Official UK procurement notice
NENC061 Safe Haven Tees Valley
Authority: NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (the Contracting Authority), have undertaken a procurement to commission a Safe Haven Support Service Northumberland and North Tyneside under NHS Standard Contract within the Northumberland and North Tyneside areas.
The contract term is for an initial period of 4 years commencing on 01 November 2026, with an option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
The publication of this notice marks the conclusion of the Standstill Period following the UK6 Contract award notice on 30 June 2026.
This UK7 Contract Details Notice is being published following the completion of the voluntary standstill period and contract award.
CPV: Guidance and counselling services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,670,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Non financial criteria ( Quality ): Quality ) Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Nov 2025, 08:42 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Jul 2026, 07:46 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
NENC061- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-030166- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e210Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The ICB is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement and communicate with potential bidders. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential bidders and all communications with the ICB, including bid submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at: health-family.force.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 bidders have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via:
Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 02922 809277
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm
Tender documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 10 October 2025
The Central Digital Platform (CDP) is an online resource incorporating Find a Tender Service (FTS) which will make it easier for suppliers to find and bid for contract opportunities. It is the place where all the regulated public procurement notices are published and supplier information is stored and updated for inclusion within bid opportunities. To take part in this bid opportunity you will need to register on FTS. It is the supplier's responsibility to ensure that the data they are sharing is accurate. This will include the need to complete basic information on the supplier information, declare it is correct and generate a share code or download a file of their information. The supplier will need to submit this share code or file in the way that was determined by the buyer in the tender notice or tender documents. If you have previously registered on Find a Tender Service you will need to re-register and enter your organisation information at www.gov.uk/find-tender ↗.
Timeline
17 Nov 2025 → 1 Nov 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published344 days ago17 Nov 2025, 08:42 GMT
- Market engagement332 days ago28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
To register an interest in responding to this market engagement exercise and obtain a copy of the Request for Information documentation please go to the e-tender portal: health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗.
Please note that the deadline for RFI responses is
12 noon on Friday 28 November 2025.
Please note that all communications and RFI submissions will be conducted via the Atamis e-tender portal only.
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 bidders have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via:
Phone number 02922 809277 and by email at support-health@atamis.co.uk
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 9am - 5.30pm
RFI documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from
17 November 2025.
- Tender notice published208 days ago1 Apr 2026, 10:23 BST
- Clarification questions by196 days ago13 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline182 days ago27 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent119 days ago30 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends109 days ago9 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by108 days ago10 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published104 days ago15 Jul 2026, 07:46 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 5 days1 Nov 2026
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Nov 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published17 Nov 2025, 08:42 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published1 Apr 2026, 10:23 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active1 Apr 2026, 10:23 BST
- Procurement method changed1 Apr 2026, 10:23 BST
- Deadline published: 27 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST1 Apr 2026, 10:23 BST
- Contract award notice published30 Jun 2026, 10:02 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete30 Jun 2026, 10:02 BST
- Contract details notice published15 Jul 2026, 07:46 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-11: 1 release · 17 Nov 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesbrough and Stockton Mind LimitedSMEVCSE1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2030 · up to 31 Oct 2031Extensions: 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2030 Possible extension to 31 October 2031 Option to extend for a further 12 months, subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance and at the discretion of the Contracting Authority. | £1,670,000 | 16 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
NENC061 - Safe Haven Tees Valley · Middlesbrough and Stockton Mind LimitedSMEVCSE
- Signed
- 13 Jul 2026
- Value
- £1,670,000
- Period
- 1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2030 · up to 31 Oct 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- With an option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
No agreed KPIs: The contract value is not over £5 million pounds
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- TEESSIDE MIND LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender