Free Guide: North of Tyne Spending & Supplier Profile
A free spending & supplier guide for North of Tyne Combined Authority · Combined authority · North East
Data covering 2020 to 2026
Recorded Spend
£222.8m
Transactions
5,233
Suppliers
392
Key Takeaways
- £222.8 million in recorded spend across 5,233 transactions from 2020 to 2026
- 392 identified suppliers, with education and transport accounting for 63.6% of matched spend
- 3 tenders worth £36 million on record, with no published contract-level data available
A combined authority spending £222.8 million, but where's the contract data?
North of Tyne Combined Authority covers a big footprint: 839,515 people across over 2,000 square miles of the North East. Our data tracks £222.8 million in recorded spend across 5,233 transactions, drawn from 36 source files spanning 2020 to 2026. That puts it squarely in the mid-range for combined authorities as a buyer. But here's what stands out: we hold zero published contracts for this authority. The spend data comes entirely from payment-to-supplier records sourced from northeast-ca.gov.uk and Find a Tender. For a bid manager, that means you're working with a clear picture of where money flows but without the contract-level detail that tells you award dates, durations, or renewal windows. Three tenders appear in the dataset, collectively valued at £36 million. That's a thin pipeline on paper, though combined authorities often procure through their constituent councils rather than directly.
Education and transport dominate, who's getting paid?
Of the 392 identified suppliers we've matched, the top five account for 50.9% of recorded spend. The HHI sits at 720, which is unconcentrated. So while a handful of suppliers pull in large sums, the tail is long. Northumberland County Rugby Ltd leads with £18.1 million, followed by TT2 Limited at £10.7 million and Newcastle College Ltd at £10.2 million. Education is the dominant sector by a wide margin, pulling in £39.8 million across 72 suppliers, around 42.9% of matched spend. Transportation and storage follows at 20.7%, with just 11 suppliers sharing £19.2 million. Professional and technical services account for 6.9% but spread across 86 suppliers, the widest supplier base of any sector. If you're in professional services, the per-supplier spend is relatively modest compared to education or transport, where fewer suppliers split larger pots.
How does this authority actually buy?
This is where the picture gets sparse. With no published contract records in our dataset, there's no breakdown of procurement methods, no split between open tenders and direct awards, and no median contract value to quote. The three tenders we hold, worth a combined £36 million, were sourced from Find a Tender, which suggests they sit above the public procurement threshold. Beyond that, the spending records tell you who gets paid and how much, but not how those relationships were established. Combined authorities often act as strategic coordinators rather than direct commissioners, channelling funding through member councils like Newcastle, North Tyneside, and Northumberland. That pattern could explain the limited direct procurement activity in the data. For anyone tracking opportunities here, the constituent councils' own procurement channels may be where the formal tender activity sits.
| # | Supplier | Spend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY RUGBY LTD | £18,084,447 |
| 2 | TT2 LIMITED | £10,658,805 |
| 3 | NEWCASTLE COLLEGE LTD | £10,158,541 |
| 4 | GO NORTH EAST LIMITED | £5,097,204 |
| 5 | TYNE COLLEGE | £3,227,100 |
| 6 | WEST END CAPITAL LIMITED | £2,500,000 |
| 7 | BEDE COLLEGE DURHAM | £2,383,890 |
| 8 | NEWCASTLE UNITED FOUNDATION PROJECTS LIMITED | £1,725,137 |
| 9 | LEARNING CURVE GROUP LIMITED | £1,723,319 |
| 10 | ARRIVA NORTHUMBRIA LIMITED | £1,552,791 |
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