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Lead Employer Services within the North East Locality

NHS England · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 19:31.

Opportunity overview

Following an above threshold Open Procedure Process NHS England has awarded a contract to Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for the Delivery of Lead Employer Services within the North East region. The maximum length of the agreement will be 8 years. The initial term of the agreement will be for 3 years, with optional extensions of 2 years + 2 years + 1 year.

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
£3.6m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
31 Mar 2026
Including VAT
£3.6m
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PLMV-4859-MQXP
Location
North Shields, Tyne and Wear, UKC22, NE29 8NH, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
C432265
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
NHS England
Id
GB-PPON-PDPT-3135-BWWY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDPT-3135-BWWY

Address

Street Address
Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 8UG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI45

Contact

Name
WTE Commercial Queries

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Id
GB-PPON-PLMV-4859-MQXP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLMV-4859-MQXP

Address

Street Address
North Tyneside General Hospital, Rake Lane
Locality
North Shields, Tyne and Wear
Postal Code
NE29 8NH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKC22

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
75121000
Description
Administrative educational services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
80000000
Description
Education and training services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
79420000
Description
Management-related services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PLMV-4859-MQXP
Name
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
2
Award ID
2
Title
Lead Employer Services within the North East Locality
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
The estimated value of the contract is below the £5 million threshold mandated for KPI publication under section 52 of the Procurement Act 2023.

Period

Starts
2 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2034, 23:59

Renewal

Description
There are optional extension periods of 2 years + 2 years + 1 year

Value

Including VAT
3,637,575
Amount
3,637,575
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
036105-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
21 Apr 2026, 13:59
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI45 · SE1 8UG · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 002860-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 022668-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 036105-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·