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    ContractsUnpaid Carers Employment Support Infrastructure
    Awarded contract

    Unpaid Carers Employment Support Infrastructure

    Awarded
    £173k
    Published 12 Aug 2026

    Deliver infrastructure and support systems to help unpaid carers access and sustain employment while strengthening employer engagement and service coordination.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· North EastPublished 12 Aug 2026· 3 weeks agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £173k
    Published 12 Aug 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £173,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      North East

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • NT
      THE NORTH TYNESIDE CARERS CENTRE
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 3 weeks ago.

    12 August 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    This project is part of the Economic Inactivity Trailblazer programme and aims to build regional systems and infrastructure that help unpaid carers return to and maintain employment. The initiative will engage employers, strengthen coordination between support services, create referral pathways, and develop tools to integrate carer-friendly practices into workplaces and support services. The contract runs from 1st June 2026 to 31st March 2027, managed by the North East Multi-Service Area.

    Track record

    8 awards · 8 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In research innovation, North East Combined Authority has awarded 8 contracts to 8 suppliers.

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    1. THE NATIONAL LITERACY TRUST1× · 13%
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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06e2c5
    NE
    Buyer
    North East Combined Authority
    Sector
    Research & Innovation