Official UK procurement notice
Newcastle Treatment & Recovery (All Age Drug & Alcohol Addiction) Partnership
Authority: Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·On behalf of: NTW Solutions Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe CNTW All Age Drug and Alcohol Addictions service in Newcastle requires a partner organisation to provide recovery coordination, psychosocial interventions, recovery support and peer support.<br/><br/>In addition to the core contract, the Trust receives periodic grant funding that supports the delivery of specific service elements. While this funding is expected to continue, the level and frequency of grant funding cannot be guaranteed. The appointed provider will be required to deliver any services funded through such grants for as long as the funding is available.<br/><br/>Where grant funded roles currently exist within the service, staff employed in these roles may transfer to the new provider under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE), subject to the usual legal tests.
CPV: Health services · Rehabilitation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£12,815,652
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- Price
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust buys Health services (CPV 8510), and who usually turns up
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Health services (CPV 8510) →
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Half of these awards have an award date within 57 days of the bid deadline.
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Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid25% / 24%
2–313% / 45%
4–638% / 18%
7+25% / 13%
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Below estimate67% / 40%
Within ±2%33% / 52%
Above estimate0% / 8%
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Lot #1CPV 8510Published estimate£13m
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1 bid24%
2–345%
4–618%
7+13%
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
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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
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 30 Apr 2026, 11:00 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Aug 2026, 10:09 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 22 Jul 2026 – …
- Authority reference
C443793- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-080690- Accelerated
- Timescales are slightly reduced as allowed under PSR Competitive Process of which this procurement qualified.
- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068ef7Find a Tender
- Review procedure
'Representations may only be made within the first eight working days following the start of the standstill period, i.e., eight working days starting with the first working day after the day of publication of the notice of intention to award a contract to the chosen provider or conclude a framework agreement. Providers cannot submit a written representation after that period, even if there is an extension to the standstill period due to another representation from another provider having been received by the commissioner.<br/><br/>Representations must be in writing (which includes electronically) and must come from a provider who might otherwise have been a provider of the services.'<br/><br/>The representation period begins on Tuesday 11 August 2026 and ends on Thursday 20 August 2026 at 23:59.
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice under the Competitive Process. 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 via email to:<br/>[email protected] who will relay to the to decision makers.<br/><br/>Representations may only be made within the first eight working days following the start of the standstill period, i.e., eight working days starting with the first working day after the day of publication of the notice of intention to award a contract to the chosen provider or conclude a framework agreement.<br/><br/>The representation period begins on Friday 7 August 2026 and ends on Tuesday 18 August 2026 at 23:59.<br/><br/>This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/><br/>Decision Makers / Project Team include:<br/>Richard Lloyd - Head of Business Development • Specialist Care Group Management Support<br/><br/>Margaret Orange - Associate Director (Addictions Governance) • Neuro Rehabilitation & Specialist Services CBU<br/><br/>Steven Bramwell - Head of Commissioning & Quality Assurance • Specialist Care Group Management Support<br/><br/>Gary Butler - Community Clinical Manager • Neuro Rehabilitation & Specialist Services CBU<br/><br/>Sophie Quarshie - Consultant Psychiatrist • Neuro Rehabilitation & Specialist Services CBU<br/><br/>Paul Batey - Procurement & Contract Manager<br/><br/>Gillian Keane - Associate Director Of Contracting (Lead Provider) • Finance<br/><br/>No Conflicts of Interest of concern have been declared by the members of the project team at any stage of the procurement process.<br/><br/>A statement explaining the decision-makers’ reasons for selecting the chosen provider, with reference to the key criteria. - A full consensus evaluation was completed and the winning bid met with the satisfaction of the project team based on the evaluation criteria set out in the tender documents. The bid was within the financial parameters set out in the tender document. The bid met all of the compliance requirements.<br/><br/>The bid was selected because it provided the strongest overall response against the published award criteria, particularly in relation to quality, local deliverability and alignment with the required treatment and recovery model.<br/><br/>The submission showed a clear understanding of the service requirements, including mobilisation, TUPE, referral to assessment timescales, partnership working and locality-based delivery.<br/><br/>The quality response was strong overall, with comprehensive answers across the treatment journey, governance, access and involvement, workforce competency, innovation and sustainability.<br/><br/>The evaluation panel recognised relevant local examples, a willingness to work with the Authority on the North of Tyne approach and cost efficiencies, and a low overall commercial risk profile.
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 15 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 22 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
Timeline
30 Apr 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published176 days ago30 Apr 2026, 11:00 BST
- Market engagement127 days ago17 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
We are inviting all interested parties in the Newcastle Treatment & Recovery (All Age Drug & Alcohol Addiction) Partnership to a presentation and an opportunity for questions and answers.
The presentation will take place on Teams at 09:30 on Wednesday 17th of June.
If you are interested in an invite, please e-mail [email protected]
- Tender notice expected114 days ago30 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline100 days ago15 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened93 days ago22 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
- Latest notice published59 days ago25 Aug 2026, 10:09 BST
- Today23 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 39 days1 Dec 2026
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Apr 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published30 Apr 2026, 11:00 BSTUK2
- Status changed to active24 Jun 2026, 11:13 BST
- Procurement method changed24 Jun 2026, 11:13 BST
- Deadline published: 15 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST24 Jun 2026, 11:13 BST
- Buyer details updated24 Jun 2026, 11:13 BST
- Status changed to complete10 Aug 2026, 10:02 BST
Published amendments (1)
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) conclusion of award under the Competitive Process. 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 follows the end of the standstill period. No repr…
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-04: 1 release · 30 Apr 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waythrough | £8,372,666 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 075569-2026-1 · Waythrough
- Signed
- 6 Aug 2026
- Value
- £8,372,666
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2030
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NTW Solutions LimitedProcuring entityRunning the tender process
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Independent Choice and Procurement Panel.Mediation body
- NHS E Independent patient choice and procurement panelMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Humankind CharityAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
Notices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender