Official UK procurement notice
Child Poverty Reduction Programme - Local Test and Learn Pilot - Baby Boxes
Authority: North East Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis contract is a call-off from an established framework for the delivery of the North East MSA Child Poverty Reduction Programme: Baby Box Local Test and Learn Pilot. The contract will run for 36 months and aims to provide Baby Boxes containing essential items for new babies to eligible low-income families in Newcastle and Sunderland.
The successful provider will work with local authorities, public health teams and community partners to identify eligible families, manage referrals, distribute Baby Boxes and support the pilot's evaluation. The project is intended to reduce financial hardship for families, improve child development and parental wellbeing, and strengthen engagement with health and early years services. A minimum of 2,000 families will be supported through the programme.
CPV: Social services · Welfare services for children and young people
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Child Poverty ReductionAwarded
Lot #2Education Improvement
North East CA's Excellence in Education forms part of our Home of Real Opportunity portfolio and exemplifies a commitment to thinking creatively and progressively about the widest implications of an inclusive economy. We are dedicated to giving everyone the opportunity to thrive - to achieve and access good jobs, working with businesses, civil society, and our residents to achieve this.
Our current programme of work has 3 objectives:
Inclusion
Realising Potential
Teacher Wellbeing and Development
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 80
- Price: 20
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 11 Nov 2025, 14:09 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 Sept 2026, 14:31 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 5 Dec 2025 – …
- Authority reference
OPEN30062026122354- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-082716- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05debfFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 5 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMT
Timeline
5 Dec 2025 → 1 Sept 2026 · 4 dates- Submission deadline323 days ago5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened323 days ago5 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMT
- Contract starts296 days ago1 Jan 2026
- Notice published53 days ago1 Sept 2026, 14:31 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete1 Sept 2026, 14:31 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Child Poverty Reduction1 award | |||
| The Children Foundation LimitedSME | £473,026 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 082716-2026-1 · The Children Foundation LimitedSME
- Signed
- 20 Aug 2026
- Value
- £473,026
- Period
- … – 31 Aug 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Child Poverty Reduction | 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of Justice of England and WalesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The Children Foundation LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.