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Community Impact Fund - Evaluation Partner

North East Combined Authority · Local authority

In brief

North East Combined Authority has announced plans to buy research and consultancy work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £300,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 26 months, up to 32 months with extensions, starting 18 January 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

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

Can I win this?

Key dates

Questions by
midnight, Thursday 5 November 2026
Bids by
midnight, Tuesday 10 November 2026

How bids are scored

Quality 80% · Price 20%

Quality matters most. You can win without being the cheapest.

Competition

Usually high: a median of 31.5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 20 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

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.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
  4. Send clarification questions before midnight, Thursday 5 November 2026.
  5. Make sure your bid arrives before midnight, Tuesday 10 November 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

  1. Planned procurement notice · UK3, notice 095314-2026

About the buyer

North East Combined AuthorityLast 12 months

Procurements

56

Awards

23

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From notice 095314-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 8 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 8 October 2026.