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PSR Direct Award A - Westbridge service

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust

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24 Jul 2026 at 14:12

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Summary of the contracting process

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust commissioned accommodation and support staff for its Westbridge service. This is a health service requirement, with delivery in North East England. The work combines the provision of suitable accommodation with staffing to support service users. The named buying organisation is the NHS foundation trust, based at St Nicholas Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne. The procurement is classified under CPV 85100000, health services. The appointed provider is Tyne Housing Association Limited, a housing association based in Newcastle upon Tyne. This opportunity is therefore relevant to organisations able to provide supported accommodation and appropriately experienced support staff for an NHS service, particularly providers operating in the North East and familiar with the Westbridge service environment.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. The Trust used Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process A, without prior publication of a call for competition, rather than an open competition. The contract was awarded to Tyne Housing Association Limited and signed on 1 April 2026. It covers 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028, with a stated annual value of £374,000 excluding VAT and a contract value of £748,000. The Trust reserves an option to extend for a further 12 months, subject to funding and need. The stated assessment used the key PSR Direct Award A criteria and considered the existing provider capable of continuing to meet the required standard; the published award criterion was price.

This award indicates established NHS demand for a combined supported-accommodation and support-staff model serving the Westbridge service. A credible future competitor would need to secure and manage suitable accommodation, recruit and retain support staff, and demonstrate reliable delivery for people using a health-related service. Experience of working with NHS or other public-sector commissioners would help show that the organisation can meet service standards, manage safeguarding and operational requirements, and maintain continuity of support. The incumbent was judged capable of continuing to the required standard, and the authority stated that it considered there was no realistic alternative provider. Providers with housing-management capability, local operational capacity and evidence of dependable support delivery are best placed to compete when this requirement is next tested.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PSR Direct Award A - Westbridge service

Notice Description

Provision of accommodation and support staff to the Westbridge service

Lot Information

Lot 1

PSR Direct Award A. Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) award notice under Direct Award Process A. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
Cumbria, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust has awarded the contract for the provision of accommodation and support staff for the Westbridge service to Tyne Housing Association Limited.

The commitment is for a 2 year contract with an annual value of PS374,000 ex VAT. The contract period is 1/4/26 - 31/3/28.

The Authority reserve the right to extend this contract for a further 12 month period subject to funding and/ or need.
Following assessment against the key criteria under the PSR Direct Award Process A, the Authority is satisfied that the existing provider is delivering the services to the required standard and is capable of continuing to do so for the duration of the proposed contract award. There is no realistic alternative provider capable of delivering the service requirements in accordance with Regulation 7 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
There are no declared conflicts of interest.
Contact details: gill.keane@cntw.nhs.uk

Procurement Information

Following PSR Direct Award A process

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d355
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070324-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£748,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode
NE3 3XT
Postcode Area
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)
TLC43 Tyneside
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England)
Local Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Electoral Ward
Fawdon & West Gosforth
Westminster Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

TYNE HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Further Information

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