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Further details can found on the Atamis portal at: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome", "initiationType": "tender", "tender": { "id": "NENC044a", "legalBasis": { "id": "32014L0024", "scheme": "CELEX" }, "title": "Tees Valley Acute Respiratory Infection Service (Winter Pressures) Most Suitable Provider Process", "status": "active", "classification": { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "85140000", "description": "Miscellaneous health services" }, "mainProcurementCategory": "services", "description": "North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (Relevant Authority) intend to follow the Most Suitable Provider (MSP) process to award contracts for short term Acute Respiratory Infection services in response to winter pressures for three individual lots in Tees Valley: Lot 1: Hartlepool and Stockton Lot 2: Middlesborough & Redcar and Cleveland Lot 3: Darlington These are three separate lots/contracts. Providers must have suitable premises to provide services from. No additional funding will be provided for mobilisation/premises. To submit an Expression of Interest, a provider must fully complete and submit a response to this opportunity by 01 April 2026, 11:59:59 PM. Previous Market Engagement related to this notice was published on 21 November 2025. Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-076019.", "value": { "amount": 1, "currency": "GBP" }, "lotDetails": { "awardCriteriaDetails": "None. These are individual Lots and a hub service style is preferred with all services commencing on the same day." }, "lots": [ { "id": "1", "title": "Hartlepool and Stockton", "description": "NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (the Relevant Authority) intends to follow the Most Suitable Provider (MSP) process to award a contract for the provision of short tern Acute Respiratory Infection service in Hartlepool and Stockton. 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