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
2025
Contract awarded
Middlesbrough Council
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 15:15
View notice2025
Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 11:44
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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)
- 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
Key facts
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
Location
- 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
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
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
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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