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Published 22 Aug 2025, 15:14 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NENC Deep End Network Research and Evaluation Services

Official notice

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

Below threshold - without competitionLight touch regime
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: North East (UKC)
Awarded value£119,699published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 21 Aug 2025no call for competition
Awarded to NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This serves as notice of a direct award of a contract to Newcastle University for the provision of Research and Evaluation services within the North East and North Cumbria (NENC) Deep End Network, part of the ICB's Healthier and Fairer Programme, is made in accordance with Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23) for non-healthcare services, direct award for below threshold.

The objective of the contract is to evaluate the impact of ICB-funded activity within the Deep End Network, generating an evidence base to inform future commissioning across the Network and wider system (including General Practice, Community Services, and Secondary Care). Newcastle University continued ongoing evaluation activity into the 2025/26 financial year.

Contract of 12 months (01/04/2026 - 31/03/2026)

Total Value: £119,699

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North East
73110000 Research services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
22 Aug 2025, 15:14 BST
Last source update
22 Aug 2025, 15:14 BST
Authority reference
ICB-099
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-050947
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058d04 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    22 Aug 2025, 15:14 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £119,6991 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY£119,699 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Newcastle University - Research and Evaluation Services for the NENC Deep End Network · NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY

    Signed
    21 Aug 2025
    Value
    £119,699
    Period
    21 Aug 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-NHS: QHM · GB-PPON: PMYZ-6944-BYLH PEMBERTON HOUSE COLIMA AVENUE SUNDERLAND ENTERPRISE PARK, Sunderland, North East, SR5 3XBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Newcastle UniversityAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PLZG-2736-PGDD King's Gate, Newcastle upon Tyne, North East, NE1 7RUContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender