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Office Furniture Supply; 2026 - 2030

Description: Supply and delivery of furniture for new and existing Gentoo establishments. This arrangement will also cover the source and supply of specialist DSE equipment required following workstation assessments.

Summary: Gentoo Group is procuring office furniture and specialist display screen equipment for delivery to its new and existing establishments in Sunderland and the surrounding area. The goods category is office furniture (CPV 39130000). Lot 1 covers sourcing, supplying, delivering and installing office furniture for Gentoo workplaces. Lot 2 covers sourcing, supplying and delivering specialist display screen equipment recommended after workstation assessments, with each request arising from assessments carried out by Gentoo Group’s ergonomist. This is a goods procurement serving Gentoo’s establishments, with requirements spanning standard workplace furniture and equipment tailored to individual workstation and ergonomic needs.

Grounds Maintenance Equipment - Repairs and Maintenance

Description: Gentoo Group is seeking to engage with the market in advance of a potential procurement exercise for the repair and maintenance of grounds maintenance equipment. We currently operate a varied fleet of equipment that requires ongoing servicing, repairs and maintenance to ensure operational continuity. Due to the specialist nature of the equipment and the limited number of approved service providers within the local/regional market, we are undertaking this pre-market engagement to: - Understand market capacity and capability - Identify suitably accredited service providers - Inform the development of our procurement approach - Encourage supplier interest in future tender opportunities This engagement is for information gathering only and does not form part of any formal procurement process.

Summary: Gentoo Group is planning services to repair, service and maintain its varied grounds-maintenance equipment fleet. The scope is expected to cover horticultural and specialist machinery, including planned servicing, routine maintenance, inspections, breakdown support and repairs. The purpose is to maintain operational continuity and minimise equipment downtime. This is a specialist machinery repair and maintenance requirement, classified under repair and maintenance services for machinery and plant. Gentoo Group is a public undertaking and the buying organisation. The engagement is intended to understand market capacity, service models, response times and geographical coverage, with particular interest in suitably qualified and accredited providers operating in the local or regional market. The requirement is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

Northumberland Acute Respiratory Infection Service (Winter Pressures)

Description: Following market engagement (2025/S 000-072431) and the published Expressions of Interest notice period (2026/S 000-056419), and subsequent assessment, North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (Relevant Authority) intend to award a contract for short term Acute Respiratory Infection services in response to winter pressures for Northumberland.

Summary: NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board is procuring short-term Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) healthcare services for winter pressures in Northumberland. The service is an existing provision intended to deliver equitable coverage across Northumberland. It falls within miscellaneous health services and is delivered across the Northumberland region rather than at a single named site. The requirement is for a healthcare provider able to organise and deliver ARI services responding to seasonal demand. The procurement was run by the Integrated Care Board as the relevant authority under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, using a Most Suitable Provider process following market engagement and an expression-of-interest period.

Sunderland Dedicated Discharge Vehicle Royal Hospital

Description: INTENTION TO AWARD PTS Dedicated Discharge Vehicle Royal Hospital. A vehicle to support discharges at Sunderland Royal Hospital. NENC ICB intends to award a contract to an exisiting provider following a PSR2023 Direct Award Process C. Contract Value PS462,637 Contract Term: 01/09/2026 - 30/09/2028

Summary: NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board commissioned a dedicated patient transport vehicle to support patient discharges from Sunderland Royal Hospital. The requirement is an ambulance service focused on discharge journeys, rather than general hospital transport. Delivery is centred on Sunderland, with the buying organisation based at Sunderland Enterprise Park. The service is classified as ambulance services and sits within the wider health services category. The selected provider is North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, a large NHS ambulance organisation based in Newcastle upon Tyne. This opportunity is therefore most relevant to ambulance trusts, patient transport operators and other healthcare transport providers with vehicles, trained crews and the operational systems needed to move patients safely from hospital to their destinations.

Framework for the Boarding, Kennelling and Collection of Stray and Social Care Animals

Description: Framework for the Boarding, Kennelling and Collection of Stray and Social Care Animals On behalf of 3 local Authorities: Gateshead Council South Tyneside Council Sunderland Council

Summary: Sunderland City Council is procuring on behalf of Sunderland, South Tyneside Borough Council and Gateshead Borough Council. The requirement is a framework for boarding, kennelling and collecting stray animals and animals involved in social care services. The listed service classification is dog kennel services. Delivery will take place in the United Kingdom, supporting the three participating local authorities and their local areas. This is a service contract rather than a supply or construction requirement, and is relevant to organisations that provide animal boarding or kennel facilities, collect and transport stray animals, and support councils with the care of animals requiring temporary accommodation.

Gym Equipment (Provision of)

Description: City of Sunderland College (trading as Sunderland College, Hartlepool Sixth Form, Northumberland College and Education Partnership North East) herein referred to as "College" have a requirement for Gym equipment at the College's new Wansbeck Campus.

Summary: City of Sunderland College is procuring gym equipment for the new Wansbeck Campus. The requirement covers the provision of sports and gymnasium equipment, including equipment used for educational purposes. The wider college group trades as Sunderland College, Hartlepool Sixth Form, Northumberland College and Education Partnership North East. The buying organisation is City of Sunderland College, based in Sunderland. The equipment will be delivered for use at the new Wansbeck Campus. This is a goods requirement rather than a works or services contract, and is relevant to manufacturers, distributors and specialist suppliers of gym and sports equipment that can support a college campus installation and supply requirement.

Supported Accommodation for Young Parents aged 16-21 Years

Description: Together for Children (TfC) are undertaking Preliminary Market Engagement for the following: TfC Sunderland have a requirement to procure a support provider for the provision of Supported Accommodation and related services to Young Parents 16 - 21 years of age who are: -Cared for -Care experienced - open to TFC with either a Child Protection Plan or Child in Need Plan. The Supported Accommodation provision will be located in Sunderland and will provide eight 2-bedroom flats. Each flat has a lounge and kitchen area and has its own front door. The provider will guarantee all units on the identified site for use solely by TfC as part of this contract. The service will be registered with Ofsted as a Supported Accommodation registered provider and fully comply with the (read more...)

Summary: Together for Children Sunderland Limited intends to procure a supported accommodation and related support service for young parents aged 16 to 21 in Sunderland. The service will support young people who are cared for, care experienced, or open to Together for Children with a Child Protection Plan or Child in Need Plan. The accommodation will comprise eight self-contained two-bedroom flats, each with a lounge, kitchen area and separate front door. The provider will guarantee all units at the identified site for Together for Children’s exclusive use under the contract. This is a social work and related service, classified under CPV 85300000, and falls within the light-touch services regime. The procurement is intended to appoint a specialist support provider for this vulnerable group.

Legionella Monitoring and Maintenance Contract

Description: TO ACCESS MARKET ENGAGEMENT PLEASE DO SO VIA THE OPEN SYSTEM - www.open.org The council wishes to procure specialist contractors to carry out monitoring and maintenance tasks for the Authority from 1st January 2027. The monitoring and maintenance program will entail activities such as temperature monitoring, shower descale and disinfections, cold water storage tank and water heater inspections, TMV servicing, and cleaning and disinfection.

Summary: Sunderland City Council intends to procure specialist legionella monitoring and maintenance services. The work covers routine water-safety monitoring and maintenance, including temperature monitoring, shower descaling and disinfection, inspections of cold-water storage tanks and water heaters, thermostatic mixing valve servicing, and cleaning and disinfection. This is a technical testing, analysis and environmental monitoring service for the council’s authority-owned facilities and water systems. The contract is classified as a service procurement and is intended to support the council’s ongoing management of legionella risks. Suppliers with established water hygiene, legionella control or environmental monitoring operations are likely to find the scope relevant, particularly those able to deliver scheduled inspection, testing, servicing and remedial maintenance activities.

Cubicle Track and Blinds Measured Term Contracts

Description: Cubicle Track and Blinds Measured Term Contracts on behalf of Choice ltd across multiple sites

Summary: City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Limited is procuring measured-term works for cubicle track and blind installation on behalf of Choice Ltd. The requirement covers the supply and installation of blinds and cubicle tracks across multiple hospital sites, with delivery in Sunderland and elsewhere in the United Kingdom. This is a works contract rather than a supply-only opportunity, suited to contractors able to measure requirements and carry out installation work in healthcare settings. The buying organisation is based at Sunderland Royal Hospital and is acting for Choice Ltd. The procurement’s plain-language work category is installation of blinds, corresponding to CPV 45421143. Businesses should consider whether they can provide a responsive measured-term installation service across multiple sites.

NENC107 - Waiting Well Programme

Description: NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a market engagement exercise Request for Information (RFI) to gather information on the market landscape in regards to the Waiting Well Programme. This is a market landscape exercise only and is not a guarantee of a future provider selection process and/or contract. The RFI on-line questionnaire should be submitted by no later than 14th August 2026 by 5pm . The NENC107 RFI will be conducted via the Atamis portal at: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should you have any queries, or problems registering on the portal, please contact the Atamis (read more...)

Summary: NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board is exploring a Waiting Well Programme, a health and wellbeing service for people on elective surgery waiting lists. The programme would be delivered through social prescribing and is intended to provide a person-centred, accessible and integrated support pathway. Its focus is on optimising patients’ comorbid conditions and addressing modifiable risk factors before surgery. The wider aims are to reduce health inequalities, improve surgical readiness and postoperative recovery, and support mental wellbeing and readiness for work. The service would be delivered in North East England as part of the Healthier Lives, Fairer Outcomes Programme. This is a health services requirement, suited to providers able to combine clinical or wellbeing support with community-based social prescribing and coordinated patient support.