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title: "Specialist Supported Accommodation for Women (with Children) with Substance Recovery Needs"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04e1f2"
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published: "2025-02-14"
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# Specialist Supported Accommodation for Women (with Children) with Substance Recovery Needs

Buyer: NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04e1f2

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## Summary

Newcastle City Council, in collaboration with Gateshead Council, has completed the procurement process for the "Specialist Supported Accommodation for Women (with Children) with Substance Recovery Needs" project. This service, part of the broader health and social work services category (CPV code 85000000), is aimed at providing specialist supported services across Newcastle and Gateshead. The procurement stage has now reached completion, with the contract being awarded on 1st February 2025 to The Cyrenians, operating as Changing Lives. The procurement method used was a limited tender, specifically tailored due to the absence of competition for technical reasons.

This contract offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social work, particularly those with expertise in providing accommodation and support for individuals with substance recovery needs. The successful bidder, The Cyrenians, demonstrated their ability to meet the specific requirements and limited market capacity, highlighting a niche area for potential future tenders. Businesses with similar capabilities in delivering specialised support services and who can navigate direct negotiation processes due to limited competition would be well-positioned to compete for similar contracts.

## Notice

The Changing Lives service known as Ridley Villas provides a Specialist Supported Service for Women (with children) with Substance Recovery Needs across Newcastle and Gateshead. The service is jointly commissioned between Newcastle City Council and Gateshead Council (NCC is the lead commissioner).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Specialist supported accommodation for women with children with substance recovery needs.

### Procurement Information

There was limited capacity from the market to respond to the requirements of this contract and therefore it was proposed to negotiate directly with the current provider to put new arrangements in place.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005168-2025 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Feb 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Feb 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £656,250 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | GATESHEAD COUNCIL |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE1 8QH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Monument |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | TLC2 Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE CYRENIANS OPERATING AS CHANGING LIVES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 14 Feb 2025 at 14:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005168-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.gateshead.gov.uk
- http://www.newcastle.gov.uk

## Provenance

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