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Awarded· 15 Jul 2025

QHM-2025-2701 Carers and Veteran Counselling Service

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

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded QHM-2025-2701 Carers and Veteran Counselling Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Sunderland.

Source: Find a Tender, published 28 Aug 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    North East Counselling Service

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 09:28

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  3. 2025

    Tender notice updated

    Tender Notice · 10:25

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About this tender

In brief

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded QHM-2025-2701 Carers and Veteran Counselling Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Sunderland. The contract went to North East Counselling Service. It was awarded on 15 July 2025. The contract value is £54,100.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 28 August 2025. The notice number is 051861-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-056c08.

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has undertaken a public procurement process for the "QHM-2025-2701 Carers and Veteran Counselling Service" under the industry category of Miscellaneous Health Services. This service is located within the UK, specifically at Sunderland Enterprise Park, Sunderland, and spans several other regions.

The procurement has reached the award stage, with the contract being awarded under the Health Care Services Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2023, utilising a Direct Award Process. The service is set to commence on 1st April 2025 and conclude on 31st March 2026, with a contract value of £54,100. The decision to award the contract was finalised on 28th August 2025.

The procurement method followed was a limited procedure, allowing the awarding of contracts without a prior call for competition, in compliance with specific regulatory exemptions. Ideal candidates would be those with a proven track record in delivering a similar contract and a strategic presence in the northern regions of the UK.

The procurement cycle, governed by direct award processes, suggests favourable conditions for existing providers aiming to expand their service offerings within the public health sector.

The notice in full

Carers and Veteran Counselling Service

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    Carers and Veteran Counselling Service. The relevant authority intends to award a contract to an existing provider under Direct Award C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023.

    The contract value is PS54100 Contract Start Date : 01/04/2025 Contract End Date : 31/03/2026 Although the contract start is 01/04/2025, the services have been delivered on an implied contract and contracts will be issued following the standstill period from the date of this notice.

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Key facts

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

Contract

Service
Other
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
North East Counselling Service
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
£54,100

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
051861-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-056c08
CPV code
85140000 - Miscellaneous health 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
North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
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
North East Counselling Service
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 QHM-2025-2701 Carers and Veteran Counselling Service

Who won the QHM-2025-2701 Carers and Veteran Counselling Service contract?

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to North East Counselling Service on 15 July 2025.

How much is the QHM-2025-2701 Carers and Veteran Counselling Service contract worth?

The contract value is £54,100.

Who is the buyer for QHM-2025-2701 Carers and Veteran Counselling Service?

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

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