Official UK procurement notice
Unpaid Carers Infrastructure · UK public procurement notice
Authority: North East Combined Authority (Local council)
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73)Education & Training (80) Delivery: North East (UKC14)
Awarded value£173,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to THE NORTH TYNESIDE CARERS CENTRE
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis project delivers the Unpaid Carers Infrastructure strand of the Economic Inactivity Trailblazer, focused on strengthening regional systems and infrastructure that support unpaid carers to access and sustain employment. It will drive employer engagement, improve coordination and referral pathways, and develop scalable tools and approaches to embed carer-inclusive practices across services and workplaces.
Commencement Date Date of Authorised Signature on behalf of North East MSA
Contract Period (including option to extend) From the Commencement Date (1st June 2026) to and including 31/3/27
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
- 12 Aug 2026, 14:48 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Aug 2026, 14:48 BST
- Authority reference
OPEN20261604- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-076852- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e2c5Find a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 12 Aug 2026- Transparency notice published12 Aug 2026, 14:48 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected12 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £173,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE NORTH TYNESIDE CARERS CENTREVCSE12 Aug 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 | £173,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- THE NORTH TYNESIDE CARERS CENTREAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender