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Published 19 Jan 2026, 10:23 GMT

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Official notice

Authority: Hartlepool Borough Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC11)
Awarded value£20,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 19 Jan 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Teesside University

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract Extension to provide continued research to inform Public Health & START with regards to substance misuse provisions and initiatives. This research is being funded by Drug and Alcohol Treatment Recovery Improvement Grant (DATRIG) funded via OHID.

HBC have been working with Teesside University for the past two years in relation to research in this area and as grant funding has been confirmed wish to continue this arrangement with Teesside University to commission Teesside University to provide research expertise to allow Public Health to gain a comprehensive and objective understanding of various Substance Misuse provisions.

HBC have an established relationship with Teesside University, and they have embedded themselves within START, so they are aware of some barriers they may be faced in completing the research; they have therefore come up with solutions to overcome these.

This contract is serving as an extension to an existing contract and fall outside of HBC's Contract and Procedure Rules.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North East
73110000 Research services85100000 Health services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
19 Jan 2026, 10:23 GMT
Last source update
19 Jan 2026, 10:23 GMT
Authority reference
OPEN19012026095558
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004222
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
North East (UKC11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060867 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    19 Jan 2026, 10:23 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £20,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Jan 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Teesside University£20,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Teesside University

    Signed
    19 Jan 2026
    Value
    £20,000
    Period
    1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Hartlepool Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PTCQ-5564-CHJP Civic Centre, Victoria Road, Hartlepool, North East, TS24 8AYContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Teesside UniversityAwarded supplier Borough Road, Middlesbrough, North East, TS1 3BAContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender