Direct Award - Grow and Eat Programme

Authority: North Tyneside Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competitionVCSE suitable

Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77)Education & Training (80) Delivery: North East (UKC22)

Awarded value£20,000published award · inc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to NORTH TYNESIDE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To deliver a Grow and Eat programme on behalf of Active North Tyneside via a Service Level Agreement. A grow and eat officer has been hosted by VODA for the past 3 years. We are about to begin on our year 4 delivery programme.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedVCSE

Delivery: North EastEligibility: VCSE eligible

77100000 Agricultural services 80540000 Environmental training services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 21 Aug 2025, 08:11 BST
Last source update: 21 Aug 2025, 08:11 BST
Authority reference: OPEN20251452
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-050359
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: North East (UKC22)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058bbe Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 21 Aug 2025

Transparency notice published
21 Aug 2025, 08:11 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £20,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
NORTH TYNESIDE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DEVELOPMENT AGENCYSMEVCSEGrow and Eat Programme1 Oct 2025 – 31 Aug 2026	£20,000 inc. VAT	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Tyneside Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYBQ-4733-WWLW Quadrant, North Tyneside, North East, NE27 0BYContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

NORTH TYNESIDE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DEVELOPMENT AGENCYAwarded supplier WALLSEND CUSTOMER FIRST CENTRE SPIRIT OF NORTH TYNESIDE WING, 2ND FLOOR, WALLSEND CUSTOMER FIRST CENTRE, Wallsend, North East, NE28 8JRContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender21 Aug 2025, 08:11 BST