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Angel Network Creative Services

Buyer: North East Combined Authority →

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BuyerNorth East Combined Authority
StatusClosed
Deadline7 Aug 2026
Value£80,000
Published17 Jul 2026

What is being bought

The North East Mayoral Strategic Authority is seeking to commission a contractor to provide creative services for the Angel Network. The Authority require the contractor to provide Market Research and Brand development and strategy for the Network. The Angel Network is the name for the North East Mayor's long-term vision of a seamless, joined-up system where buses, Metro, rail, Ferry, walking, wheeling and cycling connect effortlessly, supported by smart, simple ticketing and real-time information. Tenders must be submitted electronically via the Open system: www.open.org The North East MSA communicates through the Open system; therefore, all correspondence regarding this Tender will be issued to the individual that expressed interest on Open. It is the Supplier's responsibility to ensure the correct named person is, and continues to be, registered on the Open system. If you require time-critical assistance on submitting your response, please contact the Open Support Team open.support@nepo.org

Delivery location

UKC, GB · UKD, GB · UKE, GB · UKF, GB · UKG, GB · UKH, GB · UKI, GB · UKJ, GB · UKK, GB

Categories

Market research services 79310000Advertising and marketing services 79340000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusactive
Value£80,000
Contract periodFrom 25 Aug 2026 to 25 Mar 2027
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Market research services, Advertising and marketing servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 79. The category anchor is Market research services (79310000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 794,0663 median · 33.9 average (1,066 of 4,066 with a bid count)2.8 average (1,199 of 4,066 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer9Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKC2611 median · 12.3 average (80 of 261 with a bid count)2.3 average (88 of 261 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)5155 median · 6.5 average (4 of 515 with a bid count)1 average (4 of 515 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimelightTouch
Covered byNot published
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06cd8a
Latest release ID067584-2026
Latest release timestampFri Jul 17 2026 09:39:37 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067584-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsBelow threshold - open competition
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdNo
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-08-07T23:59:59+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailswww.open.org
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£80,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source1
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
17 Jul 2026tender067584-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
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