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# NECS521 Children's Speech and Language Therapy in County Durham

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/necs521-children-s-speech-and-language-therapy-in-county-durham-ocds-h6vhtk-04c2d2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board: "NECS521 Children's Speech and Language Therapy in County Durham". Published status: complete. Published 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)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Paediatric services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £18,200,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04c2d2`

## 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/necs521-children-s-speech-and-language-therapy-in-county-durham-ocds-h6vhtk-04c2d2#tl-md)

## Description
Intention to Award Notice.
Service: County Durham Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy Service
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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 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 the relevant authority by midnight on 18/12/2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Lifetime value of contract: £18,200,000.00
Length of opportunity: 5 years, plus the option to extend for an additional 2 years
New or existing service: Existing
New or incumbent provider: New
Dates between which the services are intended to be provided: 1st April 25 - 31st March 2030

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** NECS521 Children's Speech and Language Therapy in County Durham (active)
  - Award id: `039356-2024-1`
  - Supplier(s): **County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-NHS-RXP`
  - Value: £18,200,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** NECS521 Children's Speech and Language Therapy in County Durham (active)
  - Signed Value: £18,200,000
  - Signed Date: 03/12/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F041138-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-12-20T10:46:33.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T17:52:53.531Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04c2d2