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# NCC1573 Communities First Behaviour Change

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ncc1573-communities-first-behaviour-change-ocds-h6vhtk-0502c1). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Northumberland County Council: "NCC1573 Communities First Behaviour Change". Published status: complete. Published Value: £40,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 13 May 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.open-uk.org.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Northumberland County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northumberland-county-council-ons-e06000057)
- **Published Value:** £40,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 13 May 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Community action programme, Community health services, Miscellaneous services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC21
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £33,257 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ncc1573-communities-first-behaviour-change-ocds-h6vhtk-0502c1#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0502c1`

## Before you bid
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- **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/ncc1573-communities-first-behaviour-change-ocds-h6vhtk-0502c1#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [open-uk.org](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.open-uk.org%2Fprojects%2Foverview%2F3b873181-4c1a-409c-b8ea-899d4c9e0c07)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ncc1573-communities-first-behaviour-change-ocds-h6vhtk-0502c1#participate

## Description
This research project will use appropriate evidence-based behaviour change theories to identify factors (e.g. personal, institutional, or systemic) that are barriers or enablers to embedding the CF approach across Northumberland County Council and key partners.
The results of this analysis will support NCC and relevant partner organisations to understand and address these barriers and enablers to move further and faster to adopting the Communities First approach.
Methods and measurement
The Provider will propose their methodology in their tender submission for this work, but broadly it will be expected to include:
• Selection and application of appropriate evidence-based behaviour change theory/theories to underpin the analysis.
• Identification of the target behaviours that professionals and/or organisations need to adopt in order to implement the Communities First approach (also involve identifying current behaviours that do not support the approach and need to change). This would involve initial scoping work with NCC and key system partners to identify the target behaviours.
• Use of appropriate qualitative research methodologies to analyse barriers and enablers for professionals and the wider organisation to delivering Communities First approach, using the evidence based behaviour change theory (see point 1 above).
• Include both retrospective evaluation of adoption to date and analysis of anticipated barriers and enablers for wider adoption of the Communities First approach.
• Provide relevant recommendations to support successful implementation and maintenance of Communities First approach across NCC and key system partners.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85322000, 85323000, 98300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £40,000

- **Contract Period:** 18/05/2025 to 15/05/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

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

  - Supplier(s): **Newcastle University**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-54490`
  - Value: £33,257 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** NCC1573 Communities First Behaviour Change (active)
  - Signed Value: £33,257
  - Signed Date: 14/09/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F015061-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-09-18T07:54:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T18:43:00.819Z
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