Official UK procurement notice
In-Work Poverty and Good Work Grants
Authority: North East Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDelivering 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.
The 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.
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£2,500,000
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)
- Price
- Quality
- 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
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Aug 2026, 14:23 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Oct 2026, 08:35 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
OPEN20261761- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-077729- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e4bfFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 4 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tender Documentation is available at www.open-uk.org ↗ under project # OPEN20261761.
Timeline
14 Aug 2026 → 9 Nov 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published76 days ago14 Aug 2026, 14:23 BST
- Clarification questions by55 days ago4 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline51 days ago8 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent35h ago29 Oct 2026
- Latest notice published26h ago29 Oct 2026, 08:35 GMT
- Today30 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 12h30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 36h1 Nov 2026
- Standstill endsin 10 days9 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Aug 2026- Tender notice published14 Aug 2026, 14:23 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published29 Oct 2026, 08:35 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete29 Oct 2026, 08:35 GMT
- Contract signature expected10 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOCIETY MATTERS COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANYVCSE11 Nov 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 | £2,499,013 | 29 Oct 2026standstill to 9 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SOCIETY MATTERS COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANYAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender