Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- North Tyneside Borough Council · Regional or local agency/office
- Supplier
- UMi Commercial ltd SME
- Value
- £105,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Business and management consultancy and related services (CPV 79400000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 012727-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Apr 2025
- Published3 Apr 2025Published 2 days after the contract date
Description
Further Competition carried out under NTCA DPS for the supply and delivery of Business Support Interventions within North East Region. Contract to deliver the GROW theme of the Business Factory programme. The supplier will be required to provide bespoke 1-2-1, consultancy & mentoring support for some early stage and established businesses, with a specific 'growth' goal in mind, across North Tyneside. The project has a remit covering the whole of the Borough of North Tyneside. The contract will be performance linked and is expected to deliver a minimum of 3hrs, maximum of 12 hours, of support to 55 businesses from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. The contract will also include a flexible fund to support the procurement of additional consultancy that may be required over the 12-month period.
About the supplier
UMi Commercial ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07227157).