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Small Venues Fund - Fund Administrator

Awarded to UMI COMMERCIAL LIMITED

North East Combined Authority(buyer)

Published
Published 7 September 2026
Deadline
Closed 5 October 2026
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Overview

North East Combined Authority is procuring a Fund Administrator to manage the Small Venues Fund, a £2.45 million grant programme supporting creative grassroots venues across North East England. The successful bidder will provide full grant administration services including applicant support, application management, appraisal, compliance monitoring, financial administration, and reporting, with a contract value up to £250,000 excluding VAT.

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Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£250,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
Published
7 September 2026
Questions by
28 September 2026
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Financial markets administration servicesLoan brokerage services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£250,000
Award date
2 November 2026
Contract period
14 November 2026 → 31 August 2029
Contract length
2 years 10 months
Could run to
31 August 2030
Bids received
5
Winner
  • UMI COMMERCIAL LIMITED

This contract ends on 31 August 2029, or 31 August 2030 if every extension is used.

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About the winner

UMI COMMERCIAL LIMITED

Based in
Durham
Public contracts won
14
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Competition and scoring

Bids received

5

5 from SMEs

Open and restricted tenders in Financial and insurance services drew a median of 3 bids over the last 24 months; 21% received only one.

How bids were scored

Price 20% · Quality 80%

  • Quality80%
  • Price20%

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Market context

Typical award in Financial and insurance services

£120,000

Median of 2,338 awards in the last 24 months

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North East Combined Authority in the last 12 months

23

contracts awarded, worth £28,044,098 in total

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    2 November 2026

  2. Contract Notice

    7 September 2026

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