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title: "Child Poverty Reduction Programme - In work poverty and good work grants"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e4bf"
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# Child Poverty Reduction Programme - In work poverty and good work grants

Buyer: North East Combined Authority  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e4bf

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## Summary

North East Combined Authority is seeking a provider for its Child Poverty Reduction Programme, focused on reducing in-work poverty and promoting good work. The service will provide funded support to employers, helping organisations understand their employees’ financial circumstances and make meaningful improvements to working conditions. The wider aims are to reduce the incidence and impact of in-work poverty, increase financial resilience and help create better jobs that make work pay. The work connects with SHINE, an initiative recognising employers that demonstrate fairness, opportunity and respect. It is a research, development and related consultancy service, delivered across the North East of England, including Tees Valley, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear.

The procurement has reached tender: the buyer invited offers through an open procedure. It is a single-lot services contract with an estimated value of £2,500,000 gross, above the relevant threshold. The deadline for enquiries was 4 September 2026 at 15:00, and the tender submission deadline was 8 September 2026 at 15:00. Offers could be submitted electronically in English. The contract is planned to run from 1 November 2026 to 31 March 2030, with the award decision due by 30 October 2026. Evaluation is weighted 80% quality and 20% price. The opportunity is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

This opportunity suits organisations that can design and deliver employer-facing support addressing in-work poverty and the quality of work. Relevant providers are likely to have experience in workplace improvement, employer engagement, financial wellbeing or resilience, and programmes aimed at social change and reducing disadvantage. The work calls for the ability to help employers understand employees’ financial circumstances and turn that understanding into practical changes to working conditions and job quality. Organisations with strong research, development and consultancy capability may be well placed to demonstrate the required quality. The procurement is explicitly suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises, so smaller specialist providers and mission-led organisations can compete alongside larger consultancies.

## Notice

This invitation to tender invites bidders to apply to deliver on the North East MSA's commitment in the North East Child Poverty Action Plan, to reduce in-work poverty through funded support for employers. This work will help more organisations to better understand the financial circumstances of their employees and make meaningful changes to improve working conditions. This work aims to drive social change within the workplace, to reduce the incidence and impact of in-work poverty, increase financial resilience, and create better jobs that make work pay. This is part of a wider programme of work delivering against the North East child poverty action plan and connects directly with SHINE, which is designed to recognise employers who lead with fairness, opportunity and respect. Tender Documentation is available at https://www.open-uk.org under project # OPEN20261761.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077729-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2026 - 31 Mar 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,500,000 |
| Lots value | £2,500,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| 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 | TLC14 Durham, TLC2 Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 14 Aug 2026 at 14:23 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077729-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077729-2026
  14th August 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.open-uk.org

## Provenance

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