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Awarded· 15 Jul 2025

QHM-2025-8247 Footprints - Community Mental Health Transformation

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

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded QHM-2025-8247 Footprints - Community Mental Health Transformation. 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

    Footprints

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 17:57

    View notice
  3. 2025

    Tender notice updated

    Tender Notice · 14:13

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About this tender

In brief

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded QHM-2025-8247 Footprints - Community Mental Health Transformation. It is a contract for other health and social care in Sunderland. The contract went to Footprints. It was awarded on 15 July 2025. The contract value is £161,555.

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 052069-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0580dc.

Summary of the contracting process

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract for the "Footprints - Community Mental Health Transformation" project, under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. This procurement falls under the category of Miscellaneous health services and involves the delivery of community mental health transformation services.

The contract was awarded via a Direct Award Process, following a limited tendering procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, and commenced on the 1st of April 2025, concluding by the 31st of March 2026, with a total value of £161,555. The project is regional to Sunderland, UKC. Key decision dates involved the standstill period ending on the 15th of August 2025.

Given that the contract value is substantial and covers a year-long period, larger health organisations with the capacity to meet the specific requirements set by the NHS board would be well-positioned to benefit. The procurement award under the Provider Selection Regime indicates a preference for providers who can not only maintain existing standards but also drive innovative solutions within mental health services.

The notice in full

Community Mental Health Transformation

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    Community Mental Health Transformation 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 PS161555.

    Contract Start Date: 04/08/2025 Contract End Date: 15/08/2025 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
Footprints
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
£161,555

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
052069-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0580dc
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)
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
Footprints
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-2025-8247 Footprints - Community Mental Health Transformation

Who won the QHM-2025-8247 Footprints - Community Mental Health Transformation contract?

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

How much is the QHM-2025-8247 Footprints - Community Mental Health Transformation contract worth?

The contract value is £161,555.

Who is the buyer for QHM-2025-8247 Footprints - Community Mental Health Transformation?

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

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