Tenders/Evaluation Services: Events & Participation Programme (2026-2029)

Evaluation Services: Events & Participation Programme (2026-2029)

North East Combined Authority

Published: Oct 9, 2026

Updated: Oct 9, 2026

About This Opportunity

This is a consulting contract in the Monitoring Evaluation and finance and banking sectors, with a focus on Investment. Located in United Kingdom, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums.

Published through UK FTS - Find a Tender Service, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for consulting in the Monitoring Evaluation sector. Consulting assignments are typically evaluated with a strong emphasis on the technical proposal, including the methodology and qualifications of key experts. Shortlisted firms may be invited to submit financial proposals in a second stage. Interested parties should review the full documentation on the original source before submitting their proposal.

Description

The North East MSA intends to appoint a single supplier to deliver independent evaluation services for the Events & Participation Programme (2026-2029). The appointed supplier will be required to design and deliver a comprehensive programme-level evaluation covering all approved activity funded through both the Events Investment Programme and the Sport and Cultural Participation Programme. The evaluation will assess:  Programme delivery and implementation  Achievement of programme outputs and outcomes  Economic impact and value for money  Participation and behaviour change  Health and wellbeing outcomes  Volunteering impacts  Equality, diversity and inclusion impacts  Environmental sustainability impacts  Social value generated through investment  Lessons learned and recommendations for future investment The estimated contract value is £90,000 excluding VAT. The proposed contract period is from January 2027 to March 2029, with the option for the North East MSA to extend until December 2026 if required to complete final evaluation reporting and dissemination activities.

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from UK FTS - Find a Tender Service and was originally published on October 9, 2026. Last refreshed today. Reference: 095507-2026. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About North East Combined Authority

North East Combined Authority has issued 71 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 7 currently open and 40 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Social Protection & Welfare, Youth & Employment, and Education & Training. All notices are published for United Kingdom. Notices are distributed via UK FTS - Find a Tender Service. Most recent publication: October 9, 2026.

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What type of contract is this?

This is a Consulting contract in the Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning sector. The classification helps bidders match the opportunity to their qualifications and registered scope of supply.

Where will the contract be performed?

The contract is for delivery in United Kingdom. Foreign bidders should review local registration, taxation, and any in-country presence requirements before submitting.

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Visit UK FTS - Find a Tender Service to access the full notice, required documents, and submission instructions. Quote reference 095507-2026 when communicating with the contracting authority.

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This notice was issued by North East Combined Authority in United Kingdom. The authority is responsible for evaluating bids, awarding the contract, and managing performance.