)

2. [Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45): 1,060 notices (14%)

3. [Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79): 842 notices (11%)

4. [IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72): 462 notices (6%)

5. [Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48): 438 notices (6%)

6. [Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71): 364 notices (5%)

## Leading Awarded Suppliers in North East England

Top suppliers by distinct contract procedures won in this region:

1. [Softcat Plc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/softcat-plc-coh-02174990): 29 procedures across 14 contracting authorities

2. [Ambient People](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ambient-people-coh-14426358): 22 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

3. [Home Group Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/home-group-coh-ip22981r): 19 procedures (20 awards) across 11 contracting authorities

4. [GO NORTH EAST](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/go-north-east-coh-02057284): 18 procedures (52 awards) across 5 contracting authorities

5. [Oracle Corporation UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/oracle-corporation-uk-limited-coh-01782505): 18 procedures (20 awards) across 7 contracting authorities

6. [Humankind Charity](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/waythrough-coh-01820492): 17 procedures (20 awards) across 8 contracting authorities

7. [Phoenix Software Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/phoenix-software-ltd-coh-02548628): 17 procedures across 10 contracting authorities

8. [OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ove-arup-partners-limited-coh-01312453): 16 procedures (19 awards) across 5 contracting authorities

## Interactive Intelligence & Provenance

> **Complete Regional Intelligence:** Detailed buyer type segmentation, local vs non-local winner flows, commercial tools, and complete contract awards are available on Tenderline:

> [Explore interactive North East England regional dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-east)

## Provenance and Open Data

- **Data Source:** Compiled from official UK public notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

- **Canonical Regional URL:** https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-east

- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt