Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice

Published 30 Jul 2026, 14:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Development of an Autism Strategy

Authority: Middlesbrough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73)Business Services & Consultancy (79)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Published estimate£50,000£50,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 17 Aug 2026awarded 8 Sept 2026

Awarded to Harley Mental Health LTD (Trading as Harley Street Mental Health)

Contract term 7 moends 31 Mar 2027 · starts 8 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Middlesbrough Council and Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council are seeking bids to develop a comprehensive, evidence-based Autism Strategy.

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Health and social work services · Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 7 moSMEVCSEPublished value£50,000

Contract period: 8 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 (7 mo)Value: £50,000 exc. VAT · £50,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services 79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security 85000000 Health and social work services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Quality 60% Price 40%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Below threshold
Regulatory regime: Light touch regime
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 30 Jul 2026, 14:49 BST
Last source update: 8 Sept 2026, 18:40 BST
Authority reference: ASC031/2026 Autism Strategy
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-072258
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityHealth and social work servicesResearch and development services and related consultancy services
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 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06d7ce Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 17 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.open.uk.org ↗

Timeline

30 Jul 2026 → 8 Sept 2026 · 4 dates

Tender notice published88 days ago
30 Jul 2026, 14:49 BST
Submission deadline70 days ago
17 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Contract starts48 days ago
8 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published47 days ago
8 Sept 2026, 18:40 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jul 2026

Tender notice published
30 Jul 2026, 14:49 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
8 Sept 2026, 18:40 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
8 Sept 2026, 18:40 BST
Contract signature expected
1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £50,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 1616 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Harley Mental Health LTD (Trading as Harley Street Mental Health)SME1 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2027	£50,000	8 Sept 2026	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
16final-stage tenders	16	16	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Middlesbrough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLJH-5252-HJDM PO Box 500, Middlesbrough, North East, TS1 9FTContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Redcar and Cleveland Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentGB-PPON: PHZX-3726-LWBD Redcar, North EastContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

HARLEY MENTAL HEALTH LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 13623390GB-PPON: PWLN-5145-NBRZ Harley Mental Health LTD, 128 City Road, London, London, EC1V 2NXContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender8 Sept 2026, 18:40 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender30 Jul 2026, 14:49 BST