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AwardedAwarded 29 April 2026

The Appointment of a Managing Agent for Sunderland City Council Business Centres

Sunderland City Council · Local authority

In brief

Sunderland City Council awarded IT and software and building maintenance work to North East Business and Innovation Centre Limited on 29 April 2026.

The notice gives a value of £5,000,000 including VAT.

The contract runs for 5 years, up to 10 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

Sunderland City Council ("the Contracting Authority" and/ or "the Council") is intending to appoint a Managing Agent to provide a range of key services at its Business Centres ("the Centres") namely, Evolve Business Centre, Sunderland Software Centre, and Washington Business Centre. The Managing Agent will be required to deliver all the services for the Council in relation to the Centres as more particularly described within the Specification as included in the procurement documents (together "the Services"). The contract shall operate for an initial term of five years, with the option to thereafter extend the contract (at the Council's absolute discretion) for a further period or periods up to a maximum of five years.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
North East Business and Innovation Centre Limited (SME)
3 bids received
£4,932,826
Awarded 24 February 2026
1 May 2026 to 30 April 2031

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 063497-2025
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 016676-2026
  3. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 040683-2026

About the buyer

Sunderland City CouncilLast 12 months

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From notice 063497-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 8 October 2025, last updated 1 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.