Official UK procurement notice
NENC100 Integrated Podiatry Service in South Tyneside and Sunderland
Authority: NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNENC ICB (the Relevant Authority) are undertaking a competition to commission an Integrated Podiatry Service in South Tyneside and Sunderland.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Healthcare Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (PSR). For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.
The contract term is for an initial period of 5 years commencing on 01 April 2027, with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
The closing date for submission of competition response is by 12 Noon on Monday 17 August 2026.
Additional information
Firstly, the "Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006" as amended by the "Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulation 2014" (TUPE) may apply to this contract. However, Providers are advised to obtain their own legal advice and carry out due diligence including the New Fair Deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services.
Secondly, previous publication concerning this procedure publication reference 2021/S 000-025981.
NENC ICB is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NENC ICB, including response submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at: health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗. It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should providers have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via:
[email protected] or phone number 0800 9956035
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm
Competition documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 16 July 2026.
CPV: Hospital services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£27,857,711
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 90%
- Cost: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 90
- Cost: 10
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 20 Mar 2026, 17:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Jul 2026, 15:45 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Aug 2026 – …
- Authority reference
NENC100- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-067381- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0670ceFind a Tender
Publisher note: NENC ICB (the Relevant Authority) are undertaking a competition to commission an Integrated Podiatry Service in South Tyneside and Sunderland. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Healthcare Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (PSR). For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The contract term is for an initial period of 5 years commencing on 01 April 2027, with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. The closing date for submission of competition response is by 12 Noon on Monday 17 August 2026. Additional information Firstly, the "Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006" as amended by the "Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulation 2014" (TUPE) may apply to this contract. However, Providers are advised to obtain their own legal advice and carry out due diligence including the New Fair Deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services. Secondly, previous publication concerning this procedure publication reference 2021/S 000-025981. NENC ICB is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NENC ICB, including response submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should providers have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via: [email protected] or phone number 0800 9956035 The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm Competition documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 16 July 2026.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Submission deadline
- 17 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 17 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
Timeline
26 May 2026 → 17 Aug 2026 · 4 dates- Next notice expected156 days ago26 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Notice published105 days ago16 Jul 2026, 15:45 BST
- Submission deadline73 days ago17 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened73 days ago17 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jul 2026- Published value updated to £27,857,71116 Jul 2026, 15:45 BSTwas £18,000,000
- Status changed to active16 Jul 2026, 15:45 BST
- Procurement method changed16 Jul 2026, 15:45 BST
- Deadline published: 17 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST16 Jul 2026, 15:45 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Independent patient choice and procurement panelReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.