Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice
Published 28 Aug 2026, 09:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Occupational Health & CBT Services

Official notice

Authority: Thirteen Housing Group Limited (Housing)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Budget not disclosed£0exc. VAT
Submissions closed 23 Sept 2026awarded 23 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to Marie Church Cognitive Behavioural Services
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Oct 2028 · up to 31 Oct 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

At Thirteen, we’ve been working to help improve the lives of people in our neighbourhoods for years. We provide our customers with homes, support and opportunities to grow.

We own and manage 35,000 properties across the North East and Yorkshire and offer a home for life, providing housing and support services. We’re here for anyone who needs a home and a helping hand too.

We’re the largest housing provider in the North East of England, and amongst the biggest 25 nationally, but we remain locally responsive. We work hard to support communities in the places we have homes to help address the social, economic and environmental issues that matter to our customers and partners.

Further information is available on the Group’s website www.thirteengroup.co.uk ↗

This tender is for services required (hereinafter “the Service”) to Thirteen Housing Group Limited a registered community and benefit society under number 7522 whose registered office is at Hudson Quay, Windward Way, Middlesbrough, TS2 1QG

The purpose of this tender is to provide all interested parties with the opportunity to propose an accurately priced solution for the provision of Occupational Health, Health Declaration Support and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy services – contract title in accordance with the Specification of requirements, terms and conditions of contract.

CPV: Administrative healthcare services · Company health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£0
Contract period: 1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Oct 2030 with extensions
Extensions: Two optional extensions of 12 months

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 80%
  • Price file submission: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price file submission: Pricing will be evaluated will at 20%
  • Quality: Quality will be scored at 80%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
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
28 Aug 2026, 09:35 BST
Last source update
26 Oct 2026, 15:04 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 23 Oct 2026
Authority reference
THIR 26 413
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-082033
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Administrative healthcare servicesCompany health services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ee35 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

30 days from date of invoice

Review and risk notes
Risks

There may be circumstances where we experience peaks and troughs in demand and this is a known risk that may lead to variation. There is also the very unlikely situation where we undergo M&A activity which may lead to variation.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
23 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Aug 2026 → 4 Nov 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published59 days ago
    28 Aug 2026, 09:35 BST
  2. Submission deadline33 days ago
    23 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
  3. Award decision expected by3 days ago
    23 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Assessment summaries sent1 day ago
    26 Oct 2026
  5. Latest notice publishedearlier today
    26 Oct 2026, 15:04 GMT
  6. Today
    26 Oct 2026
  7. Contract startsin 5 days
    1 Nov 2026
  8. Standstill endsin 9 days
    4 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Aug 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Aug 2026, 09:35 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    26 Oct 2026, 15:04 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    26 Oct 2026, 15:04 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    9 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £462,7201 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 106 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Marie Church Cognitive Behavioural ServicesOccupational Health and CBT Services10 Nov 2026 – 9 Oct 2028 · up to 9 Oct 2030Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions£462,720 inc. VAT23 Oct 2026standstill to 4 Nov 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
10final-stage tenders60—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Thirteen Housing Group Limited

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-MPR: 7522 2 Hudson Quay, Windward Way, MIDDLESBROUGH, North East, TS2 1QGContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Marie Church Cognitive Behavioural ServicesAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PXNV-3138-GBNM 20 Richmond Road, Skeeby, Yorkshire & Humber, DL10 5DSContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender