AwardedAwarded 20 August 2026

Child Poverty Reduction Programme - Local Test and Learn Pilot - Baby Boxes

North East Combined Authority · Local authority

In brief

North East Combined Authority awarded care work to The Children Foundation Limited on 20 August 2026.

The contract runs for 32 months, starting 1 January 2026.

It is split into 2 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

This 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.

Lots

LotTradeValue
Child Poverty Reduction
1 January 2026 to 31 August 2028
What this lot covers

This 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.

Social and domiciliary care—
Education Improvement
1 January 2026 to 31 August 2028
What this lot covers

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

Social and domiciliary care—

Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
The Children Foundation Limited (SME)
1 bid received
Child Poverty Reduction£473,026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Contract notice · notice 072829-2025
  2. Contract award notice · notice 082716-2026

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From notice 072829-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 11 November 2025, last updated 1 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.