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Published 21 Nov 2025, 09:56 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Advice, Support and Guidance for Parents/Carers

Official notice

Authority: Newcastle City Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competitionLight touch regime
Awarded value£425,000published contract · inc. VAT
Awarded 1 Aug 2025no call for competition
Awarded to SKILLS FOR PEOPLE

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Advice and Guidance service will provide individual information, advice, and support to families of children with additional needs, through a range of forums including drop-in sessions, social groups, parent/carer groups in school and through social media.

The service will be universally available to families across the city and delivered across a range of accessible locations.

The service will provide individual information, advice, and support to families of children with additional needs from age 0-25:

The provider will be expected to offer guidance in terms of:

  • the Local Offer
  • personalisation and Personal Budgets
  • advice for children, young people and parents on gathering, understanding and interpreting information and applying it to their own situation.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
21 Nov 2025, 09:56 GMT
Last source update
21 Nov 2025, 09:56 GMT
Authority reference
C-013335
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-075899
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e602 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    21 Nov 2025, 09:56 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £425,0001 contract inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SKILLS FOR PEOPLEVCSE£425,000 inc. VAT †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · SKILLS FOR PEOPLEVCSE

    Signed
    1 Aug 2025
    Value
    £425,000 inc. VAT
    Period
    1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    2x1 year extension if the provider is delivering the KPIs effectively.
    3 agreed KPIs: In depth support · Information, advice and guidance · Preparing for Adulthood
    • In depth support, In depth support provided for families of children with additional needs, supporting them navigate additional support for their child.
    • Information, advice and guidance, Provide information, advice and guidance for families of children with additional needs.
    • Preparing for Adulthood, Preparing for Adulthood workshops for families to support with this key transition.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Newcastle City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBHM-6848-TWYG Civic Centre, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East, NE1 8QHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • SKILLS FOR PEOPLEAwarded supplier 4 Glendale Terrace, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne, North East, NE6 1PBContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender