Community Impact Fund - Evaluation Partner
Details
- Value
- £300,000
- Topic
- Research consultancy services
- Published
- 8 October 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
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.
Timeline
- Completed: Pre-tender published8 October 2026Current notice
About the buyer
The North East Combined Authority bought as a local authority body in the North East of England. Service Level Agreements let neighbouring councils carry out work on its behalf. Durham County Council was its main partner for procurement exercises. Constituent council officers led some processes, and the Monitoring Officer's department led the rest. Procurement followed the financial regulations in Part 5 of its Constitution. Goods and services were contracted on standard terms.
Over the past 5 years, most of the North East Combined Authority's contract awards have been in education and training, business services and research and development.
Relevant CPV codes
- 73210000 · Research consultancy services
- 79315000 · Social research services
- 79419000 · Evaluation consultancy services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@north-east-combined-authority.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@north-east-combined-authority.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@north-east-combined-authority.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@north-east-combined-authority.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@north-east-combined-authority.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@north-east-combined-authority.gov |
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