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title: "NCC367 Adult and Young People (16-18 years) Specialist Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077627"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Northumberland County Council"
published: "2026-09-21"
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# NCC367 Adult and Young People (16-18 years) Specialist Services

Buyer: Northumberland County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077627

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## Summary

Northumberland County Council procured specialist health and social care services for young people aged 16 to 18 and adults with learning disabilities, including autism, and/or mental health care and support needs. The services cover support funded through social care legislation, NHS Continuing Healthcare or aftercare under Section 117 of the Mental Health Act. The requirement was divided into three support levels: mild or moderate needs; complex needs; and highly complex autism or very challenging support needs. Delivery is in Northumberland. This is a services contract in the health and social work sector, covering community-based specialist support rather than general care provision.

The procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. It used a tender process, with one award covering the requirement and a large group of approved providers, including Aspire Healthcare, Community Integrated Care, Home Group, Lifeways, Mencap, Turning Point and Voyage. The contract was signed on 30 September 2021 and has a 3,600-day duration. Its current value is £45,000,000 including the published contract amendment, which increased estimated expenditure to £450,000,000 over the contract period. The amendment cited additional services and the need to reflect actual and forecast inflation. The published evaluation basis and detailed award weightings are not included in the procurement data.

This award demonstrates substantial, recurring demand from Northumberland County Council for specialist support spanning learning disability, autism, mental health and challenging behaviour. Relevant providers are likely to be organisations able to support both young people and adults across a broad range of needs, from mild or moderate requirements to highly complex placements. The awarded provider group includes specialist charities, care organisations, supported-living businesses and larger national operators, as well as smaller regional firms. Credible competitors for a future requirement would therefore need proven delivery in regulated health or social care, the workforce and safeguarding systems to manage complex support, and the capacity to operate across Northumberland. Experience with social-care funding, NHS Continuing Healthcare and Section 117 aftercare would be directly relevant.

## Notice

This contract is for the provision of specialist services for young people and adults with a Learning Disability including Autism and/or Mental Health care and support needs, whether funded under social care legislation, as NHS Continuing Health Care, or as aftercare under Section 117 of the Mental Health Act.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Lot 1 - Young people aged 16 to 18 years and adults with mild or moderate level support needs Lot 2 - Young people aged 16 to 18 years and adults with complex support needs. Lot 3 - Young people aged 16 to 18 years and adults with highly complex autism or very challenging support needs

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089079-2026 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £45,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Northumberland County Council |
| Locality | MORPETH |
| Postcode area | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE61 2EF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC42 Northumberland |
| Local authority | Northumberland |
| Electoral ward | Morpeth Kirkhill |
| Westminster constituency | North Northumberland |
| Delivery location | TLC21 Northumberland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 35 |
| Supplier names | Aspire Health and Care; Brightside Supported Living Services Ltd; Community Integrated Care; Coquet Trust; Flexible Support Options Limited; HH Community Care Limited; Hf Trust Limited; Home Group; Lifeways; Livability; Natural Ability; New Prospects Association Ltd; North East Autism Society; The Oaklea Trust; Percy House Limited; Positive Support for You; Royal Mencap Society; St Cuthberts Care; Azure Charitable Enterprises; Time to Care Specialist Support Services LTD; Turning Point; Y. S. Services Limited TA Embracing Care; Ashdown Care Homes Ltd; Blyth Valley Disabled Forum Ltd; Cygnet Health Care Limited; Eden Futures; G&P Healthcare Ltd; GUARDIAN ALLIANCE HEALTH CARE SERVICES LTD; Home Care Plus; Include In Autism; Issac; RT Staffing Ltd TA Steps Support; SHINE CARE LIMITED; Unity Health Care Solutions Ltd; Voyage |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 21 Sep 2026 at 12:00 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089079-2026
- 21 Sep 2026 at 10:55 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089015-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:555852-2018:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.northumberland.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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