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Community Impact Fund - Evaluation Partner

North East Combined Authority

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08 Oct 2026 at 15:16

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

North East Combined Authority plans to appoint an independent evaluation partner for the North East Community Impact Fund. The work is programme-level evaluation of the fund’s implementation, emerging outcomes and value for money across its different components. The fund supports the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector to strengthen its capacity, capability and sustainability, and to develop more preventative, outcomes-based services. The evaluation will cover support for VCSE capability and commissioning readiness as well as the development and delivery of services. It will draw together evidence from funded activity and establish a basis for assessing the fund’s longer-term contribution to outcomes for children and families experiencing poverty. Findings are intended to support future commissioning, investment and VCSE support across the North East of England.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the buyer has described an intention to procure, but has not issued an invitation to tender. It expects to use an open procedure and has set out a single lot. The estimated contract value is £300,000. The buyer’s indicative timetable gives 16 October 2026 as the expected date for the next procurement notice, 10 November for the anticipated tender closing date, 5 November for enquiries to close, and 22 December for the expected award decision. The anticipated contract period runs from 18 January 2027 to 31 March 2029, with a possible six-month extension to 30 September 2029. Quality carries 80% of the evaluation weighting and price 20%.

The work is suited to independent evaluation consultancies, social research firms and organisations experienced in evaluating complex, multi-component programmes. Strong candidates will be able to assess implementation and emerging outcomes, judge value for money, bring together evidence from varied funded activities, and set out a credible approach to understanding longer-term effects on children and families. Experience of work involving poverty, family services, prevention, outcomes-based delivery or the VCSE sector would be directly relevant to the fund’s purpose. The partner will also need to turn evaluation findings into practical recommendations and support continuous learning and improvement during delivery. The buyer has indicated that small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises are suitable suppliers for this work.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Community Impact Fund - Evaluation Partner

Notice Description

The North East Mayoral Strategic Authority is seeking to appoint an independent Evaluation Partner to undertake a programme-level evaluation of the PS12 million North East Community Impact Fund (CIF). CIF aims to improve outcomes for children and families experiencing poverty by strengthening the capacity, capability and sustainability of the VCSE sector and enabling more preventative and outcomes-based approaches to service delivery. The evaluation will assess CIF's implementation, emerging outcomes and value for money across its different components, including its support to strengthen VCSE capability and commissioning readiness and the development and delivery of preventative and outcomes-based services. It will draw together evidence from across CIF-supported activity and establish the foundations for assessing CIF's longer-term contribution to outcomes for children and families. The Evaluation Partner will also support continuous learning and improvement throughout delivery, providing practical findings and recommendations to inform future commissioning, investment and VCSE support across the North East.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: 1 X 6 MONTH OPTION TO EXTEND

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0783fb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095314-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

73210000 - Research consultancy services

79315000 - Social research services

79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
17 Oct 20263 days to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
18 Jan 2027 - 1 Apr 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
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
TLC14 Durham, TLC2 Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear
Local Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Electoral Ward
Arthur's Hill
Westminster Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

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