AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
North Tyneside Borough Council has published a transparency notice for a proposed direct award to Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to deliver a respiratory health inclusion service within North Tyneside Recovery Partnership. The award remains pending; the notice schedules signature for 31 October 2026.
Published outcomeOne pending award covers lot 1. The stated award value is £70,380 excluding VAT (£84,456 including VAT) for the initial 12-month period, with a stated optional 12-month extension.
Market significanceThis is a small, below-threshold health-services procurement under the Provider Selection Regime’s Most Suitable Provider option, conducted without competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
NORTHUMBRIA HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £70,380 excluding VAT (£84,456 including VAT), shared award value GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 identifies supplier GB-NHS-RTF as NORTHUMBRIA HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST and gives award-level values of GBP 70,380 net and GBP 84,456 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceTransparency notice on Find a Tender
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Notice description and award document identify a UK5 transparency notice.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 has status "pending".
Contract signature
99% confidenceScheduled for 31 October 2026; not evidenced as signed
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Award milestone type "futureSignatureDate" is scheduled for 2026-10-31.
Initial service period
98% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027
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Award contractPeriod startDate 2026-11-01 and endDate 2027-10-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Initial award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£70,380
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Award 1 value.amount is 70,380 GBP.
Initial award value including VAT
99% confidence£84,456
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 84,456 GBP.
Indicative annual value stated in service description
98% confidence£35,190 per annum
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The tender description states "Value - £35,190 per annum".
Potential maximum term
98% confidenceUp to 24 months
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Initial period ends 31 October 2027; maxExtentDate is 31 October 2028 and the renewal description states "1 x 12 month extension".
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Notice publication timestamp is 2026-10-16T08:48:33+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
99% confidence31 October 2026
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Scheduled futureSignatureDate is 2026-10-31T23:59:59Z.
Initial contract start date
98% confidence1 November 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-11-01T00:00:00Z.
Initial contract end date
98% confidence31 October 2027
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Award contractPeriod endDate is 2027-10-31T23:59:59Z.
Maximum possible end date
98% confidence31 October 2028
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Award maxExtentDate is 2028-10-31T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceSpecialist respiratory health inclusion service embedded within North Tyneside Recovery Partnership
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Tender description.
Target population
99% confidenceAdults engaged with North Tyneside Recovery Partnership who are at increased risk of respiratory disease and face barriers to mainstream healthcare
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Tender description.
Core activities
99% confidenceRespiratory assessment, diagnosis, treatment optimisation, smoking-cessation interventions, clinical advice and onward referral
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Tender description.
Category
99% confidenceHealth services (CPV 85100000)
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Award item additional classification.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKC22
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Award delivery address region is UKC22.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Legal framework
99% confidenceProvider Selection Regime (PSR), Most Suitable Provider option
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Tender description states that the opportunity is procured under the PSR Most Suitable Provider option.
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect; below threshold without competition
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct" and procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - without competition".
Competition information
98% confidenceNo competitive process is indicated
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The published procurement method is below-threshold procurement without competition.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
98% confidence12 months
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Contract period runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027.
Extension option
99% confidenceOne extension of 12 months
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Award renewal description states "1 x 12 month extension".
Maximum term
98% confidence24 months
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The maxExtentDate is 31 October 2028 following the 12-month initial period.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value structure
98% confidenceThe published net award value of £70,380 equals two years at the stated £35,190 annual value.
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Tender description states £35,190 per annum; award net value is £70,380.
Awarded-value interpretation
91% confidenceThe published award value appears to cover the full potential two-year term, rather than the 12-month initial term alone.
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The net value equals two times the stated annual value, while the award provides a 12-month initial period plus one 12-month extension.
Route to market
99% confidenceThe award was made without competition under a PSR Most Suitable Provider route.
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Tender description cites PSR Most Suitable Provider; method details state below threshold without competition.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending status
99% confidenceThe award is pending and signature is only scheduled; no signed or active contract is evidenced.
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Award status is pending and a futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled for 31 October 2026.
Value presentation
98% confidenceThe source supplies both a £35,190 annual figure and a £70,380 net award value. The notice does not expressly state the value period for the award total.
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Tender description gives £35,190 per annum; award value.amount is £70,380.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate lot value.
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Lot 1 fields for title, description and value are null.
Information not supplied in the published notice
98% confidenceNo award decision date, bidder count, evaluation rationale, scoring, pricing breakdown or detailed service performance terms are supplied.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award is pending; publication does not evidence a signed, concluded or active contract.
- The published notice gives both an annual value and an award total but does not expressly define the period covered by the total.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes award decision date, evaluation rationale, bidder numbers, scores, pricing detail and performance terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
North Tyneside Borough CouncilNorthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustRespiratory Health Inclusion ServiceProvider Selection RegimePSRhealth servicesNorth Tyneside Recovery Partnership
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the proposed supplier?
The pending award names NORTHUMBRIA HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST.
Has the contract been signed?
No signed contract is evidenced. The notice records a pending award and schedules signature for 31 October 2026.
What is the published value?
The award value is £70,380 excluding VAT and £84,456 including VAT. The service description also states £35,190 per annum.
Was this competed?
The notice describes a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition under the PSR Most Suitable Provider option.
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