Awarded contract

In-Work Poverty and Good Work Grants

Details

Supplier(s)
Society Matters CIC
Value
£2,499,013
Duration
3 years
Topic
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Published
29 October 2026

Tender description

Delivering on the North East MSA's commitment in the North East Child Poverty Action Plan, to reduce in-work poverty through funded support for employers. This work will help more organisations to better understand the financial circumstances of their employees and make meaningful changes to improve working conditions. The work aims to drive social change within the workplace, to reduce the incidence and impact of in-work poverty, increase financial resilience, and create better jobs that make work pay. This is part of a wider programme of work delivering against the North East child poverty action plan and connects directly with SHINE, which is designed to recognise employers who lead with fairness, opportunity and respect. ## Contract award

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published29 October 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date29 October 2026
  3. Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2030in 3 years

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.

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