Notice Information
Notice Title
Lead Employer Services within the North East Locality
Notice Description
Following an above threshold Open Procedure Process NHS England has awarded a contract to Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for the Delivery of Lead Employer Services within the North East region. The maximum length of the agreement will be 8 years. The initial term of the agreement will be for 3 years, with optional extensions of 2 years + 2 years + 1 year.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: There will be optional extension periods of 2 years + 2 years + 1 year
Planning Information
Closing deadline for submission of interest 5pm 3rd November 2025 NHS England reserves the right to amend the timeline without prior notice. To express interest and respond to the request for information, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d435
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036105-2026
- 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
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
75121000 - Administrative educational services
79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
79420000 - Management-related services
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £3,560,795 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £3,560,795 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £3,637,575 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £3,637,575 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Apr 20263 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 Feb 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 7 Nov 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 13 Mar 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active, Pending
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS ENGLAND
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SE1 8UG
- Post Town
- South East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI45 Lambeth
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Lambeth
- Electoral Ward
- Waterloo & South Bank
- Westminster Constituency
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036105-2026
21st April 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022668-2026
13th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002860-2026
13th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068573-2025
27th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068556-2025
27th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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