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title: "NCC1584 Grant Appraisal"
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# NCC1584 Grant Appraisal

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ncc1584-grant-appraisal-ocds-h6vhtk-051474). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Northumberland County Council: "NCC1584 Grant Appraisal". Published status: complete. Published Value: £60,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 30 May 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.open-uk.org.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Northumberland County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northumberland-county-council-ons-e06000057)
- **Published Value:** £60,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 30 May 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Administration services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC21
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £51,145 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ncc1584-grant-appraisal-ocds-h6vhtk-051474#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-051474`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ncc1584-grant-appraisal-ocds-h6vhtk-051474#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [open-uk.org](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.open-uk.org%2Fprojects%2Foverview%2F32ee1016-f559-4ec4-ab0b-7b5320b6c0b2)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ncc1584-grant-appraisal-ocds-h6vhtk-051474#participate

## Description
Northumberland County Council (NCC) invites proposals from appropriately skilled and experienced suppliers to undertake independent appraisals of grant applications of varying size and nature.
The appraisal services to be procured through this tendering process will include but may not be limited to:
• Independent detailed appraisals of applications using specific programme assessment criteria.
● Discussion of the application and business case with the Applicant business / organisation.
● Larger projects may require undertaking a visit to the Applicant's premises or other agreed location.
● Preparation of a final report using a standard appraisal report template setting out the results of the appraisal and due diligence work, which will be addressed to NCC for presentation to the Panel. An electronic copy of the report in Word should also be provided.
The level of analysis and due diligence will be proportionate depending on the level of grant requested.
A report is to be produced which will include recommendations and conclusions on the following aspects of the grant application:
• Track record and skills, abilities and capacity of the applicant.
• Project governance.
• Applicant Financial Health - including ability to cashflow.
• Project description.
• Procurement - Value for money, eligibility with funder regulations.
• Eligibility - location, sector and expenditure.
• Deliverability and viability - Ability to deliver and complete within the required timescales.
• Level of risk associated with the project.
• Additionality, displacement, incentive, duplication and incentive impacts.
• Realism and risk.
• Level of grant required and need.
• Options analysed and considered.
• Funding package if applicable.
• Compliance with UK's subsidy control rules (including eligibility of activity and costs).
• Ability to deliver the required number of outputs and Value for Money for the grant requested.
• Grant recommendation, amount of grant recommended along with any conditions and/or special
monitoring instructions that may be needed.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 75100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £60,000

- **Contract Period:** 03/06/2025 to 31/03/2028

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** NCC1584 Grant Appraisal (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **UMI COMMERCIAL LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-101792`
  - Value: £51,145 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 18/06/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F021744-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-06-27T08:44:23.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T00:12:16.386Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-051474