Child Poverty Reduction Programme - Cutting the cost of Education
contractFind a Tender ↗Ref ocds-h6vhtk-06a55dProcurement Act 2023Light-touch servicesSME suitableVCSE suitableactive
Estimated value
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services
Awarded value
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Suppliers
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Lots
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0 awarded
Published
27 May 2026
Deadline 22 Jun 2026
Description
The purpose of this service is to provide a region‑wide network facilitating a donation, collection and distribution service that education settings, from early years through to colleges, can access to obtain essential items that help children and young people fully participate in education. Items may include, for example, school uniform, digital equipment, or scientific calculators
Scope
- Reference
- OPEN20261128
- Total value
- £250,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 Aug 2026 to 31 Aug 2028Possible extension to 31 Aug 2029
Any Extension period will be based on contract performance and funding availability.
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 80000000
- Contract locations
- North East England, United KingdomNorth East England, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | — | quality | 80.00% |
| Price | — | price | 20.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 15 Jun 2026, 11:00 am
- Submission deadline
- 22 Jun 2026, 11:00 am
- Submission address
- All Documents should be submitted at www.open-uk.org Open Reference Number OPEN20261128
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure