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# NCC1585 In Work Support Delivery

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ncc1585-in-work-support-delivery-ocds-h6vhtk-0517fe). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Northumberland County Council: "NCC1585 In Work Support Delivery". Published status: complete. Published Value: £120,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 17 Jun 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:** £120,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 17 June 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Career guidance services, Human resources management consultancy services, Miscellaneous business-related services, Staff development services, Training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC21
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £109,075 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ncc1585-in-work-support-delivery-ocds-h6vhtk-0517fe#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0517fe`

## 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/ncc1585-in-work-support-delivery-ocds-h6vhtk-0517fe#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [open-uk.org](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.open-uk.org%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ncc1585-in-work-support-delivery-ocds-h6vhtk-0517fe#participate

## Description
Business Northumberland wishes to appoint a business support supplier that can provide a pool of Technical Specialists relevant to the field of in work support, staff retention and skills.
The successful supplier will:
• Engage with employers, targeting those who have difficulty retaining their workforce, to develop a pipeline of clients.
• Provide advice and guidance to those employers on a 121 basis.
• Develop and deliver a series of workshops focused on relevant themes to those employers.
• Successfully evidence the contracted outputs as required by the funding.
Employers of all sizes based within the North of Tyne region will be eligible to be supported through this programme of work.
To effectively meet the needs of this opportunity, the pool of Technical Specialists will be able to address the retention challenges faced by employers, which are expected to encompass the following areas:
• Accessibility
• Dispute Resolution
• Training Recruitment and Skills
• Business Resilience
• Change Management
• Neurodiversity
• Human Resources
• Career Planning
• Digital Skills
• Mental Health
The total hours of support delivered to each business will be determined by the initial diagnostic, however, this will need to be sufficient to deliver the output target of at least 45 businesses in receipt of between 3 and 12 hours.
The successful supplier will be required to adhere to a strict delivery timeline in order to meet the requirements of the funding. The supplier will therefore be required to have suitable resource to commence work immediately upon award.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79414000, 79633000, 79634000, 79990000, 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £120,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/06/2025 to 31/03/2026

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Northumberland Business Service Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:04121893`
  - Value: £109,075 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** NCC1585 In Work Support Delivery (active)
  - Signed Value: £109,075
  - Signed Date: 06/07/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F022993-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-07-08T10:20:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T08:38:38.240Z
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