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Awarded· 27 Oct 2025

NENC032 - Tees Valley Adults Respite/ Short Breaks Service for people with a Learning Disability and Complex Health Needs.

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Sunderland, North East

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded this contract. It is a contract for learning disability and autism in Sunderland.

Source: Find a Tender, published 11 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Middlesbrough Council

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 15:15

    View notice
  3. 2025

    Tender notice updated

    Tender Notice · 11:44

    View notice
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About this tender

In brief

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded this contract. It is a contract for learning disability and autism in Sunderland. The contract went to Middlesbrough Council. It was awarded on 27 October 2025. The contract value is £16,070,000.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 11 December 2025. The notice number is 081884-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05d927.

Summary of the contracting process

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board is overseeing the procurement process for the provision of the "NENC032 - Tees Valley Adults Respite/Short Breaks Service for people with a Learning Disability and Complex Health Needs." This initiative falls under the health services industry category and will be delivered across Tees Valley, United Kingdom.

The procurement has reached the contract award stage, with the contract formally awarded on 14th November 2025. The contract commences on 1st February 2026 and extends through to 31st January 2036. This procurement has been conducted under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, utilising a limited procurement method without prior publication of a call for competition.

The awarded contract, valued at £16,070,000, presents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in health services, particularly those providing respite and residential health facilities. Middlesbrough Council has been identified as the most suitable provider, offering a comprehensive service model that aligns with the Provider Selection Regime's key criteria.

The notice in full

INTENTION TO AWARD NOTICE - Tees Valley Adults Respite/ Short Breaks Service for people with a Learning Disability and Complex Health Needs. Previous transparency notices related to this include: Prior Information Notice - 2025/S 000-057633 the reference detailed in Section IV 2.1 is a placeholder and the above reference is the correct one linked to this process.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    NTENTION TO AWARD NOTICE for Tees Valley Adults Respite/ Short Breaks Service for people with a Learning Disability and Complex Health Needs.

    North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (Relevant Authority) intend to award a contract under the Most Suitable Provider (MSP) process for the provision of a Tees Valley Adults Respite/ Short Breaks Service for people with a Learning Disability and Complex Health Needs Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 11:59:59 p.m.14 November 2025.

    This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Written representations should be sent to NENC ICB at nencicb.procurement@nhs.net. These are previous/current existing services which were published to the market with a revised service specification for an Adults Respite/ Short Breaks Service for people with a Learning Disability and Complex Health Needs.

    NENC ICB published a Prior Information Notice 2025/S 000-057633 on 18 September 2025 inviting the market to submit an Expression of Interest in accordance with the process that must be followed when awarding a contract under the most suitable provider processed defined in Regulations 6(6) and 10 of PSR 2023.

    As detailed in the published specification, the service requires an Tees Valley Adults Respite/ Short Breaks Service for people with a Learning Disability and Complex Health Needs to be delivered from a central location within Tees Valley. The reference detailed in Section IV 2.1 is a placeholder and the above reference is the correct one linked to this process.

    The intended contract will run for an initial term of five years from 01 February 2026, with the option of extending for a further five years. Additional information: INTENTION TO AWARD NOTICE for Tees Valley Adults Respite/ Short Breaks Service for people with a Learning Disability and Complex Health Needs Previous transparency notices related to this include: Prior Information Notice - 2025/S 000-057633

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Learning Disability and Autism Support
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
Middlesbrough Council
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
Tender Notice
Procurement method
Limited
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Tender, Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
Large

Values

Contracts value
£16,070,000

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Cancelled
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
081884-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d927
CPV code
85100000 - Health services; 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel; 85144000 - Residential health facilities services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board is based in Sunderland. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Sunderland
Town
Sunderland
Postcode
SR5 3XB
Electoral ward
Castle
Constituency
Washington and Gateshead South
Delivery area
Tees Valley and Durham
Region
North East
Sub-region
Sunderland
Area
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Country
England
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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
Middlesbrough Council
Awardee scale
Large
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about this tender

Who won the NENC032 - Tees Valley Adults Respite/ Short Breaks Service for people with a… contract?

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Middlesbrough Council on 27 October 2025.

How much is the NENC032 - Tees Valley Adults Respite/ Short Breaks Service for people with a… contract worth?

The contract value is £16,070,000.

Who is the buyer for NENC032 - Tees Valley Adults Respite/ Short Breaks Service for people with a…?

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, based in Sunderland, North East.

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