---
title: "NENC010 - Integrated Podiatry Service - South Tyneside and Sunderland"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05cd61"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2025-10-15"
---

# NENC010 - Integrated Podiatry Service - South Tyneside and Sunderland

Buyer: NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05cd61

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## Summary

The NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NENC ICB) intends to award a contract for the provision of Integrated Podiatry Services in South Tyneside and Sunderland. This procurement process falls under the Health Care Services Provider Selection Regime (PSR) 2023 regulations, not under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The procurement stage is currently at the award phase, following several evaluations by committees in October 2025. Organisations interested in making representations must do so by the deadline of 28th October 2025. The intended contract is valued at £24,974,127.67 and is set to commence on 1st February 2026 for a duration of five years and two months, with a possible extension of two additional years.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in hospital and related services, particularly those with expertise in integrated podiatry services. Companies with proven capability to provide inpatient and outpatient care, especially within the specialities of vascular and diabetology at hospitals such as Sunderland Royal Hospital and South Tyneside District Hospital, will find this tender suitable. The procurement process has followed a limited method, awarding the contract without prior public invitation for competition, favouring a Most Suitable Provider (MSP) approach under the PSR specified criteria. Businesses within the healthcare industry aiming for growth and expansion in the North East and Cumbria regions will find this an excellent opportunity to establish long-term partnerships with the NHS.

## Notice

INTENTION TO AWARD NOTICE -for Integrated Podiatry Service - South Tyneside and Sunderland. Previous transparency notices related to this include: Prior Information Notice - 2025/S 000-047346, the reference detailed in Section IV 2.1 is a placeholder and the above reference is the correct one linked to this process.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

INTENTION TO AWARD NOTICE for Integrated Podiatry Services - South Tyneside and Sunderland. North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (Relevant Authority) intend to award a contract under the Most Suitable Provider (MSP) process for the provision of a Integrated Podiatry Services for South Tyneside and Sunderland. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 11:59:59 p.m. 28 October 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Written representations should be sent to NENC ICB at nencicb.procurement@nhs.net. These are previous/current existing services which were published to the market with a revised service specification for an Integrated Podiatry Service for South Tyneside and Sunderland. NENC ICB published a Prior Information Notice 2025/S 000-047346 on 08 August 2025 inviting the market to submit an Expression of Interest in accordance with the process that must be followed when awarding a contract under the most suitable provider processed defined in Regulations 6(6) and 10 of PSR 2023. As detailed in the published specification, the service requires an integrated Podiatry service, which must provide inpatient care as required for patients admitted to Sunderland Royal Hospital and South Tyneside District Hospital under specialities including Vascular and Diabetology, and outpatient care as required on these sites. The reference detailed in Section IV 2.1 is a placeholder and the above reference is the correct one linked to this process. The intended contract will run for an initial term of five years two months, from 01 February 2026, with the option of extending for a further two years. Additional information: INTENTION TO AWARD NOTICE for Integrated Podiatry Service - South Tyneside and Sunderland. Previous transparency notices related to this include: Prior Information Notice - 2025/S 000-047346

### 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 at nencicb.procurement@nhs.net by 11:59:59 pm on 28 October 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065625-2025 |
| 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 | 15 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Oct 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 | £24,974,127 |

## 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 | TLC22 Tyneside, TLC23 Sunderland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SOUTH TYNESIDE AND SUNDERLAND NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85110000 - Hospital and related services

## Release History

- 15 Oct 2025 at 13:29 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065625-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk/
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:999999-2099:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.stsft.nhs.uk/

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