Official UK procurement notice
NENC026 Trauma Intervention and Bereavement Counselling Service for children, young people and young adults aged 4 - 25 years and care leavers 25-30 years NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Authority: NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (the Contracting Authority), undertook a procurement to commission Trauma Intervention and Bereavement.
The contract term is for an initial period of 3 years commencing on 01 July 2026, with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
The publication of this notice marks the conclusion of the Standstill Period following the UK6 Contract award notice on 11 March 2026
This UK7 Contract Details Notice is being published following the completion of the voluntary standstill period and contract award.
- No preliminary market engagement: Pre-Market Engagement for this service was conducted under the following notices F01: Prior information notice (prior information only) Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-034730 Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04b187 Published 25 October 2024, UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-007325 Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04e832 Published 26 February 2025, 3:55pm From 01 April 2025 the NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board created an in-house procurement team and this project has now taken the new project identifier of NENC026.
CPV: Guidance and counselling services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,000,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Finance - VFM: 10%
- Quality Tender Questions (including 10% Social Value ): 90%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Tender Questions (including 10% Social Value )
- Finance - VFM
- 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- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 11 Dec 2025, 04:49 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Apr 2026, 16:42 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 11 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
NENC026- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-081730- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f343Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 19 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The ICB is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement and communicate with potential bidders. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential bidders and all communications with the ICB, including bid 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 bidders have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via:
[email protected] or phone number 02922 809277
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm
Tender documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 11 December 2025
The Central Digital Platform (CDP) is an online resource incorporating Find a Tender Service (FTS) which will make it easier for suppliers to find and bid for contract opportunities. It is the place where all the regulated public procurement notices are published and supplier information is stored and updated for inclusion within bid opportunities. To take part in this bid opportunity you will need to register on FTS. It is the supplier's responsibility to ensure that the data they are sharing is accurate. This will include the need to complete basic information on the supplier information, declare it is correct and generate a share code or download a file of their information. The supplier will need to submit this share code or file in the way that was determined by the buyer in the tender notice or tender documents. If you have previously registered on Find a Tender Service you will need to re-register and enter your organisation information at www.gov.uk/find-tender ↗.
Suppliers will always need to complete their bids in the form and manner required by the contracting authority.
A single stage competitive tendering procedure in accordance with both Section 20 and Section 9 (Light Touch Services) of the Procurement Act 2023 will be followed for this above threshold Light Touch Service procurement.
Timeline
11 Dec 2025 → 1 Jul 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published310 days ago11 Dec 2025, 04:49 GMT
- Clarification questions by301 days ago19 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline280 days ago9 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent220 days ago11 Mar 2026
- Award decision expected by219 days ago11 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends207 days ago23 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published186 days ago13 Apr 2026, 16:42 BST
- Contract starts108 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Dec 2025- Tender notice published11 Dec 2025, 04:49 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published11 Mar 2026, 17:37 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Mar 2026, 17:37 GMT
- Contract signature expected24 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published13 Apr 2026, 16:42 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyneside and Northumberland MindVCSE1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2031Extensions: Option to extend for a further 24 months, subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance and at the discretion of the Contracting Authority. | £951,876 | 10 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Trauma Intervention and Bereavement Counselling Service for children, young people and young adults aged 4 - 25 years and care leavers 25-30 years NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Tyneside and Northumberland MindVCSE
- Signed
- 25 Mar 2026
- Value
- £951,876
- Period
- 1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Option to extend for a further 24 months, subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance and at the discretion of the Contracting Authority.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 2 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND MINDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender