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Community Impact Fund - Grant Administration

North East Combined Authority

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08 Oct 2026 at 15:31

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The North East Combined Authority intends to appoint a grant administration partner for the North East Community Impact Fund. The partner will administer grants to voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations across the North East. The fund aims to improve outcomes for children and families experiencing poverty by strengthening the VCSE sector and supporting more preventative, outcomes-based services. The work covers the full grant-administration cycle: managing applications and assessment, carrying out due diligence, preparing grant agreements, processing payments, monitoring delivery and maintaining programme information. The partner will also work with the authority’s programme management office and other delivery partners on referrals, reporting, governance and funding decisions. This is a grant-management and programme-support service, rather than a contract to deliver frontline services directly.

This is at the planning stage: the authority has expressed its intention to procure, but has not yet invited tenders. It expects to publish the next notice on 16 October 2026 and intends to use an open procedure. The estimated contract value is £308,000 including VAT. The planned contract is expected to run from 18 January 2027 to 31 January 2029, with a single six-month extension option that could extend it to 30 June 2029. The procurement is planned as one lot. The stated evaluation weighting is 80% quality and 20% price. No response deadline should be treated as set at this planning stage.

This work is likely to suit organisations with practical experience administering grant programmes for charities, community organisations or other VCSE bodies. Relevant strengths include designing and running application and assessment processes, proportionate due diligence, grant contracting, payment administration, delivery monitoring and accurate programme management information. Suppliers will need to coordinate effectively with a public authority, a programme management office and other delivery partners, particularly around referrals, reporting and governance. The programme’s focus on children, families experiencing poverty and preventative services makes familiarity with the VCSE sector and outcomes-based funding relevant. The procurement is identified as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs, so specialist grant administrators and smaller organisations may be well placed to prepare for the competition. No particular accreditation or qualification is stated.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Community Impact Fund - Grant Administration

Notice Description

The North East Mayoral Strategic Authority is seeking to appoint a Grant Administration Partner to support delivery of the grant funding component 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 Grant Administration Partner will manage the administration of PS3.2 million of funding through approximately 160 grants to VCSE organisations across the North East. This will include managing grant application and assessment processes, undertaking due diligence and contracting, processing payments, monitoring delivery and maintaining programme management information. The partner will work closely with North East MSA, the CIF Programme Management Office and other delivery partners to support effective referral, reporting, governance and funding decision-making arrangements.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: 1 x 6 month option to extend

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078405
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095331-2026
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

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

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

CPV Codes

72316000 - Data analysis services

79411000 - General management consultancy services

79420000 - Management-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£308,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£308,000 £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 - 31 Jan 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

Further Information

Notice Documents

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