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Published 10 Feb 2026, 16:02 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Clinical Portals: Management Of GP TeamNet Clinical Portal Platform Clinical Support Information (CSI) and Pathway Implementation

Official notice

Authority: NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (Central government)

Direct award
Awarded value£620,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 16 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Sunderland GP Alliance2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A 12-month Urgent Direct Award for the management of GP TeamNet Clinical Portal Platform Clinical Support Information and Pathway Implementation. This supports more standardised operating processes and models of care being developed and implemented across all providers to address variation in quality and outcomes for patients in accordance with the NHS 10-Year Plan - Fit for the Future.

This 12-month Urgent Direct Award in accordance with Schedule 5 Paragraph 13 (Section 51(3)(a)) of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA2023) will be followed by a PA2023 compliant competitive process (dependent on confirmation of future funding as this is not yet confirmed). A NENC ICB project team has been identified to move forward with market engagement and analysis in support of a future competitive procurement process and to welcome comment and feedback from market providers.

Contract Term: 01 April 2026 - 31 March 2027

Contract Value: £744,000 (£620,000 exclusive of VAT)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
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
10 Feb 2026, 16:02 GMT
Last source update
16 Mar 2026, 16:19 GMT
Authority reference
NENC081
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-023703
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064d05 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement; Urgency
Published justification

PA2023 Schedule 5 Urgency 13

Where-

(a)the goods, services or works to be supplied under the public contract are strictly necessary for reasons of extreme and unavoidable urgency, and

(b)as a result the public contract cannot be awarded on the basis of a competitive tendering procedure.

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Feb 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    10 Feb 2026, 16:02 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    13 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  3. Contract details notice published
    16 Mar 2026, 16:19 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £620,0001 award exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 2latest 16 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Sunderland GP Alliance1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027£620,000—Awarded
Sunderland GP Alliance——Awarded

Contracts

  • N/A There is only one contract. Listing of Contract 2 is not accurate. · Sunderland GP Alliance

    Signed
    16 Mar 2026
    Value
    —
    Period
    1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
    Status
    active
  • Clinical Portals Management · Sunderland GP Alliance

    Signed
    4 Mar 2026
    Value
    £620,000
    Period
    1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
    Status
    active
    3 agreed KPIs: In accordance with the NHSE Standard Contract · In accordance with the NHSE Standard Contract · In accordance with the NHSE Standard Contract
    • In accordance with the NHSE Standard Contract
    • In accordance with the NHSE Standard Contract
    • In accordance with the NHSE Standard Contract

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-NHS: QHM · GB-PPON: PMYZ-6944-BYLH PEMBERTON HOUSE COLIMA AVENUE SUNDERLAND ENTERPRISE PARK, Sunderland, North East, SR5 3XBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 09039776GB-PPON: PDWL-3864-DMZY Second Floor Business & Innovation Centre, Sunderland, North East, SR5 2TAContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender