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Awarded· 10 Apr 2025

PSR Direct Award C Assertive engagement teams Nthld and NTyne

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust · Newcastle upon Tyne, North East

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust has awarded PSR Direct Award C Assertive engagement teams Nthld and NTyne. It is a contract for other health and social care in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Source: Find a Tender, published 2 May 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Changing Lives

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 15:24

    View notice
  3. 2025

    Tender notice updated

    Tender Notice · 16:30

    View notice
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About this tender

In brief

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust has awarded PSR Direct Award C Assertive engagement teams Nthld and NTyne. It is a contract for other health and social care in Newcastle upon Tyne. The contract went to Changing Lives. It was awarded on 10 April 2025. The contract value is £1,113,210.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 2 May 2025. The notice number is 018916-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0501e7.

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the "PSR Direct Award C Assertive engagement teams Nthld and NTyne" is facilitated by the Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust. This contract falls within the health services industry category and involves the provision of assertive engagement teams in Northumberland and North Tyneside. The procurement stage has reached completion, with the contract formally awarded on 11th April 2025.

The services are scheduled to be delivered from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2027, with an opportunity to extend the contract by two additional years. The annual contract value is £556,605. The procurement method employed is a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, as governed by the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

The chosen provider, Changing Lives, demonstrates that there is an opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to successfully participate and grow by tapping into the needs of public health institutions.

The notice in full

Provision of assertive engagement teams in Northumberland and North Tyneside

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    North Tyneside and Northumberland Assertive engagement teams awarded via PSR Direct Award C process. Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice under Direct Award Process C. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

    For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 25/04/2025 via email to: gill.keane@cntw.nhs.uk The commitment is for a 2 year contract with an annual value of PS556,605.

    The Authority reserve the right to extend this contract for a further 2 x 12 month periods subject to funding and / or need. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

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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
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
Changing Lives
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
SME

Values

Contracts value
£1,113,210

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
018916-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0501e7
CPV code
85100000 - Health services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust is based in Newcastle upon Tyne. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Town
Newcastle upon Tyne
Postcode
NE3 3XT
Electoral ward
Fawdon & West Gosforth
Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne North
Region
North East
Sub-region
Tyneside
Area
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
Category
Services
Contact
Gillian Keane
Phone
+44 7825054205
Address
Gosforth, NE3 3XT · North East · England
Call +44 7825054205

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Changing Lives
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 PSR Direct Award C Assertive engagement teams Nthld and NTyne

Who won the PSR Direct Award C Assertive engagement teams Nthld and NTyne contract?

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust awarded the contract to Changing Lives on 10 April 2025.

How much is the PSR Direct Award C Assertive engagement teams Nthld and NTyne contract worth?

The contract value is £1,113,210.

Who is the buyer for PSR Direct Award C Assertive engagement teams Nthld and NTyne?

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East. The named contact is Gillian Keane, on +44 7825054205.

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