Gateshead Community Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

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

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC)

Awarded value£13,914,996published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Oct 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract provides an array of community services in Gateshead. The services support patients with complex needs, proactive community-based care, frailty management, MDT working, admission avoidance and care closer to home.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 29 Oct 2026, 09:58 GMT
Last source update: 29 Oct 2026, 09:58 GMT
Authority reference: NENC092 (QHM-202491792)
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-102412
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-079312 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 and the Procurement Regulations 2024 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 11 November 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. A contract will not be awarded until after the 9th working day following standstill.

Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 and the Procurement Regulations 2024 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 11 November 2026 This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. A contract will not be awarded until after the 9th working day following standstill. Written representation should be sent to: [email protected] Chief Operating Officer Director of Commissioning Neighbourhood South Director of Commissioning Neighbourhood Director of Commissioning Neighbourhood Central Medical Director Director of Population Health Director of Policy and Stakeholder Affairs Director of Finance Neighbourhood Health Chief Medical Officer Director of Medicines and Pharmacy Director of Commissioning Neighbourhood Newcastle Gateshead and GPOD The existing provider is satisfying the existing contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract. In line with the PSR Regulations, the provider has been assessed against the 5 Key Criteria and has passed and satisfied key requirements identified for the contract. Conflicts of interest were managed throughout the process and there were no conflicts of interests identified.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £13,914,9961 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Oct 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust	£13,914,996 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Gateshead Community Services · Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
Signed
1 Oct 2026
Value
£13,914,996
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: QHM PEMBERTON HOUSE COLIMA AVENUE SUNDERLAND ENTERPRISE PARK, Sunderland, North East, SR53XBContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care BoardReview body Sunderland

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplierGB-NHS: 691P0 Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Sheriff Hill, Gateshead, North East, NE9 6SX

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.