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title: "Oracy for Careers Project (SP44)"
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# Oracy for Careers Project (SP44)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/oracy-for-careers-project-sp44-ocds-h6vhtk-06e92b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** North East Combined Authority: "Oracy for Careers Project (SP44)". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [North East Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-east-combined-authority-ons-e47000014)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKC14, UKC2
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £19,994 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/oracy-for-careers-project-sp44-ocds-h6vhtk-06e92b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06e92b`

## 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/oracy-for-careers-project-sp44-ocds-h6vhtk-06e92b#tl-md)

## Description
This 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

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

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

  - Supplier(s): **The National Literacy Trust**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-175945`
  - Value: £19,994 (exc. VAT)

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F079703-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-21T07:44:14.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T21:37:07.052Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06e92b