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Together Through Sport - Foundation of Light

North East Combined Authority

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12 Aug 2026 at 14:34

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

North East Combined Authority is funding the Together Through Sport service to increase access to free sports activities for children and young people. The work adds capacity to after-school and school-holiday clubs across the North East, including delivery through 20 schools. The funded provision is either 200 free school-holiday places or 200 hours of free school delivery. Foundation of Light has committed to match the funding, doubling delivery to 400 places or hours, and to provide further in-kind support equivalent to another 200 places or hours. The wider requirement involves five sports foundations delivering the equivalent of 3,000 hours or places through direct funding, match funding and in-kind support. The procurement is for services covering sports activity, education and training, and related consultancy.

This below-threshold procurement was awarded directly without competition to Foundation of Light. The award is recorded on 12 August 2026, for £10,000 gross in total, and covers one completed lot. The contract period runs from 12 August 2026 to 1 July 2027. The service is being delivered across the North East, including the areas covered by the 20 participating schools. The procurement used a direct award route rather than an open tender, so suppliers were not evaluated through a competitive bidding process. Its stated classifications cover research and development and related consultancy services, together with education and training services. A contract signature was scheduled for 12 August 2026. Foundation of Light is the selected supplier.

This award shows demand from North East Combined Authority for community sports provision linked to schools, after-school clubs and holiday activities. A credible future supplier would need to organise and deliver free sports sessions at school scale, work across multiple locations, and provide either places or measurable delivery hours. The requirement also favours organisations able to combine public funding with match funding and in-kind support, and to coordinate delivery alongside other sports foundations. Relevant experience in education, training, youth sport, community engagement and partnership delivery would strengthen a supplier’s position. Organisations should also be able to demonstrate the operational capacity to support 20 schools and contribute to a wider regional programme measured in thousands of hours or places. Foundation of Light’s voluntary, community or social enterprise background indicates the type of mission-led provider involved.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Together Through Sport - Foundation of Light

Notice Description

The purpose of this service is to increase access to free sports activities by funding additional capacity in after-school and holiday clubs across the region. This funding will support 200 free places of school holiday provision OR 200 hours of free school delivery, across 20 schools. The Foundation of Light has committed to match-fund this (thereby doubling delivery to 400 places / hours) and to provide further in-kind support for another 200 places / hours. Foundation of Light will contribute towards the requirement for the five Sports Foundations to deliver the equivalent of 3,000 hours or places through a combination of direct funding, match funding, and in-kind support.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e2bd
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076839-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£10,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
12 Aug 2026 - 1 Jul 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
North East Combined Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode
NE4 5BZ
Postcode Area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC43 Tyneside
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Electoral Ward
Arthur's Hill
Westminster Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

FOUNDATION OF LIGHT

Further Information

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