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# Access Fund

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/access-fund-ocds-h6vhtk-05e60a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Newcastle City Council: "Access Fund". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Newcastle City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/newcastle-city-council-ons-e08000021)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £60,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/access-fund-ocds-h6vhtk-05e60a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05e60a`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/access-fund-ocds-h6vhtk-05e60a#tl-md)

## Description
The Access Fund is a grant scheme to help children and young people with additional needs to participate in activities in their local community. This can be any daytime, evening, or weekend activity that the child or young person enjoys whilst
their parent/carer has a break from caring.
The aim is for children and young people with SEND to be part of the local community, accessing inclusive activities and opportunities that they are interested in. Through
these activities, children and young people can be supported to learn new skills and
develop their independence while parents have a short break from caring responsibilities.
The Access Fund is part of a wider Community Short Breaks offer which aims to benefit as many families as possible, by supporting children and young people,
regardless of need, to access activities by removing barriers to participation and improving inclusivity. Families can apply for funding for activities in their local community that they feel would engage their child or young person.
The grant will be available to families of children and young people who reside in Newcastle upon Tyne, and who have an EHCP or are receiving DLA at any rate. The maximum grant available is £400.00.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Footsteps Children's Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-167166`
  - Value: £60,000 † (inc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £60,000
  - Signed Date: 30/04/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F075913-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-11-21T10:19:54.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T16:55:24.105Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05e60a