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Small Sparks Plus

Provision of services to the community
North East (UKC)
North West (UKD)
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
East Midlands (UKF)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Newcastle City Council: "Small Sparks Plus". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityNewcastle City CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Newcastle City Council
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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
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
5.5Bids / Report
30.6% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 63 active published awards; 62 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNewcastle City Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published27 Mar 2025, 14:09 GMT
Last source update27 Mar 2025, 14:09 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationProvision of services to the community
Delivery area
North East (UKC)
North West (UKD)
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
East Midlands (UKF)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04f98c
What is being bought
This contract will specifically provide capacity through the recruitment of a 'grant coordinator' who will manage, develop and embed a funding model that provides opportunity for grass roots change 'Small Spark' grants to provide monies for capital and revenue projects/activities. This forms part of the Newcastle Neighbourhoods work.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    27 Mar 2025, 14:09 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    27 Mar 2025, 14:09 GMT
  3. Buyer information updated
    27 Mar 2025, 14:09 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Services
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    27 Mar 2025, 14:09 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 1 Feb 2024, 00:00 GMT · £190,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
CONNECTED VOICE
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£190,000 · signed 1 Feb 2024, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Newcastle City Council

Contracting authority GB-FTS-44810
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  • Newcastle City Council
    buyer

    Civic Centre, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UKC22, NE18QH
    kate.bowman@newcastle.gov.uk

  • Connected Voice
    supplier

    GB-COH: 06681475
    One Strawberry Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, UKC2, NE1 4BX

  • Newcastle City Council
    reviewBody

    Civic Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8QH
    kate.bowman@newcastle.gov.uk
Documents (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleConnected Voice is currently delivering the VCSE Infrastructure support contract. They have established links and relationships with VCSE partners, communities and small groups and understand the need in the city and how the the Small Sparks plus grants scheme can be delivered to maximise impact in our neighbourhood areas: North, East, Inner West, Outer West.