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Published 9 Jun 2026, 11:09 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Borderlands Energy Programme Business Case Support

Official notice

Authority: Northumberland County Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC21)
Awarded value£424,655published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 8 Jun 2026no call for competition
Awarded to GC Insight Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A further competition was undertaken using ESPO 664_25 Consultancy Services: Lot 1a Business Services.

Northumberland County Council on behalf of the Borderlands Partnership is seeking a suitable supplier to develop a standard economic model to be used across the 13 prioritised energy projects. The successful consultancy will then use the agreed model to write the economic case and provide general business case support to the 13 prioritised energy projects.

CPV: Business and management consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Northumberland County Council on behalf of the Borderlands Partnership is seeking a…Awarded

Northumberland County Council on behalf of the Borderlands Partnership is seeking a suitable supplier to develop a standard economic model to be used across the 13 prioritised energy projects. The successful consultancy will then use the agreed model to write the economic case and provide general business case support to the 13 prioritised energy projects.

Delivery: North East

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
9 Jun 2026, 11:09 BST
Last source update
9 Jun 2026, 11:09 BST
Authority reference
NCC1821
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-054166
Classification (CPV)
Business and management consultancy services
Delivery area
North East (UKC21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b0a4 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

A further competition was undertaken using ESPO 664_25 Consultancy Services: Lot 1a Business Services

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £424,6551 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Jun 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
GC Insight LtdSME£424,655 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 054166-2026-1 · GC Insight LtdSME

    Signed
    8 Jun 2026
    Value
    £424,655
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
11bids · 11 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Northumberland County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services PJJX-1133-JRGV County Hall, Morpeth, North East, NE612EFContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Hight Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • GC Insight LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03162288 Lee House, 90 Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester, UK, M1 5JW

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.