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title: "NENC057 LGBTQ+ Mental Health Support Service Sunderland and South Tyneside Invitation to Tender NHS North East North Cumbria Integrated Care Board"
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# NENC057 LGBTQ+ Mental Health Support Service Sunderland and South Tyneside Invitation to Tender NHS North East North Cumbria Integrated Care Board

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nenc057-lgbtq-mental-health-support-service-sunderland-and-south-tyneside-invitation-to-te-ocds-h6vhtk-059062). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board: "NENC057 LGBTQ+ Mental Health Support Service Sunderland and South Tyneside Invitation to Tender NHS North East North Cumbria Integrated Care Board". Published status: complete. Published Value: £600,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 31 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: health-family.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **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:** £600,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 31 October 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Guidance and counselling services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKC2, UKC22, UKC23
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £592,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nenc057-lgbtq-mental-health-support-service-sunderland-and-south-tyneside-invitation-to-te-ocds-h6vhtk-059062#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-059062`

## 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/nenc057-lgbtq-mental-health-support-service-sunderland-and-south-tyneside-invitation-to-te-ocds-h6vhtk-059062#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [health-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhealth-family.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome.)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nenc057-lgbtq-mental-health-support-service-sunderland-and-south-tyneside-invitation-to-te-ocds-h6vhtk-059062#participate

## Description
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (the Contracting Authority), have undertaken a procurement to commission LGBTQ+ Mental Health Support Service Sunderland and South Tyneside under NHS Standard Contract 25/26 within the Sunderland and South Tyneside areas.
The contract term is for an initial period of 3 years commencing on 01 April 2026, with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
The closing date for submission of tenders was by 12 noon 31 October 2025.
This tender opportunity has now closed
The publication of this notice marks the conclusion of an adopted Voluntary Standstill Period beginning 22 December 2025 and ending midnight 05 January 2026.
This UK7 Contract Details Notice is being published following the completion of the voluntary standstill period and contract award.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85312300
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £600,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 31/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** NENC057 LGBTQ+ Mental Health Support Service Sunderland and South Tyneside Invitation to Tender NHS North East North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Crystal Pathways Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185420`
  - Value: £592,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 12/12/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £592,000
  - Signed Date: 06/01/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F063992-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-06T10:35:33.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T08:32:51.176Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-059062