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Orchard Street Tunnel Artwork (Central Gateway Project)
Art supplies
Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services
Arts-facility operation services
Published value
£36,000
Submission deadline 10 Jun 2026, 09:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Newcastle City Council: "Orchard Street Tunnel Artwork (Central Gateway Project)". Published status: active. Published value: £36,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Jun 2026, 09:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Newcastle City Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 10 Jun 2026, 09:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £36,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Newcastle City Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Newcastle City Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
-4.6%Historical Average
Competition Density
4.2Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
Northern TUCTop vendor: 49.4% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 171 active published awards; 28 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| Northern TUC | 1 win | £9,532,240 |
| Anglian Building Products | 1 win | £2,700,000 |
| YUNEX LIMITED | 1 win | £1,806,880 |
| MGM LTD | 2 wins | £1,466,149 |
| KOMPAN SCOTLAND LTD | 1 win | £729,829 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNewcastle City Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published14 May 2026, 18:02 BST | Last source update14 May 2026, 18:02 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationArt supplies, Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services, Arts-facility operation services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06994d | ||
What is being bought
As part of the wider Central Gateway Project, Newcastle City Council is undertaking a 2 stage open call process to appoint an artist to design and paint artwork into the Orchard Street tunnel.
The briefs will be shared Creative Central Newcastle artists networks and promoted across arts opportunity websites and portals to provide significant reach. The tender brief will be shared on platforms including:
- Art Rabbit website
- Arts Council - Arts Jobs website
- Creative Central NCL website, and promoted social media channels
- Creative Central NCL newsletter
- Social media platforms such as Culture Vulture.
The intention is for the artwork to enhance the public realm as part of the wider Central Gateway Project.
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £36,000
14 May 2026, 18:02 BST - Status changed to active
14 May 2026, 18:02 BST - Official notice release published
14 May 2026, 18:02 BST - Submission deadline changed to 10 Jun 2026, 09:00 BST
14 May 2026, 18:02 BST - Buyer information updated
14 May 2026, 18:02 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactivePublished value£36,000The source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
14 May 2026, 18:02 BST - Submission deadline
10 Jun 2026, 09:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Newcastle City Council
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PBHM-6848-TWYGDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 14 May 2026, 18:02 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published