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Published 5 Oct 2026, 12:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Links for Life Community Partner Programme 2026/ 2029

Authority: Sunderland City Council (Local council)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: North East (UKC23)
Published estimate£300,000≈ £100k / year · £360,000 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsstarts 1 Dec 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision Links for Life Community Partner Programme 2026/ 2029

CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 3 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Dec 2026 — 30 Nov 2029 (3 yrs)Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: North East
73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
5 Oct 2026, 12:44 BST
Last source update
5 Oct 2026, 12:44 BST
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area
North East (UKC23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0780b2

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedearlier today
    5 Oct 2026, 12:44 BST
  2. Market engagementin 14 days
    20 Oct 2026, 00:59 BSTA pre market engagement questionnaire can be found by registering www.open-uk.org ↗ Reference Number OPEN-PR-02102026075850610 Submissions to the pre market engagement will end 19th October 2026
  3. Contract startsin 56 days
    1 Dec 2026, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    5 Oct 2026, 12:44 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sunderland City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLVZ-4154-GGRZ City Hall, Plater Way,, Sunderland, North East, SR1 3AA

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure