---
title: "QHM-2025-2701 Carers and Veteran Counselling Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-056c08"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2025-08-28"
---

# QHM-2025-2701 Carers and Veteran Counselling Service

Buyer: NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-056c08

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## Summary

The NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has undertaken a public procurement process for the "QHM-2025-2701 Carers and Veteran Counselling Service" under the industry category of Miscellaneous Health Services. This service is located within the UK, specifically at Sunderland Enterprise Park, Sunderland, and spans several other regions. The procurement has reached the award stage, with the contract being awarded under the Health Care Services Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2023, utilising a Direct Award Process. The service is set to commence on 1st April 2025 and conclude on 31st March 2026, with a contract value of £54,100. The decision to award the contract was finalised on 28th August 2025. The procurement method followed was a limited procedure, allowing the awarding of contracts without a prior call for competition, in compliance with specific regulatory exemptions. 

This tender offers business growth opportunities for organisations specialising in health services, particularly those with expertise in counselling services for carers and veterans. Ideal candidates would be those with a proven track record in delivering a similar contract and a strategic presence in the northern regions of the UK. Companies capable of demonstrating compliance with the Provider Selection Regime's key criteria and efficiency in managing conflict of interest scenarios are well-suited to such opportunities. The procurement cycle, governed by direct award processes, suggests favourable conditions for existing providers aiming to expand their service offerings within the public health sector.

## Notice

Carers and Veteran Counselling Service

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Carers and Veteran Counselling Service. The relevant authority intends to award a contract to an existing provider under Direct Award C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. The contract value is PS54100 Contract Start Date : 01/04/2025 Contract End Date : 31/03/2026 Although the contract start is 01/04/2025, the services have been delivered on an implied contract and contracts will be issued following the standstill period from the date of this notice.

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. 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. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 15/08/2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. A contract will not be awarded until after the 9th working day following standstill.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051861-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender 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 | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Jul 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 | £54,100 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | SUNDERLAND |
| Post town | Sunderland |
| Postcode | SR5 3XB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC44 Sunderland |
| Local authority | Sunderland |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Washington and Gateshead South |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NORTH EAST COUNSELLING SERVICE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

## Release History

- 28 Aug 2025 at 10:25 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051861-2025
- 4 Aug 2025 at 09:28 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045522-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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