Awarded· 23 Oct 2025
Investing in Children - County Durham - North East and North Cumbria ICB
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Sunderland, North East
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded Investing in Children - County Durham - North East and North Cumbria ICB. It is a contract for learning disability and autism in Sunderland.
Source: Find a Tender, published 27 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Investing in Children
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 11:42
View notice2026
Contract ends
0½ years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded Investing in Children - County Durham - North East and North Cumbria ICB. It is a contract for learning disability and autism in Sunderland. The contract went to Investing in Children. It was awarded on 23 October 2025. The contract value is £69,942. The contract runs from 23 October 2025 to 31 March 2026. It lasts 0½ years.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 27 October 2025. The notice number is 068499-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05d40d.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process, led by the NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, focuses on a direct award contract for the project titled "Investing in Children - County Durham - North East and North Cumbria ICB". Situated in Sunderland, the buying organisation operates under the healthcare sector, as indicated by its address in Sunderland Enterprise Park.
This process reached the award and contract stage, with key dates including the contract's commencement on 24 October 2025 and an end date of 31 March 2026. The procurement was enacted without competition due to urgent need as described under the Procurement Act 2023, covering care services for children and young people across County Durham.
Given its direct award setup, suppliers like Investing in Children, who also operate in partnership with Durham County Council, have been able to secure involvement due to their existing alignment with the contract's requirements.
The notice in full
This is a Direct Award being made under Schedule 5 Section 13 - Urgency of the Procurement Act 2023 and in accordance with the Procurement Regulations 2024 - Where- (a)the goods, services or works to be supplied under the public contract are strictly necessary for reasons of extreme and unavoidable urgency, and (b)as a result the public contract cannot be awarded on the basis of a competitive tendering procedure.
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (the Contracting Authority) have awarded a contract through 31 March 2026. Investing in Children work in partnership with Durham County Council to provide services for children and young people to enable them to participate and engage with the different groups with the aim to bring about improvements in their lives.
They also work in partnership with Durham County Council and provide support and actively engage with initiatives for young people mental health and learning disability groups and networks throughout County Durham.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Learning Disability and Autism Support
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 23 Oct 2025 to 31 Mar 2026 (0½ years)
- Awarded to
- Investing in Children
- 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
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £69,942
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
- 068499-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d40d
- CPV code
- 85322000 - Community action programme
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Town
- Sunderland
- Postcode
- SR5 3XB
- Electoral ward
- Castle
- Constituency
- Washington and Gateshead South
- Region
- North East
- Sub-region
- Sunderland
- Area
- Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Sunderland, SR5 3XB · North East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Investing in Children
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Investing in Children - County Durham - North East and North Cumbria ICB
Who won the Investing in Children - County Durham - North East and North Cumbria ICB contract?
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Investing in Children on 23 October 2025. It is due to end on 31 March 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Investing in Children - County Durham - North East and North Cumbria ICB contract worth?
The contract value is £69,942. The contract runs from 23 October 2025 to 31 March 2026 (0½ years).
Who is the buyer for Investing in Children - County Durham - North East and North Cumbria ICB?
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, based in Sunderland, North East.
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