Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- North East Combined Authority · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- The Children Foundation Limited SME
- Value
- £473,026
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Health & social care · Social services (CPV 85320000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 082716-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date20 Aug 2026
- Published1 Sep 2026Published 12 days after the contract date
Description
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.
About the supplier
The Children Foundation Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02528291).