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    ContractsNorth East Skills Devolution Workshop Facilitation
    Awarded contract

    North East Skills Devolution Workshop Facilitation

    Awarded
    £2.6k
    Published 7 Sept 2026

    Facilitate a one-day North East workshop bringing together the Mayoral Combined Authority and Local Authorities to plan joint delivery of devolved 16-19 skills and employment support programmes.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· North EastPublished 7 Sept 2026· 3 weeks agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £2.6k
    Published 7 Sept 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £2,600
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Professional Services
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      North East

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • SI
      Shared Intelligence Limited
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 3 weeks ago.

    7 September 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    This opportunity involves facilitating a collaborative workshop between the North East Mayoral Combined Authority (MSA) and Local Authority partners. The UK Government is devolving 16-19 skills and employment support programmes, and this workshop will help partners coordinate their response and plan joint delivery. The service provider will: prepare workshop materials, develop the agenda, conduct scoping calls with attendees, facilitate a one-day in-person workshop, and produce detailed outcome notes. This is a strategic engagement to ensure successful implementation of devolution across the North East region.

    Track record

    6 awards · 6 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In professional services, North East Combined Authority has awarded 6 contracts to 6 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. GARDINER RICHARDSON LIMITED1× · 17%
    2. THE SKILL MILL LIMITED1× · 17%
    3. FOUNDATION OF LIGHT1× · 17%
    4. Shared Intelligence Limited1× · 17%
    5. WHISTL UK LIMITED1× · 17%
    6. Social Finance Ltd1× · 17%

    Across professional services, the most active winners are REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED, KPMG LLP, Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06f34b
    NE
    Buyer
    North East Combined Authority
    Sector
    Professional Services