Official UK procurement notice
NEPO605A - Children's Advocacy, Independent People for Children and Adults Complaints and Secure Reviews - Opening 7
Authority: Newcastle City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis is the seventh opening of this bespoke flexible procurement originally under find a tender reference 2023/S 000-033961
This bespoke flexible procurement solution is under the Social and Other Specific Services EU procurement route ('Light Touch Regime'), and will be known as the Flexible Procurement Agreement (Contract) for the provision of Services for:
Lot 3 - Investigating Officers (Children and Adult Stage Two Complaints)
Lot 4 - Independent Persons (Children and Adult Stage Two Complaints)
Lot 5 - Independent Chairs for Stage Three Statutory Children's Social Care Complaints
Lot 6 - Independent Panellists for Stage Three Statutory Children's Social Care Complaints
Lot 7 - Independent Persons for Secure Accommodation Reviews
CPV: Health and social work services
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Investigating Officers (IO) (Children and Adult Stage 2 Complaints)Cancelled
Investigating officers (children and adult stage two complaints)
Lot #2Independent Persons (IP) (Children and Adult Stage Two Complaints)Cancelled
Independent persons (children and adult stage two complaints)
Lot #3Independent Chairs for Stage Three Statutory Children's Social Care ComplaintsCancelled
Independent chairs for stage 3 statutory children's social care complaints
Lot #4Independent Panellists for Stage Three Statutory Children's Social Care ComplaintsCancelled
Independent panellists for stage three statutory children's social care complaints
Lot #5Independent Persons for Secure Accommodation ReviewsCancelled
Independent persons for secure accommodation reviews
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 23 Mar 2026, 14:32 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Jul 2026, 12:09 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 29 Apr 2026 – …
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-069633- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06718eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 29 Apr 2026, 09:00 BST
Timeline
28 Apr 2026 → 23 Jul 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline176 days ago28 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened175 days ago29 Apr 2026, 09:00 BST
- Notice published90 days ago23 Jul 2026, 12:09 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jul 2026- Status changed to complete23 Jul 2026, 12:09 BST
- Buyer details updated23 Jul 2026, 12:09 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not linked to a lot1 award | |||
| LN Consult Ltd | — | — | Awarded |
1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Contract 069633-2026-1 · LN Consult Ltd
- Signed
- 3 Jul 2026
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | £0 – £0 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- LN Consult LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.