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title: "NECS417 Alternative to Crisis Service Newcastle"
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# NECS417 Alternative to Crisis Service Newcastle

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/necs417-alternative-to-crisis-service-newcastle-ocds-h6vhtk-032fd3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Newcastle Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group: "NECS417 Alternative to Crisis Service Newcastle". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Newcastle Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-newcastle-gateshead-clinical-commissioning-group-GB-FTS-55846)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-032fd3`

## 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/necs417-alternative-to-crisis-service-newcastle-ocds-h6vhtk-032fd3#tl-md)

## Description
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS Newcastle Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) (the Contracting Authority) to conduct market engagement to obtain input and feedback in preparation for the tender of an alternative to crisis service in Newcastle.
The Contracting Authority would like to gather soft intelligence from the market and are publishing a Request for Information (RFI) for each service.
The RFI and further documentation including a draft service specification will be available on the Intend Portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/home  from Monday 25 April 2022 and the deadline for responses will be 12 Noon Monday 09 May 2022. Please note that all communications and RFI submissions will be conducted via the Intend Portal.  
The portal can be accessed at any time of the day and it is free to register.
Please note that this exercise is not part of any pre-qualification process. It is intended as an awareness, communication and information gathering exercise offering an opportunity for provider organisations to help inform potential future service models and/or commissioning intentions.
To register an interest in responding to this market engagement exercise and obtain a copy of the Request for Information documentation please go to the Intend portal:  https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/home .   
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is utilising an electronic tendering tool (In-Tend) (e-Tendering system) to manage this market engagement exercise and communicate with potential bidders in accordance with Regulation 22 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended). 
It is free to register on In-Tend, which can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should you have any queries, or you are having problems registering please contact the In-Tend helpdesk via: support@in-tend.com or call us on 0845 557 8079 / +44 (0) 114 407 0065.
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 9 a.m.-5.30 p.m.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS Newcastle Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) (the Contracting Authority) to conduct market engagement to obtain input and feedback in preparation for the tend...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F010549-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-04-25T08:23:56.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T16:16:33.441Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-032fd3