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Together Through Sport - Newcastle Rugby Foundation

North East Combined Authority

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12 Aug 2026 at 14:43

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

North East Combined Authority commissioned a sports and education service to increase access to free activities through additional capacity in after-school and school-holiday clubs across the North East. The requirement supports 200 free places in school-holiday provision or 200 hours of free school delivery across 20 schools. The selected provider is also contributing match funding and in-kind support, helping expand the overall delivery. The work covers sports activity provision, education and training, and related consultancy services. Delivery is across the North East, including the Newcastle area. The opportunity is relevant to sports foundations, community sport organisations, education providers and social enterprises with the ability to run structured activities for children and young people through schools and holiday programmes.

This below-threshold procurement has reached the awarded stage and is recorded as complete. North East Combined Authority used a direct award without competition. One service lot was awarded to Newcastle Rugby Foundation, whose award is recorded as pending, for £10,000 including VAT. The award date is 12 August 2026, and the contract period runs from 12 August 2026 to 1 July 2027. Evaluation was therefore based on the buyer’s direct-award approach rather than a competitive tender process. The requirement is intended to support 200 free places or 200 hours of free school delivery across 20 schools, with the provider’s contribution increasing the planned delivery through match funding and in-kind support. A signature milestone was scheduled for 12 August 2026.

For a future requirement of this kind, credible competitors would need practical experience delivering free sports activities through schools, after-school clubs and holiday provision. They would need enough operational capacity to coordinate delivery across multiple schools and to provide either places or measured hours of activity. The selected model also shows the value of organisations able to combine public funding with match funding and in-kind contributions, rather than relying only on the contract payment. Relevant strengths include qualified activity leaders, safeguarding and school-engagement processes, programme management, outcome reporting, and established relationships with schools and community partners. Sports foundations, rugby or other community sports organisations, education and training providers, and social enterprises with regional delivery capability are the closest fit for this buyer’s requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Together Through Sport - Newcastle Rugby Foundation

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. Newcastle Rugby Foundation 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. Newcastle Rugby Foundation 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-06e2c3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076849-2026
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

NEWCASTLE RUGBY FOUNDATION

Further Information

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