Action for children-Side Step

Official notice

Authority: Newcastle City Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competitionLight touch regime

Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75) Delivery: North East (UKC22)

Awarded value£150,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 21 Aug 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Action for Children

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Side Step seeks to identify and support young people involved in, or at risk of, criminal exploitation and serious and organised crime. Safeguarding is paramount in supporting criminally exploited young people, and the service aims to balance relationship building, engagement, risk intelligence and multi-agency collaboration to develop bespoke contextual safeguarding plans that inform the delivery of interventions.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East

75231200 Services related to the detention or rehabilitation of criminals

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Light touch regime
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 24 Aug 2026, 10:37 BST
Last source update: 24 Aug 2026, 10:37 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-080206
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North East (UKC22)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ea3a Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
24 Aug 2026, 10:37 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £150,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 21 Aug 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Action for Children	£150,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Action for Children
Signed
21 Aug 2026
Value
£150,000
Period
21 Aug 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
This contract started 1 April 2026 two further 12 month options to extend will be available from 1 April 2027
3 agreed KPIs: Criminal Justice indicator · Criminal Justice · Children and Young People
- Criminal Justice indicator, The provider must report on the Number of young people engaged in YOT supported for substance misuse
- Criminal Justice, The provider must report on % of offenders assessed as needing a further intervention who have a care plan drawn up and agreed via a Monthly Community Criminal Justice Report on NDTMS
- Children and Young People, The provider must report on the reduction of harm and risk amongst client group (as measured at exit compared to entry using risk-harm profile)

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Newcastle City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBHM-6848-TWYG Civic Centre, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East, NE1 8QHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Action for childrenAwarded supplierGB-CHC: 1097940GB-COH: 04764232 3 The Boulevard, Ascot Road, Watford, East of England, WD18 8AGContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Signed contract contractSigned contractPDF

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender24 Aug 2026, 10:37 BST