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# Child Poverty Reduction Programme - In work poverty and good work grants

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/child-poverty-reduction-programme-in-work-poverty-and-good-work-grants-ocds-h6vhtk-06e4bf). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** North East Combined Authority: "Child Poverty Reduction Programme - In work poverty and good work grants". Published status: active. Published Value: £2,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 8 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.open-uk.org.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [North East Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-east-combined-authority-ons-e47000014)
- **Published Value:** £2,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 8 September 2026 at 15:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research and development services and related consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC14, UKC2
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/child-poverty-reduction-programme-in-work-poverty-and-good-work-grants-ocds-h6vhtk-06e4bf#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06e4bf`

## 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/child-poverty-reduction-programme-in-work-poverty-and-good-work-grants-ocds-h6vhtk-06e4bf#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [open-uk.org](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.open-uk.org)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/child-poverty-reduction-programme-in-work-poverty-and-good-work-grants-ocds-h6vhtk-06e4bf#participate

## Description
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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 73000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £2,500,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/11/2026 to 31/03/2030

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F077729-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-14T13:23:22.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T12:32:40.743Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06e4bf