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Opportunity overview
The North East Mayoral Strategic Authority is seeking to appoint an independent Evaluation Partner to undertake a programme-level evaluation of the £12 million North East Community Impact Fund (CIF). CIF aims to improve outcomes for children and families experiencing poverty by strengthening the capacity, capability and sustainability of the VCSE sector and enabling more preventative and outcomes-based approaches to service delivery.
The evaluation will assess CIF’s implementation, emerging outcomes and value for money across its different components, including its support to strengthen VCSE capability and commissioning readiness and the development and delivery of preventative and outcomes-based services. It will draw together evidence from across CIF-supported activity and establish the foundations for assessing CIF’s longer-term contribution to outcomes for children and families.
The Evaluation Partner will also support continuous learning and improvement throughout delivery, providing practical findings and recommendations to inform future commissioning, investment and VCSE support across the North East.
Classification
CPV73210000 — Research consultancy services
CPV79315000 — Social research services
CPV79419000 — Evaluation consultancy services
Lots
Lot 1£300k
Documents and notices
Planned procurement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Published notice details
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Scope, procedure and submissions
Id
ocds-h6vhtk-0783fb
Status
planned
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
Tender submissions must be submitted electronically via the OPEN e-Procurement Portal. Suppliers wishing to participate in this opportunity must register (if not already registered) and submit their completed tender response through the portal by the stated deadline.
Tender documents can be accessed and submitted via the following link:
https://www.open-uk.org
Submissions sent by email or any method other than the OPEN e-Procurement Portal will not be accepted. Suppliers are responsible for ensuring that their tender is successfully submitted before the deadline. No electronic auction will be used as part of this procurement process. Expressions of interest should also be submitted through the OPEN e-Procurement Portal.
Buyer location · Newcastle Upon Tyne · UKC22 · NE4 5BZ · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKC14 · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKC2 · United Kingdom
Notice and amendment history
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
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095314-2026Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Early-stage planned procurement for an independent partner to evaluate the £12m North East Community Impact Fund. The work covers implementation, emerging outcomes, value for money and continuous learning relating to support for VCSE capability, commissioning readiness, and preventative services for children and families experiencing poverty.
Who this may suit
Suitable for independent research, social research and evaluation consultancies with programme evaluation, value-for-money assessment, VCSE-sector and children-and-families policy experience. As this is upcoming, detailed selection and submission requirements are unknown.
Key points identified
Service requirementUndertake an independent programme-level evaluation of the North East Community Impact Fund.Evidence: “seeking to appoint an independent Evaluation Partner to undertake a programme-level evaluation”
Evaluation scopeAssess implementation, emerging outcomes and value for money across CIF components.Evidence: “The evaluation will assess CIF’s implementation, emerging outcomes and value for money across its different components”
Learning supportSupport continuous learning and improvement through practical findings and recommendations.Evidence: “support continuous learning and improvement throughout delivery, providing practical findings and recommendations”
94% approved-analysis confidence7 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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Early-stage planned procurement for an independent partner to evaluate the £12m North East Community Impact Fund. The work covers implementation, emerging outcomes, value for money and continuous learning relating to support for VCSE capability, commissioning readiness, and preventative services for children and families experiencing poverty.
Who this may suit
Suitable for independent research, social research and evaluation consultancies with programme evaluation, value-for-money assessment, VCSE-sector and children-and-families policy experience. As this is upcoming, detailed selection and submission requirements are unknown.
Key deliverables
Programme-level evaluation of CIF implementation, emerging outcomes and value for money
Evidence synthesis across CIF-supported activity
Assessment of VCSE capability, commissioning readiness and preventative/outcomes-based services
Foundations for assessing longer-term outcomes for children and families
Practical findings and recommendations to support continuous learning, future commissioning, investment and VCSE support
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
7 criteria identified
Service requirement
99% confidence
Undertake an independent programme-level evaluation of the North East Community Impact Fund.
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“seeking to appoint an independent Evaluation Partner to undertake a programme-level evaluation”
Evaluation scope
99% confidence
Assess implementation, emerging outcomes and value for money across CIF components.
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“The evaluation will assess CIF’s implementation, emerging outcomes and value for money across its different components”
Learning support
99% confidence
Support continuous learning and improvement through practical findings and recommendations.
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“support continuous learning and improvement throughout delivery, providing practical findings and recommendations”
Certification or accreditation requirement
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No certification or accreditation requirement is stated in the supplied notice data.
Supplier eligibility criteria
99% confidence
Unknown.
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The supplied planned procurement notice does not state selection, exclusion, financial standing, technical capacity or geographic eligibility criteria.
SME suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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suitable_for_sme is not stated.
VCSE suitability
98% confidence
Unknown.
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suitable_for_vcse is not stated; VCSE-sector support is part of the fund being evaluated, not an explicit bidder eligibility condition.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Maximum contract value
99% confidence
Up to £300,000.
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process value_max: 300000 GBP; lot 1 value_amount: 300000 GBP.
Fund under evaluation
99% confidence
£12 million North East Community Impact Fund.
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“£12 million North East Community Impact Fund (CIF)”
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No pricing schedule, payment terms or contract terms are stated in the supplied notice data.
Delivery
Delivery geography
90% confidence
North East England (UKC14 and UKC2).
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Delivery locations are listed as regions UKC14 and UKC2, United Kingdom.
Delivery timetable
99% confidence
Unknown.
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Contract start and end dates are not stated.
Delivery subject
98% confidence
CIF activity supporting children and families experiencing poverty, including VCSE capability and preventative, outcomes-based services.
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Opportunity description.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Procurement status
99% confidence
Upcoming planned procurement; bidding is not confirmed as open.
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display_status: upcoming; stage: planning; source_status: planned; notice type: Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender.
Procurement procedure
99% confidence
Open procedure.
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procurement_method_details: Open procedure.
Notice publication date
99% confidence
8 October 2026.
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published_at: 2026-10-08T15:16:57+01:00.
Indicative submission deadline
99% confidence
10 November 2026 at 00:00 UTC.
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submission_deadline: 2026-11-10T00:00:00Z.
Submission instructions
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No tender access, response format or submission instructions are supplied.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Early-stage procurement risk
99% confidence
This is a planned, upcoming opportunity; the final scope, timetable, tender documentation and supplier requirements may change before a live tender is issued.
The listed deadline is indicative in the context of a planned notice; submission route and instructions are not supplied.
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The opportunity is marked upcoming/planned and contains no tender access or submission instructions.
Commercial definition risk
98% confidence
The £300,000 figure is stated, but contract duration, pricing model, payment terms and detailed contract conditions are unknown.
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Value is supplied, while contract dates and commercial terms are absent.
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