---
title: "Care leavers App"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e753"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Northumberland County Council"
published: "2026-08-19"
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# Care leavers App

Buyer: Northumberland County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e753

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

Online app for care leavers

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078883-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Feb 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £32,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Northumberland County Council |
| Locality | MORPETH |
| Postcode area | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE61 2EF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC42 Northumberland |
| Local authority | Northumberland |
| Electoral ward | Morpeth Kirkhill |
| Westminster constituency | North Northumberland |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THIS IS FOCUS LTD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 19 Aug 2026 at 11:27 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078883-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078883-2026
  19th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.focusgov.co.uk
- http://www.northumberland.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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