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NENC032 - Tees Valley Adults Respite/ Short Breaks Service for people with a Learning Disability and Complex Health Needs.

NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 12:12.

Opportunity overview

INTENTION TO AWARD NOTICE - Tees Valley Adults Respite/ Short Breaks Service for people with a Learning Disability and Complex Health Needs. Previous transparency notices related to this include: Prior Information Notice - 2025/S 000-057633 the reference detailed in Section IV 2.1 is a placeholder and the above reference is the correct one linked to this process.

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.

Middlesbrough Council

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Contract value
£16.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
27 Oct 2025
Award ID
070525-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Middlesbrough, UKC1, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85100000 — Health services
  • CPV85141000 — Services provided by medical personnel
  • CPV85144000 — Residential health facilities services

Lots

  • NTENTION TO AWARD NOTICE for Tees Valley Adults Respite/ Short Breaks Service for people with a Learning Disability and Complex Health Needs. North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (Relevant Authority) intend to award a contract under the Most Suitable Provider (MSP) process for the provision of a Tees Valley Adults Respite/ Short Breaks Service for people with a Learning Disability and Complex Health Needs Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 11:59:59 p.m.14 November 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Written representations should be sent to NENC ICB at nencicb.procurement@nhs.net. These are previous/current existing services which were published to the market with a revised service specification for an Adults Respite/ Short Breaks Service for people with a Learning Disability and Complex Health Needs. NENC ICB published a Prior Information Notice 2025/S 000-057633 on 18 September 2025 inviting the market to submit an Expression of Interest in accordance with the process that must be followed when awarding a contract under the most suitable provider processed defined in Regulations 6(6) and 10 of PSR 2023. As detailed in the published specification, the service requires an Tees Valley Adults Respite/ Short Breaks Service for people with a Learning Disability and Complex Health Needs to be delivered from a central location within Tees Valley. The reference detailed in Section IV 2.1 is a placeholder and the above reference is the correct one linked to this process. The intended contract will run for an initial term of five years from 01 February 2026, with the option of extending for a further five years. Additional information: INTENTION TO AWARD NOTICE for Tees Valley Adults Respite/ Short Breaks Service for people with a Learning Disability and Complex Health Needs Previous transparency notices related to this include: Prior Information Notice - 2025/S 000-057633Value not stated

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
NENC032
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
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers at nencicb.procurement@nhs.net by 11:59:59 pm on 14 November 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Section
II.4.1

New Value

Text
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the Most Suitable Provider Process. Contract Award Date: 14/11/2025 Services are intended to be provided: 01/02/2026 through 31/01/2036 Contract Value: £16,070,000 There were no representations/reviews over the Standstill Period and as detailed previously all perceived/potential conflicts of interest were managed with no impacting conflicts of interest.

Old Value

Text
NTENTION TO AWARD NOTICE - Tees Valley Adults Respite/ Short Breaks Service for people with a Learning Disability and Complex Health Needs.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
NTENTION TO AWARD NOTICE for Tees Valley Adults Respite/ Short Breaks Service for people with a Learning Disability and Complex Health Needs. North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (Relevant Authority) intend to award a contract under the Most Suitable Provider (MSP) process for the provision of a Tees Valley Adults Respite/ Short Breaks Service for people with a Learning Disability and Complex Health Needs Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 11:59:59 p.m.14 November 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Written representations should be sent to NENC ICB at nencicb.procurement@nhs.net. These are previous/current existing services which were published to the market with a revised service specification for an Adults Respite/ Short Breaks Service for people with a Learning Disability and Complex Health Needs. NENC ICB published a Prior Information Notice 2025/S 000-057633 on 18 September 2025 inviting the market to submit an Expression of Interest in accordance with the process that must be followed when awarding a contract under the most suitable provider processed defined in Regulations 6(6) and 10 of PSR 2023. As detailed in the published specification, the service requires an Tees Valley Adults Respite/ Short Breaks Service for people with a Learning Disability and Complex Health Needs to be delivered from a central location within Tees Valley. The reference detailed in Section IV 2.1 is a placeholder and the above reference is the correct one linked to this process. The intended contract will run for an initial term of five years from 01 February 2026, with the option of extending for a further five years. Additional information: INTENTION TO AWARD NOTICE for Tees Valley Adults Respite/ Short Breaks Service for people with a Learning Disability and Complex Health Needs Previous transparency notices related to this include: Prior Information Notice - 2025/S 000-057633

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Agree to set Financial Envelope
Type
cost
Description
100

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85141000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Services provided by medical personnel
Entry 2
Id
85144000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Residential health facilities services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-NHS-QHM
Name
NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKC23
Locality
Sunderland
Postal Code
SR53XB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
PEMBERTON HOUSE COLIMA AVENUE SUNDERLAND ENTERPRISE PARK

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Id
QHM
Scheme
GB-NHS
Legal Name
NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-7133
Name
Middlesbrough Council

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKC1
Locality
Middlesbrough
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Middlesbrough Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-163956
Name
NENC ICB Independent Representation Review Panel

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Sunderland
Postal Code
SR5 3XB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Pemberton House, Colima Avenue

Identifier

Legal Name
NENC ICB Independent Representation Review Panel

Award information

Award 1
Id
070525-2025-1
Title
Tees Valley Adults Respite/ Short Breaks Service for people with a Learning Disability and Complex Health Needs.
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-7133
Name
Middlesbrough Council

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
070525-2025-1
Title
Tees Valley Adults Respite/ Short Breaks Service for people with a Learning Disability and Complex Health Needs.
Status
active
Award ID
070525-2025-1
Date Signed
27 Oct 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
16,070,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Sunderland · UKC23 · SR53XB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC1

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05d927-2025-12-11T11:44:40Zcompiled ·