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title: "Together Through Sport - Foundation of Light"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e2bd"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "North East Combined Authority"
published: "2026-08-12"
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# Together Through Sport - Foundation of Light

Buyer: North East Combined Authority  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e2bd

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076839-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 12 Aug 2026 - 1 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £10,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | North East Combined Authority |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Postcode area | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE4 5BZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Arthur's Hill |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FOUNDATION OF LIGHT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 12 Aug 2026 at 14:34 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076839-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076839-2026
  12th August 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://foundationoflight.co.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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