Awarded· 30 Apr 2025
Best Start in Life
Newcastle City Council · Newcastle upon Tyne, North East
Newcastle City Council has awarded Best Start in Life. It is a contract for other health and social care in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Source: Find a Tender, published 25 Sep 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Healthworks Newcastle
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 09:54
View notice2026
Contract ends
1 year after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Newcastle City Council has awarded Best Start in Life. It is a contract for other health and social care in Newcastle upon Tyne. The contract went to Healthworks Newcastle. It was awarded on 30 April 2025. The contract value is £109,083. The contract runs from 30 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. It lasts 1 year.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 25 September 2025. The notice number is 059561-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05a1c3.
Summary of the contracting process
The public procurement process titled "Best Start in Life," executed by Newcastle City Council, is concluded under the award stage. This contract focuses on health and social work services, specifically peer-supported breastfeeding groups, and wellness services across Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom. The procurement method employed was direct and below threshold, without competition, falling under the light-touch regime.
This process began with the contract's start date on 1st May 2025 and is slated to end by 31st March 2026, with the procurement being valued at £109,083 GBP net, or £130,900 GBP gross. Newcastle City Council, a public authority, initiated this project with Healthworks Newcastle serving as the supplier.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with capabilities in providing community health initiatives and that align with the values of voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSE) would be well-suited to engage in similar future opportunities.
The nature of this procurement process, being below threshold and direct, suggests a preference for localised expertise, making it ideal for enterprises operating within the Newcastle region to foster partnerships with the council and broaden their service offerings.
The notice in full
To deliver the Best Start in Life service inc peer supported breastfeeding groups across the city
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 30 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2026 (1 year)
- Awarded to
- Healthworks Newcastle
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement method
- Direct
- Procedure
- Below threshold - without competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- SME
Values
- Contracts value
- £109,083
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 059561-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a1c3
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services; 98334000 - Wellness services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services; 98 - Other community, social and personal services
Location
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Postcode
- NE1 8QH
- Electoral ward
- Monument
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Region
- North East
- Sub-region
- Tyneside
- Area
- Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Newcastle City Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8QH · North East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Healthworks Newcastle
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Best Start in Life
Who won the Best Start in Life contract?
Newcastle City Council awarded the contract to Healthworks Newcastle on 30 April 2025. It is due to end on 31 March 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Best Start in Life contract worth?
The contract value is £109,083. The contract runs from 30 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 (1 year).
Who is the buyer for Best Start in Life?
Newcastle City Council, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East.
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