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Northumberland Emotional Wellbeing Support Team (NEWST)

Northumberland County Council

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17 Aug 2026 at 08:51

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Northumberland County Council commissioned the Northumberland Emotional Wellbeing Support Team (NEWST). The service is intended to enhance existing joint commissioning arrangements with the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB), supporting emotional wellbeing provision in Northumberland. The procurement covers social work and related services, delivered in Northumberland. The council is the buying organisation, while the ICB procurement organisation is the selected service provider. This is a public-sector health and social care support requirement, relevant to organisations providing emotional wellbeing services, social work or related community support, particularly those able to work across local authority and NHS commissioning arrangements.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded. It used a direct award below the relevant threshold, without competition, for one lot. North East and North Cumbria ICB Procurement was awarded the contract. The contract was signed on 31 March 2025 and runs from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2027. Its gross value is £434,524. The contract is active. The requirement was evaluated through the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender, so the recorded process does not set out competing bids or comparative evaluation criteria. The award relates to the full NEWST emotional wellbeing support requirement in Northumberland.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the opportunity provides evidence of an established requirement for emotional wellbeing support and related social work services in Northumberland. A credible future competitor would need a demonstrable ability to deliver community-based emotional wellbeing provision and to operate effectively within joint commissioning arrangements involving Northumberland County Council and the North East and North Cumbria ICB. Relevant experience should include coordinating with public-sector health and social care commissioners, aligning delivery across organisational boundaries, and maintaining service continuity for local users. Suppliers with practical knowledge of NHS and local-authority commissioning, alongside the operational capacity to support an integrated local team, would be best placed to compete when this requirement returns to market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Northumberland Emotional Wellbeing Support Team (NEWST)

Notice Description

Enhance existing joint commissioning arrangements with the ICB in respect of the Northumberland Emotional Wellbeing Support Team (NEWST)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e530
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077926-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85300000 - Social work and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£434,524 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Mar 20251 years ago
Contract Period
1 Apr 2025 - 31 Mar 2027 1-2 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
Northumberland County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MORPETH
Postcode
NE61 2EF
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)
TLC42 Northumberland
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Northumberland
Electoral Ward
Morpeth Kirkhill
Westminster Constituency
North Northumberland

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

North East and North Cumbria ICB Procurement

Further Information

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