Awarded contract

ECC054 - Professional Witness Service

Details

Value
£125,000
Duration
3 years
Topic
Administration, defence and social security services
Published
5 October 2026

Tender description

As part of the ECS Growth Fund, the Mayor has requested the use of the Professional Witness Service across Middlesbrough in crime & ASB hotspot locations where residents are simply too fearful to report issues. The awarded supplier provides a specialist service and all staff are ex police surveillance officers and are the only organisation across the Tees Valley that provide this type of service. ## Contract award

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published5 October 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date5 October 2026
  3. Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2029in 2 years

About the buyer

Middlesbrough Council is a local authority, and its Contract and Commissioning Unit handles procurement enquiries. All quotations and tenders go through the NEPO portal, the North East Procurement Organisation's shared e-tendering system. NEPO works in partnership with 12 North East local authorities on the strategic procurement of goods and services. Contracts above the higher thresholds are also advertised on Contracts Finder and the Find a Tender Service. Buy Boro, the council's simplified quotation procedure, directs smaller contracts toward local businesses and SMEs. Suppliers can register on the NEPO portal free of charge to receive notifications of new opportunities.

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 Middlesbrough Council's contract awards have been in business services, repair and maintenance and health and social work.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 75000000 · Administration, defence and social security services
  • 98000000 · Other community, social and personal services

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