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Care leavers App

Northumberland County Council

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19 Aug 2026 at 11:27

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Northumberland County Council procured an online app for care leavers. The requirement is a software and information-systems solution intended to support people leaving care through a digital application. The work is for the council and is delivered in Northumberland, under the council’s responsibility as a local public authority. This is a focused technology requirement rather than a broad social-care service: businesses with experience designing, developing, hosting or supporting online applications for care leavers or similar users may find the subject relevant. Suppliers should consider whether their product and service capability can meet the needs of care leavers and the operational requirements of a local authority using a digital platform.

The procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. Northumberland County Council used a direct award below the relevant threshold, without competition. The contract was awarded to THIS IS FOCUS LTD, a Bournemouth-based SME, on 13 February 2026. The contract was signed on 13 February 2026 and runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029. Its gross value is £32,000. The procurement comprised one completed lot and the award covers the online care leavers app. The award information identifies software and information systems as the relevant classification. This was a non-competitive route, so there was no open tender evaluation between competing bids.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award demonstrates a local authority requirement for a targeted digital product supporting care leavers, delivered as a relatively focused software service. A credible competitor when this requirement returns would need to show a usable online application, experience with sensitive or vulnerable-user services, and the ability to design technology around accessibility, safeguarding and straightforward user journeys. It would also need to provide dependable implementation and ongoing support for a council environment, with suitable data protection, security and service-management practices. The successful supplier was an SME, indicating that this type of requirement can be delivered by a smaller specialist technology business rather than only by a large systems integrator.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Care leavers App

Notice Description

Online app for care leavers

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e753
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078883-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£32,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Feb 20266 months ago
Contract Period
1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Northumberland County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MORPETH
Postcode
NE61 2EF
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)
TLC42 Northumberland
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Northumberland
Electoral Ward
Morpeth Kirkhill
Westminster Constituency
North Northumberland

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

THIS IS FOCUS LTD

Further Information

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