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title: "North East Social Inclusion CIC"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078ca0"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Newcastle City Council"
published: "2026-10-21"
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# North East Social Inclusion CIC

Buyer: Newcastle City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078ca0

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## Summary

Newcastle City Council commissioned a recovery-focused social inclusion service for people in or seeking recovery from addiction. The provider runs a weekly programme combining life-skills education with structured sport, including football, boxing, running and tailored fitness. Sessions are intended to be accessible to people with complex needs and to encourage participants to lead and take ownership of their recovery. Delivery also involves partnerships with local organisations for wider personal development, including nutrition education. The service includes operating the North East Social 11-a-Side Football League and holding a monthly North East Recovery 7-a-Side Football League for agencies working with people in recovery. This is a rehabilitation and support service delivered in the North East of England.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Social Inclusion Through Sport CIC. Newcastle City Council used a below-threshold direct award without competition. The award is for one service lot. The contract value is £160,000 gross. The contract was signed on 8 September 2026; the contract record gives a period from 8 September 2026 to 31 March 2029, while the options description says the correct start date was 1 April 2026. The stated duration is three years, including two 12-month extension options. The award is recorded as active. No evaluation criteria are stated for this direct award.

This contract shows demand from Newcastle City Council for a community-based addiction recovery service that uses sport as a setting for practical life-skills development. A credible provider would need to deliver inclusive, regular group activities across several sports, adapt provision for participants with complex needs, and foster participant leadership and ownership of recovery. Relevant experience would include supporting people affected by addiction, running football leagues for recovery communities and coordinating partnerships with local organisations. The service also calls for links to wider personal development, including nutrition education. Suppliers would need the capacity to sustain a weekly programme alongside two league formats, one running monthly, and to work with agencies that support people in recovery. The previous route was a below-threshold direct award without competition.

## Notice

The provider will deliver an inclusive weekly recovery-focused programme combining life-skills education with structured sports activities, including football, boxing, running, and tailored fitness sessions, for individuals in or seeking recovery from addiction. The service will be accessible to all, including those with complex needs, and will embed life-skills development within each activity while encouraging participant leadership and ownership of recovery. Delivery will be supported through partnerships with local organisations to provide wider personal development opportunities, including nutrition education. It will include the ongoing operation of the North East Social 11-a-Side Football League and the delivery of a monthly North East Recovery 7-a-Side Football League for agencies working with people in recovery

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099377-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 8 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £160,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Newcastle City Council |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Postcode area | 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SOCIAL INCLUSION THROUGH SPORT CIC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85312500 - Rehabilitation services

## Release History

- 21 Oct 2026 at 11:43 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099377-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099377-2026
  21st October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-22102

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.newcastle.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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