Notice Information
Notice Title
North East Better Health at Work Award
Notice Description
Since the NE-BHAWA was launched in 2009, it has worked to improve health and wellbeing through the workplace setting - with more than 400 regional employers participating in the scheme so far. Newcastle City Council have historically led on the commissioning process around better health at work for the region. The current contract covers regional coordination of the programme, website management, PR and comms, production of regional resources, some regional business engagement, support with assessments, verification and quality assurance of the award process, regional training/capacity building opportunities and webinars. The Commissioning Local Authority Public Health teams have led on specific business advice and support around the award scheme, localised networking and celebration events, any additional local training/capacity building and annual assessment of workplaces. This recommissioning gives us an opportunity to ensure the valuable work continues and that it the contract is fit for the future.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: This will be a decision made by all Authorities involved.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-060606
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003242-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
79990000 - Miscellaneous business-related services
85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Jan 20265 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 18 Feb 20265 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Apr 2026 - 30 Apr 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
REDCAR AND CLEVELAND BOROUGH COUNCIL
SOUTH TYNESIDE BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- North East Better Health at Work Award
- Contact Email
- corporate.procurement@darlington.gov.uk, corporate.procurement@durham.gov.uk, corporate.procurement@sunderland.gov.uk, corporateprocurement@stockton.gov.uk, peter.marsh@newcastle.gov.uk, procurement@gateshead.gov.uk, procurement@hartlepool.gov.uk, procurement@middlesbrough.gov.uk, procurement@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk, strategic.procurement@southtyneside.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
- Postcode
- NE1 8QH
- Post Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 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
- TLC North East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Sunderland
- Electoral Ward
- Millfield
- Westminster Constituency
- Sunderland Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003242-2026
14th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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