Notice Information
Notice Title
NENC061 Safe Haven Tees Valley
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 November 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 30 June 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
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 28 November 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 RFI documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 17 November 2025.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e210
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066507-2026
- 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
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,670,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,670,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £1,670,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £1,670,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Jul 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 27 Apr 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 28 Nov 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 15 Jun 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 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
- TLC1 Tees Valley and Durham
-
- Local Authority
- Sunderland
- Electoral Ward
- Castle
- Westminster Constituency
- Washington and Gateshead South
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066507-2026
15th July 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061057-2026
30th June 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030166-2026
1st April 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074221-2025
17th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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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