Official UK procurement notice
NCC367 Adult and Young People (16-18 years) Specialist Services
Authority: Northumberland County Council (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC21)
Awarded value£45,000,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 30 Sept 2021
Awarded to Ashdown Care Homes Ltd +7 more
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis 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.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1 - Young people aged 16 to 18 years and adults with mild or moderate level…
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
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Sept 2026, 10:55 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Authority reference
NCC367- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-089079- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077627Find a Tender
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextII.2.3 | Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation) Value excluding VAT: £750,000,000 Total contract value after the modifications Value excluding VAT: £45,000,000 | Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation) Value excluding VAT: £75,000,000 Total contract value after the modifications Value excluding VAT: £450,000,000 |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £45,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Sept 2021
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashdown Care Homes LtdSME, Community Integrated Care, Coquet Trust, Cygnet Health Care Ltd, Flexible Support Options Ltd, Hf Trust Limited +29 morejoint award | £45,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 089015-2026-1-1 · Ashdown Care Homes LtdSME, Community Integrated Care, Coquet Trust, Cygnet Health Care Ltd, Flexible Support Options Ltd, Hf Trust Limited +29 more
- Signed
- 30 Sept 2021
- Value
- £45,000,000
- Status
- active
- Change The estimated total expenditure for the contract has increased to £450,000,000 over the contract period., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: The contract was established without full provision for future inflation and the published contract values no longer reflect actual and forecast spend.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
36 commercial parties on the notice- Ashdown Care Homes LtdAwarded supplier
- Aspire Healthcare LtdAwarded supplier
- Blyth Valley Disabled Forum LtdAwarded supplier
- Brightside Supported Living Services LtdAwarded supplier
- Community Integrated CareAwarded supplier
- Coquet TrustAwarded supplier
- Cygnet Health CareAwarded supplier
- Eden Futures LtdAwarded supplier
- Flexible Support Options LtdAwarded supplier
- G&P Healthcare LimitedAwarded supplier
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Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.