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Small Sparks Plus

Newcastle City Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 23:20.

Opportunity overview

This contract will specifically provide capacity through the recruitment of a 'grant coordinator' who will manage, develop and embed a funding model that provides opportunity for grass roots change 'Small Spark' grants to provide monies for capital and revenue projects/activities. This forms part of the Newcastle Neighbourhoods work.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Connected Voice

Matched by number
Contract value
£190k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
1 Feb 2024
Award ID
011575-2025-C-013373-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 06681475
Location
Newcastle upon Tyne, UKC2, NE1 4BX, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV75200000 — Provision of services to the community

Lots

  • ServicesValue not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-04f98c
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
Connected Voice is currently delivering the VCSE Infrastructure support contract. They have established links and relationships with VCSE partners, communities and small groups and understand the need in the city and how the the Small Sparks plus grants scheme can be delivered to maximise impact in our neighbourhood areas: North, East, Inner West, Outer West.

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
75200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Provision of services to the community

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_REPETITION_EXISTING
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
Services

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Newcastle Upon Tyne

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Entry 9
Region
UKK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-44810
Name
Newcastle City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKC22
Locality
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Postal Code
NE18QH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Civic Centre

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Newcastle City Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Kate Bowman
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-06681475
Name
Connected Voice

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKC2
Locality
Newcastle upon Tyne
Postal Code
NE1 4BX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
One Strawberry Lane

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
06681475
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
Connected Voice
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-55079
Name
Newcastle City Council

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Newcastle upon Tyne
Postal Code
NE1 8QH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Civic Centre

Identifier

Legal Name
Newcastle City Council

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
011575-2025-C-013373-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-06681475
Name
Connected Voice

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
011575-2025-C-013373-1
Status
active
Award ID
011575-2025-C-013373-1
Date Signed
1 Feb 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
190,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Newcastle Upon Tyne · UKC22 · NE18QH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC
  • Delivery location · UKD
  • Delivery location · UKE
  • Delivery location · UKF
  • Delivery location · UKG
  • Delivery location · UKH
  • Delivery location · UKI
  • Delivery location · UKJ
  • Delivery location · UKK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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