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Published 29 Aug 2025, 10:11 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NCC1705 Lead Generation for Inward Investment

Official notice

Authority: Northumberland County Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC21)
Published estimate£40,000≈ £48k / year · £48,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Sept 2025awarded 3 Oct 2025
Awarded to Gateley PLC
Contract term 10 moends 31 Jul 2026 · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Business Northumberland is seeking consultants to create a programme of targeted meetings to engage with key decision makers from businesses across the 5 key sectors identified that may be considering investing into the UK.

CPV: Market research services · Miscellaneous business and business-related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 10 moSMEVCSEPublished value£40,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Jul 2026 (10 mo)Value: £40,000 exc. VAT · £48,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North EastEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
79310000 Market research services79900000 Miscellaneous business and business-related services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Quality - 80% Price - 20%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
29 Aug 2025, 10:11 BST
Last source update
3 Oct 2025, 14:24 BST
Authority reference
NCC1705
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-052294
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Market research servicesMiscellaneous business and business-related services
Delivery area
North East (UKC21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059009 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: OPEN-UK
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
12 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
8 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

To view the documents for this Request for quotation exercise you will need to register for the E-Procurement platform OPEN via the link- www.open-uk.org ↗

When registered please search for the project name below in the browse opportunities section and register an interest.

NCC1708 Lead Generation for Inward Investment

Timeline

29 Aug 2025 → 3 Oct 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    29 Aug 2025, 10:11 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    8 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    12 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts391 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published388 days ago
    3 Oct 2025, 14:24 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Aug 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    29 Aug 2025, 10:11 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    3 Oct 2025, 14:24 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    3 Oct 2025, 14:24 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £40,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Gateley PLC£40,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • NCC1705 Lead Generation for Inward Investment · Gateley PLC

    Signed
    3 Oct 2025
    Value
    £40,000
    Period
    6 Oct 2025 – 31 Jul 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Northumberland County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJJX-1133-JRGV County Hall, Morpeth, North East, NE61 2EFContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • GATELEY PLCAwarded supplierGB-COH: 09310187GB-PPON: PMWT-5385-GRDW One Eleven Edmund Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B3 2HJContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsTo view the documents for this Request for quotation exercise you will need to register for the E-Procurement platform OPEN via the link- https://www.open-uk.org/ When registered please search for the project name below in the browse opportunities section and register an interest…

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender