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Awarded· 5 Mar 2025

North Northamptonshire Council - WAVE Programme

North Northamptonshire Council · North Northamptonshire, East Midlands

North Northamptonshire Council has awarded North Northamptonshire Council - WAVE Programme. It is a contract for other health and social care in North Northamptonshire.

Source: Find a Tender, published 10 Mar 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Bridges Outcomes Partnerships

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 13:57

    View notice
  3. 2025

    Contract starts

  4. 2026

    Contract ends

    1 year after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

North Northamptonshire Council has awarded North Northamptonshire Council - WAVE Programme. It is a contract for other health and social care in North Northamptonshire. The contract went to Bridges Outcomes Partnerships. It was awarded on 5 March 2025. The contract value is £150,000. The contract runs from 31 March 2025 to 31 March 2026. It lasts 1 year.

It is run as a below threshold - unknown. Find a Tender published it on 10 March 2025. The notice number is 008538-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04eb08.

Summary of the contracting process

North Northamptonshire Council has awarded a contract to BRIDGES OUTCOMES PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED for the WAVE Programme, which provides trauma-informed support to vulnerable care-experienced young people at high risk of exploitation, abuse, and unplanned pregnancies. The contracting process, part of the services category, is at the Award stage, and the contract was signed on 5th March 2025.

Key dates include a contract start date of 1st April 2025 and an end date of 31st March 2026, with the location of the project in the UKF25 region of the United Kingdom. This procurement was carried out using a Direct Award Process under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR), below the threshold procurement method.

SMEs with a strong background in collaborating with social care, housing, and health professionals to address complex needs would be well-suited to compete for similar opportunities in the future.

The notice in full

The WAVE Project offers vital, trauma-informed support to vulnerable care-experienced young people at high risk of exploitation, abuse, and pregnancies that can lead to care removals.

The programme builds protective factors through early intervention, relationship-based support, and proactive outreach to address the root causes of these challenges, including engaging with young people to support them to access effective health provisions confidently and independently across all elements of a young person's life, including physical and mental health, drug and alcohol support, sexual health, and safety by collaborating with professionals in Social Care, Housing, and Health.

The WAVE programme provides a holistic, highly skilled, multi-disciplinary approach to meet the complex needs of these young people. North Northamptonshire Council confirms the award of contract to an existing provider following a Direct Award Process C under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). High level outcomes which the service is expected to make a direct contribution to:

  • Reducing the proportion of people experiencing unplanned pregnancies and removal of children
  • Reducing the proportion of people experiencing exploitation
  • Reducing the proportion of people with low self-reported mental health and wellbeing
  • Reducing the level of health inequalities Contract start date: 1st April 2025 Contract end date: 31st March 2026

Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.

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Key facts

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

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
31 Mar 2025 to 31 Mar 2026 (1 year)
Awarded to
Bridges Outcomes Partnerships
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procedure
Below threshold - unknown
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
SME

Not stated in the notice: procurement method.

Values

Contracts value
£150,000

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
008538-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04eb08
CPV code
85000000 - Health and social work services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

North Northamptonshire Council is based in North Northamptonshire. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
North Northamptonshire
Town
Northampton
Postcode
NN17 1QG
Electoral ward
Lloyds
Constituency
Corby and East Northamptonshire
Region
East Midlands
Sub-region
North Northamptonshire
Area
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
North Northamptonshire Council
Category
Services
Address
Corby, NN17 1QG · East Midlands · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Bridges Outcomes Partnerships
Awardee scale
SME
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 North Northamptonshire Council - WAVE Programme

Who won the North Northamptonshire Council - WAVE Programme contract?

North Northamptonshire Council awarded the contract to Bridges Outcomes Partnerships on 5 March 2025. It is due to end on 31 March 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.

How much is the North Northamptonshire Council - WAVE Programme contract worth?

The contract value is £150,000. The contract runs from 31 March 2025 to 31 March 2026 (1 year).

Who is the buyer for North Northamptonshire Council - WAVE Programme?

North Northamptonshire Council, based in North Northamptonshire, East Midlands.

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