# North East public sector tenders (120 open)

North East: 120 open tenders, 291 coming soon, 1623 contracts ending within 12 months. Median bids at these buyers: 4.

## Closing first
| Tender | Buyer | Closes | Value | Buyer's usual contest |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Supply and Support of High Through Put DNA Extraction Systems (long term)](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-051ece) | NHS Blood and Transplant | 2026-10-12 | £9m | few bidders |
| [Agenda for Change Job Evaluation Digital System](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-05f610) | NHS England | 2026-10-12 | £2.6m | few bidders |
| [Group Life Assurance](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-06e111) | Orbit Group Limited | 2026-10-12 | not stated | crowded |
| [Moorfield Road Open Space Improvement Project](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-06ea97) | Carn Brea Parish Council | 2026-10-12 | not stated | not enough history to rate |
| [Child Poverty Action Plan - Programme Evaluation](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-06eb72) | North East Combined Authority | 2026-10-12 | £220k | crowded |
| [Learning Community Trust Tender for Catering Services](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-06f0a0) | Learning Community Trust | 2026-10-12 | £539k | not enough history to rate |
| [Pest Control Measured Term Contract](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-06f981) | City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Limited | 2026-10-12 | £230k | few bidders |
| [HVAC concept-level study](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-06fac5) | UK Fusion Energy LTD | 2026-10-12 | £70k | not enough history to rate |
| [Marketing Agency Support - 2026](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-077e0c) | The Education Training Collective | 2026-10-12 | not stated | a typical contest |
| [CA18412 - Learning Community Trust Tender for Catering Services](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-b5fd17-fab6db00-dc97-499d-af4a-37d2076c9246) | Learning Community Trust | 2026-10-12 | £539k | not enough history to rate |
| [003635 - Provision of Manned Security Guard Services at Durham County Council Depots](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-06f3d8) | Durham County Council | 2026-10-13 | £1m | few bidders |
| [3 Year Floral Display Contract](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-06d689) | St Ives Town Council (Cambridgeshire) | 2026-10-14 | £40k | not enough history to rate |

## Largest open tenders
| Tender | Buyer | Closes | Value | Buyer's usual contest |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Supply of Food Service- (Multiple Lots)](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-066b91) | Anchor Hanover Group | 2026-11-27 | £88.4m | a typical contest |
| [NCC1519 Provision of NCC1519 Extra Care Schemes at Various Sites across Northumberland](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-05584f) | Northumberland County Council | 2026-11-20 | £30m | few bidders |
| [New Brize Meadows Primary School Project](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-06c157) | Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust | 2026-11-11 | £10.2m | not enough history to rate |
| [Supply and Support of High Through Put DNA Extraction Systems (long term)](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-051ece) | NHS Blood and Transplant | 2026-10-12 | £9m | few bidders |
| [Teleradiology Reporting Services](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-078256) | County Durham AND Darlington NHS Foundation Trust | 2026-11-09 | £9m | not enough history to rate |

## Buyers here that usually draw the fewest bids
| Buyer | Usual bids | Open here |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [NHS Blood and Transplant](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/nhs-blood-and-transplant) | 2 | 2 |
| [Centre FOR Process Innovation Limited](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/centre-for-process-innovation-limited) | 2 | 1 |
| [Gateshead College](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/gateshead-college) | 2 | 1 |
| [Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/northumbria-healthcare-facilities-management) | 2.5 | 1 |
| [City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Limited](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/city-hospitals-independent-commercial-enterprises-limited) | 3 | 1 |
| [Health and Safety Executive](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/health-and-safety-executive) | 3 | 1 |

## Buyers
- [NHS England](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/nhs-england): 42
- [London Borough of Waltham Forest](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-waltham-forest): 37
- [London Borough of Redbridge](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-redbridge): 25
- [Durham County Council](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/durham-county-council): 17
- [Department for Education](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/department-for-education): 16
- [Anchor Hanover Group](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/anchor-hanover-group): 13
- [NHS Blood and Transplant](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/nhs-blood-and-transplant): 10
- [Wokingham Borough Council](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/wokingham-borough-council): 9
- [Sunderland City Council](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/sunderland-city-council): 8
- [Newcastle City Council](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/newcastle-city-council): 7

Source: Find a Tender and Contracts Finder, Open Government Licence v3.0. Updated 2026-10-09. Bid counts describe a buyer's history, not a forecast. Method: https://bidcount.co.uk/about. Page: https://bidcount.co.uk/regions/north-east