Awarded· 15 Jul 2025
QHM-2025-9518 Social Navigation
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Sunderland, North East
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded QHM-2025-9518 Social Navigation, a contract for other health and social care in Sunderland, to First Contact Clinical on 15 July 2025.
Source: Find a Tender · published 28 Aug 2025 · details refreshed every 30 minutes
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
First Contact Clinical
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 17:16
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Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 08:20
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About this tender
In brief
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded QHM-2025-9518 Social Navigation, a contract for other health and social care in Sunderland, to First Contact Clinical on 15 July 2025. The contract value is £11,197.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Published on Find a Tender on 28 August 2025 as notice 051780-2025, OCDS ID ocds-h6vhtk-056bc3.
Summary of the contracting process
The public procurement process for "QHM-2025-9518 Social Navigation" is being conducted by the NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board. The procurement falls under the category of community health services, and it is located in Sunderland, UKC, United Kingdom. The current procurement stage is focused on the award, following a tender update.
The contract, valued at £11,197, is set to start on 1 April 2025 and will conclude on 31 March 2026. The procurement was conducted via a Direct Award Process as part of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR), sidestepping the scope of The Procurement Act 2023. The procurement of this contract presents growth opportunities for businesses specializing in health services.
With the limited procurement method and reliance on existing service provision standards, well-established providers with a proven track record in delivering community health services would be particularly suited to undertake this contract. The opportunity is open to businesses capable of fulfilling quality and cost criteria effectively, maintaining necessary standards according to the Provider Selection Regime guidelines. Such businesses stand to grow by expanding their service delivery within the healthcare sector in the UK, particularly in the North East and North Cumbria regions.
The notice in full
Social Navigation
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
Social Navigation 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 PS11197. 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.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- First Contact Clinical
- 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
- £11,197
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
- 051780-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-056bc3
- CPV code
- 85323000 - Community health 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
- North East (England)
- 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
- Contact
- Not specified
- Phone
- Not specified
- Address
- Sunderland, SR5 3XB · North East · England
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- First Contact Clinical
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about QHM-2025-9518 Social Navigation
Who won the QHM-2025-9518 Social Navigation contract?
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to First Contact Clinical on 15 July 2025.
How much is the QHM-2025-9518 Social Navigation contract worth?
The contract value is £11,197.
Who is the buyer for QHM-2025-9518 Social Navigation?
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, based in Sunderland, North East.
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