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Published 13 Apr 2026, 09:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NORTH EAST WARM HOMES - RETROFIT LOAN SCHEME

Official notice

Authority: North East Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: North East (UKC14)
Published estimate£350,000≈ £30k / year · £420,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 18 Jun 2026
Next notice expected 15 May 2026
Contract term 11 yrs 9 moends 1 Jun 2038 · starts 17 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The purpose of this commission is to appoint a provider to manage and administer a low-interest loan product which will support North East Combined Authority owner-occupiers and private landlords to improve the energy efficiency of their housing through installation of retrofit measures. The loan is intended to facilitate retrofit for households not eligible for grant funding where the upfront cost of measures is the principal barrier to progressing with these or where the full cost of installation is not covered by grant funding.

CPV: Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 11 yrs 9 moSMEVCSEPublished value£350,000
Contract period: 17 Aug 2026 – 1 Jun 2038 (11 yrs 9 mo)Value: £350,000 exc. VAT · £420,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North EastEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
66172000 Financial transaction processing and clearing-house 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
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
13 Apr 2026, 09:12 BST
Last source update
15 May 2026, 16:41 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 4 Aug 2026
Authority reference
OPEN20261028
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-045076
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
Delivery area
North East (UKC14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068087 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: OPEN-UK
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
18 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
8 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.open-uk.org ↗

Timeline

13 Apr 2026 → 17 Aug 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Planning notice published198 days ago
    13 Apr 2026, 09:12 BST
  2. Market engagement166 days ago
    14 May 2026, 23:59 BST

    To support early market engagement, we are hosting an online provider engagement event 'Low Interest Domestic Retrofit Loan - Provider Engagement Event' to outline the opportunity and forthcoming procurement.

    How to participate: Register via Eventbrite

    www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/low-interest-domes… ↗

    Date of event: Thursday, 14th May 2026

    Time: 1pm to 2pm

    Location: Online event

  3. Tender notice published166 days ago
    15 May 2026, 16:41 BST
  4. Next notice expected165 days ago
    15 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Clarification questions by141 days ago
    8 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  6. Submission deadline132 days ago
    18 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
  7. Award decision expected by84 days ago
    4 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Contract starts72 days ago
    17 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

10 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Apr 2026
  1. Planned procurement notice published
    13 Apr 2026, 09:12 BST
    UK3
  2. Planned procurement notice published
    13 Apr 2026, 11:37 BST
    UK3
  3. Deadline moved to 26 May 2026, 12:00 BST
    13 Apr 2026, 11:37 BST
    -5 days · was 31 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    7 May 2026, 11:08 BST
    UK2
  5. Published value published: £350,000
    7 May 2026, 11:08 BST
  6. Planned procurement notice published
    7 May 2026, 12:31 BST
    UK3
  7. Deadline moved to 18 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
    7 May 2026, 12:31 BST
    +23 days · was 26 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  8. Tender notice published
    15 May 2026, 16:41 BST
    UK4
  9. Status changed to active
    15 May 2026, 16:41 BST
  10. Deadline moved to 18 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
    15 May 2026, 16:41 BST
    +0 days · was 18 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2026-04: 2 releases · 13 Apr 2026, 13 Apr 2026

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North East Combined Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJMR-6594-BRGH The Lumen, St James' Boulevard, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East, NE4 5BZContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure