Official UK procurement notice
PSR Direct Award A - Westbridge service
Authority: Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of accommodation and support staff to the Westbridge service
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1PSR Direct Award AAwarded
PSR Direct Award A. Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) award notice under Direct Award Process A. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.<br/>Cumbria, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust has awarded the contract for the provision of accommodation and support staff for the Westbridge service to Tyne Housing Association Limited. <br/><br/>The commitment is for a 2 year contract with an annual value of £374,000 ex VAT. The contract period is 1/4/26 – 31/3/28.<br/><br/>The Authority reserve the right to extend this contract for a further 12 month period subject to funding and/ or need. <br/>Following assessment against the key criteria under the PSR Direct Award Process A, the Authority is satisfied that the existing provider is delivering the services to the required standard and is capable of continuing to do so for the duration of the proposed contract award. There is no realistic alternative provider capable of delivering the service requirements in accordance with Regulation 7 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.<br/>There are no declared conflicts of interest.<br/>Contact details: gill.keane@cntw.nhs.uk
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Jul 2026, 14:12 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Jul 2026, 14:12 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-070324- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d355Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Following PSR Direct Award A process
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyne Housing Association Limited | £748,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 070324-2026-1 · Tyne Housing Association Limited
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2026
- Value
- £748,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Independent Choice and Procurement Panel.Mediation body
- NTW Solutions LimitedReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Tyne Housing Association LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.