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Specialist Supported Accommodation for Women (with Children) with Substance Recovery Needs

NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 22:06.

Opportunity overview

The Changing Lives service known as Ridley Villas provides a Specialist Supported Service for Women (with children) with Substance Recovery Needs across Newcastle and Gateshead. The service is jointly commissioned between Newcastle City Council and Gateshead Council (NCC is the lead commissioner).

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Contract value
£656.3k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
1 Feb 2025
Award ID
005168-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-CHC 500640
Location
Gateshead, UKC2, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • Specialist supported accommodation for women with children with substance recovery needs.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
P-008758 / C-013254
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
There was limited capacity from the market to respond to the requirements of this contract and therefore it was proposed to negotiate directly with the current provider to put new arrangements in place.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_TECHNICAL
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
Specialist supported accommodation for women with children with substance recovery needs.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC2

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-128270
Name
NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKC22
Locality
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE
Postal Code
NE18QH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Civic Centre

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Julie Backhouse
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-11236
Name
Gateshead Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKC22
Locality
Gateshead
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Gateshead Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-CHC-500640
Name
The Cyrenians operating as Changing Lives

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKC2
Locality
Gateshead
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
500640
Scheme
GB-CHC
Legal Name
The Cyrenians operating as Changing Lives
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-34675
Name
Newcastle City Council

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Postal Code
NE1 8QH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Civic Centre

Identifier

Legal Name
Newcastle City Council

Award information

Award 1
Id
005168-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-CHC-500640
Name
The Cyrenians operating as Changing Lives

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
005168-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
005168-2025-1
Date Signed
1 Feb 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
656,250
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE · UKC22 · NE18QH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC2

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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