Official UK procurement notice
Oracy for Careers Project (SP44)
Authority: North East Combined Authority (Local council)
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: North East (UKC14)
Awarded value£19,994published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to The National Literacy Trust
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis project focuses on strengthening oracy for careers helping young people develop the communication skills needed to access, succeed in their chosen career aspirations. The pilot will work in close partnership with targeted employers and sector representatives to better understand the communication, behaviours, and competencies required at entry to the workforce.
The supplier will be expected to:
- Work with a small cohort of target schools (2 targeted schools) to embed oracy within careers provision
- Engage a targeted employer or sector partner to co-design and deliver activity aligned to recruitment and selection processes
- Support careers leaders and teachers to integrate employer-informed oracy approaches into teaching and learning
- Provide structured opportunities for young people to practise communication within realistic recruitment scenarios
- Deliver workshops to a cohort of young people (KS4-KS5) to develop key oracy and employability skills for the workplace.
- Work with selected schools and employer/s to co-design workshops
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Aug 2026, 08:44 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Aug 2026, 08:44 BST
- Authority reference
OPEN20261869- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079703- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e92bFind a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 21 Aug 2026- Transparency notice published21 Aug 2026, 08:44 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected21 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £19,9941 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Literacy Trust21 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2027 | £19,994 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- THE NATIONAL LITERACY TRUSTAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender