Official UK procurement notice
North East Better Health at Work Award
Authority: Newcastle City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 10 public authorities
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC)
Published estimate£755,000≈ £252k / year · £906,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 Aug 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Oct 2029 · up to 31 Oct 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionService Contract.
The North East Better Health at Work Award (NE-BHAWA) is a free, flexible award scheme which is open to all employers in the North East (regardless of size, location or type of business) which recognises the efforts of local employers in addressing health issues within the workplace.
- No preliminary market engagement: Value was initially below the threshold when this was carried out, therefore not mandatory to publish a notice. This has been reassessed since and is now above the threshold.
CPV: Miscellaneous business-related services · Miscellaneous health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£755,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (1)
- Quality
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Sept 2026, 17:26 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
P - 009240 C - 013863- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-064794- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c7b3Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: OPEN-UK
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 13 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
9 Jul 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published111 days ago9 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification questions by83 days ago6 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline76 days ago13 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published41 days ago17 Sept 2026, 17:26 BST
- Award decision expected by26 days ago1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 3 days1 Nov 2026
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jul 2026- Tender notice published9 Jul 2026, 15:00 BSTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published17 Sept 2026, 17:26 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete17 Sept 2026, 17:26 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 17 Sept 2026 | CancelledFollowing publication of the tender notice for Procurement 009240 Better Health at Work Award, Newcastle City Council has decided not to award the contract and has terminated the procurement. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
10 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Darlington Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Durham County CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Gateshead Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Hartlepool Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Middlesbrough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Redcar and Cleveland Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- South Tyneside Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Stockton on Tees Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Sunderland City CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender