North East
PSC Pipeline tracks public sector construction schemes across Durham, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear at RIBA Stage 0 to 2, before procurement starts. This page shows what we found in the region this year, and how early we found it.
01 · Found in 2026
Schemes added to the PSC portal between 1 January and 5 October 2026.
34
Public sector schemes found in the North East
£10.2m
Typical scheme value (median)
85%
Found at RIBA Stage 0 to 2
17
Public sector clients with live schemes
02 · Where the work is
Infrastructure and highways led the way with 10 schemes, with housing and education close behind. Most of it had not reached the planning system when we picked it up.
£1.3bn of capital schemes identified across 3 counties, led by a handful of major regeneration programmes.
17 clients: 10 councils, two universities, two housing associations, a combined authority, a government department and one other. Public bodies with schemes on the portal:
Northumberland County Council
Tees Valley Combined Authority
Durham County Council
Darlington Borough Council
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
North Tyneside Council
Middlesbrough Council
03 · How early we see it
Every scheme on the portal is logged with the RIBA stage it was found at. In the North East this year, 29 of 34 were picked up at Stage 2 or earlier.
74% had no planning application when we found them.
04 · What a record tells you
Each PSC Pipeline record covers the client, the scope, the RIBA stage, the budget and funding position, procurement intentions, programme, planning status and risks, plus the consultant team where one has been appointed.
At RIBA Stage 0 to 2, how much of that is known varies from scheme to scheme. That is the trade-off of being early. An incomplete picture in time to act beats a complete one once the opportunity has gone.
Northvale Primary School expansion
Illustrative record, fictional scheme
RIBA 1
Client
Northvale Borough Council
Scope
Two-form entry expansion with a new teaching block, hall and external works
Budget and funding
£14m to £16m, capital programme and basic need grant
Procurement
Two-stage design and build through a framework, route due at cabinet
Programme
Design 2027, start on site 2028, complete 2029
Planning
Pre-application advice requested
Risks
Live school site, ground investigation outstanding
Consultant team
Architect and cost consultant appointed, M&E to follow
05 · Coverage
Subscribers choose the regions they follow. A North East subscription covers every public sector scheme we find in these counties, with updates each week.
Durham
Northumberland
Tyne and Wear
Figures on this page are for schemes added to the PSC portal between 1 January and 5 October 2026. Values are client-stated budgets at the time of capture and are rounded.
Five minutes on what a typical PSC Pipeline record shows, and what your team can do with it.
