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# Investing in Children - County Durham - North East and North Cumbria ICB

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/investing-in-children-county-durham-north-east-and-north-cumbria-icb-ocds-h6vhtk-05d40d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board: "Investing in Children - County Durham - North East and North Cumbria ICB". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-north-east-and-north-cumbria-integrated-care-board-nhs-qhm)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKC14
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £69,942 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/investing-in-children-county-durham-north-east-and-north-cumbria-icb-ocds-h6vhtk-05d40d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05d40d`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/investing-in-children-county-durham-north-east-and-north-cumbria-icb-ocds-h6vhtk-05d40d#tl-md)

## Description
This is a Direct Award being made under Schedule 5 Section 13 - Urgency of the Procurement Act 2023 and in accordance with the Procurement Regulations 2024 -
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.
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (the Contracting Authority) have awarded a contract through 31 March 2026.
Investing in Children work in partnership with Durham County Council to provide services for children and young people to enable them to participate and engage with the different groups with the aim to bring about improvements in their lives. They also work in partnership with Durham County
Council and provide support and actively engage with initiatives for young people mental health and learning disability groups and networks throughout County Durham.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85322000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Investing in Children**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-164858`
  - Value: £69,942 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Investing in Children - Co. Durham QHM-2025-8379 (active)
  - Signed Value: £69,942
  - Signed Date: 23/10/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F068499-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-27T11:42:01.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T13:11:44.881Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05d40d