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Published 26 Aug 2025, 10:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Direct Payment Support Service · Newcastle City Council (Aug 2025)

Official notice

Authority: Newcastle City Council (Local council)

ServicesSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Nov 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Newcastle City Council has a duty to ensure that adults, children and carers who use, or are considering using the Direct Payment Support Service have access to high quality independent information, advice and practical assistance to choose and manage direct payments.

The purpose of this Contract is to assist the local authority and partner organisations to meet duties under these legislations.

This Pipeline Notice is for Information only at this stage. No further details are available beyond what is published here.

When this opportunity progresses a Tender Notice will be published on the Central Digital Platform.

If NCC seeks early engagement, a Market Engagement notice will be issued at that time along with any relevant information.

Suppliers are advised to register on the Open Procurement Portal to receive updates and notifications as they become available- www.open-uk.org ↗.

We appreciate your interest and understanding.

CPV: Social work and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 2 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 (2 yrs)
Delivery: North EastEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
26 Aug 2025, 10:04 BST
Last source update
26 Aug 2025, 10:04 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-051142
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Social work and related services
Delivery area
North East (UKC22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058d7d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

26 Aug 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    26 Aug 2025, 10:04 BST
  2. Tender notice expected363 days ago
    1 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  3. Contract starts213 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    26 Aug 2025, 10:04 BST
    UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

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

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender