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    ContractsNorth East Community Impact Fund - Delivery Partner Mobilisation
    Awarded contract

    North East Community Impact Fund - Delivery Partner Mobilisation

    Awarded
    £90.7k
    Published 20 Aug 2026

    Appointment of a delivery partner to design, mobilise and operationalise the North East Community Impact Fund for launch in early 2027.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· North EastPublished 20 Aug 2026· 1 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £90.7k
    Published 20 Aug 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £90,720
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Professional Services
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      North East

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • SF
      Social Finance Ltd
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 1 months ago.

    20 August 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    The North East Mayoral Strategic Authority is recruiting a delivery partner to mobilise and operationalise the Community Impact Fund (CIF), a regional programme designed to reduce child poverty and drive inclusive growth across the North East. Your role will be to: - Finalise the CIF programme design, operating model and governance structures to enable delivery by early 2027 - Create a detailed delivery plan with clear milestones, timelines and responsibilities - Develop a framework for the £ Outcomes Match Fund to support ready-to-go projects in year 1 and build capacity in years 2-3 - Conduct market scoping to identify suitable providers for programme management, grant administration and evaluation - Lead procurement processes in compliance with MSA financial rules - Work with stakeholders including VONNE to identify strategic projects supporting VCSE sector resilience and outcomes-based commissioning - Build initial pipelines of potential outcomes-based providers, commissioning bodies and funding opportunities - Develop communications and engagement plans to manage stakeholder expectations and share opportunities with the VCSE sector - Prepare the MSA and appointed Programme Management Office for successful transition to operational delivery This is a critical mobilisation role for a programme aligned with regional priorities around good work, child poverty reduction and community resilience. The successful partner will have experience in programme development, procurement, stakeholder engagement and VCSE sector understanding.

    Track record

    7 awards · 7 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In professional services, North East Combined Authority has awarded 7 contracts to 7 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. GARDINER RICHARDSON LIMITED1× · 14%
    2. CRAVENS LIMITED1× · 14%
    3. THE SKILL MILL LIMITED1× · 14%
    4. FOUNDATION OF LIGHT1× · 14%
    5. Shared Intelligence Limited1× · 14%
    6. WHISTL UK LIMITED1× · 14%

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    Across professional services, the most active winners are REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED, PROMAR INTERNATIONAL, KPMG LLP — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06e8ca

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