Notice Information
Notice Title
Safe Haven Support Service Northumberland and North Tyneside
Notice Description
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (the Contracting Authority), have undertaken a procurement to commission a Safe Haven Support Service Northumberland and North Tyneside under NHS Standard Contract within the Northumberland and North Tyneside areas. The contract term is for an initial period of 4 years commencing on 01 July 2026, with an option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. The publication of this notice marks the conclusion of the Standstill Period following the UK6 Contract award notice on 03 March 2026. This UK7 Contract Details Notice is being published following the completion of the voluntary standstill period and contract award.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: option to extend for a further 12 months, subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance and at the discretion of the Contracting Authority.
Planning Information
NENC039- Safe Haven Service Northumberland and North Tyneside - Request for Information - NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, (the Contracting Authority), are conducting a Request for Information (RFI) exercise in order to gain a better understanding of the capacity and appetite of the market to deliver NENC039- Safe Haven Service Northumberland and North Tyneside for people within the Northumberland and North Tyneside areas of the ICB footprint. It is anticipated that TUPE may apply to the current service elements for both areas. This is a Procurement Act 2023 intended approach notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Procurement Act 2023 and the Procurement Regulations 2024. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this service. It is important to note that this PIN/RFI is not a call for competition and as such potential providers will need to express an interest in any future tender opportunity once a contract notice is published on Find and Tender on the Central Digital Platform (CDP). It should be noted that this PIN/RFI invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this RFI exercise only, and it is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process. This PIN/RFI is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise. An expression of interest is no indication of a commitment to participate in the RFI process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who express an interest. To register an interest in responding to this market engagement exercise and obtain a copy of the Request for Information documentation please go to the e-tender portal: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Please note that the deadline for RFI responses is 12 noon on Friday 25 September 2025. Please note that all communications and RFI submissions will be conducted via the Atamis e-tender portal only. It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should bidders have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via: Phone number 02922 809277 and by email at support-health@atamis.co.uk The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 9am - 5.30pm
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0598d1
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027698-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £3,617,500 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £3,617,500 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £3,617,500 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £3,617,500 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Mar 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 21 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 25 Sep 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 2 Mar 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SUNDERLAND
- Postcode
- SR5 3XB
- Post Town
- Sunderland
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC44 Sunderland
- Delivery Location
- TLC2 Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear
-
- Local Authority
- Sunderland
- Electoral Ward
- Castle
- Westminster Constituency
- Washington and Gateshead South
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027698-2026
26th March 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018949-2026
3rd March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081363-2025
10th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055914-2025
11th September 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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