Independent Evaluation and Learning Partner for the NDC Support Programme
Details
- Supplier(s)
- NIRAS Group (UK) Ltd
- Value
- £853,083
- Topic
- Research services
- Published
- 19 August 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
The independent Evaluation Partner will assess the effectiveness of the UK’s NDC Support Programme and provide lessons to inform future programme development. The evaluation will run for three years, from August 2026 to March 2029 during which two learning reports and a more extensive whole programme evaluation report will be delivered. There is an option to extend the contract for a further two-year period for a final evaluation to be delivered in 2031. Lot 1: Service procured through RM6126 Reserach and Insights Dynamic Purchasing System
Timeline
- Completed: Award published19 August 2026Current notice
- Completed: Award date19 August 2026
About the buyer
Sunderland City Council is a local authority that launched the Open procurement platform in June 2024. The council was the first in North East England to use Open for advertising tenders. Open is replacing the NEPO Portal, previously shared by North East local authorities for tenders and quotations. Suppliers register on Open and select categories of interest to receive email alerts on matching opportunities. Eleven further North East councils, including Newcastle, Durham and Gateshead, joined Open in October 2024. A separate contracts register lists Sunderland's current and archived agreements alongside its live procurement notices.
UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).
Over the past 5 years, most of Sunderland City Council's contract awards have been in business services, construction work and software and information systems.
Relevant CPV codes
- 73110000 · Research services
Decision makers
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| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@sunderland-city-council.gov |
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