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Support Service for Staying Close Care Leavers

South Tyneside Borough Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 07:01.

Opportunity overview

A support service for staying close care leavers will deliver high-quality, intensive support to care-experienced young people aged 18 to 25 years. The service will primarily provide peripatetic (outreach) or floating support to those living in Staying Close accommodation. There are currently 14 Staying Close accommodation properties, and these are owned and managed by South Tyneside Council. The service aims to provide care-experienced young people with a psychological and trauma-informed environment where they can develop the interdependent living skills needed to transition successfully into adulthood and maintain stable, long-term accommodation. The estimated annual value of the contract is £300,000.

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.

COQUET TRUST

Matched by number
Contract value
£300k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
14 Oct 2025
Including VAT
£360k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 06251078
Location
Gateshead, UKC22, NE11 0ED, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85300000 — Social work and related services

Lots

  • Lot 1£300k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
S8897
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
046533-2025
Description
This Notice has been changed to remove the option to extend by 1 year. The contract is now only for 1 year with no option to extend.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Recurrence

Dates

Entry 1
Starts
1 Jan 2027, 23:59

Expected award period

Ends
16 Oct 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
2 Sept 2025, 12:00

Contract terms

Financial Terms
Please see Contract Terms and Conditions contained within the tender pack.

Enquiry period

Ends
26 Aug 2025, 17:00

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
300,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
360,000

Renewal

Description
Option to extend by 1 period of 1 year, which is dependent on the budget position.

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Price
Type
price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Mobilisation
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
8
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Name
Housing First Approach
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
8.5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Name
Flexibility to respond to multiple / complex needs
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
8.5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 5
Name
Promoting equality, diversity and cultural inclusion
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
8
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 6
Name
Corporate Parenting
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
8.5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 7
Name
Promoting Independence, Interdependence and Practical Life Skills
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
8.5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 8
Name
Social Value
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
31 Oct 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Nov 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Oct 2027, 23:59

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
Please see tender documentation for details
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
Please see tender documentation for details

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC22
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKC22
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work and related services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
L-1
Description
The full tender pack can be found on Open E-Procurement System Project Number: #OPEN20251334
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 3
Id
046032-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
5 Aug 2025, 11:14
Entry 4
Id
046533-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
6 Aug 2025, 13:50

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PYPB-8737-VBHG
Name
South Tyneside Borough Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKC22
Country
GB
Locality
South Shields
Postal Code
NE33 2RL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Town Hall and Civic Offices, Westoe Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PYPB-8737-VBHG
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Karen Dixon
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-06251078
Name
COQUET TRUST

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKC22
Country
GB
Locality
Gateshead
Postal Code
NE11 0ED
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Coquet House Queensway South

Details

Vcse
Yes
Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
06251078
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PBHV-1257-QRRJ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC22
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work and related services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-06251078
Name
COQUET TRUST

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
15 Oct 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
300,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
360,000

Period

Ends
31 Oct 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Nov 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
065766-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
16 Oct 2025, 08:40

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · South Shields · UKC22 · NE33 2RL · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC22 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05814f-2025-10-16T08:40:18+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·