Scope
Reference
OPEN19012026095558
Description
Contract Extension to provide continued research to inform Public Health & START with regards to substance misuse provisions and initiatives. This research is being funded by Drug and Alcohol Treatment Recovery Improvement Grant (DATRIG) funded via OHID.
HBC have been working with Teesside University for the past two years in relation to research in this area and as grant funding has been confirmed wish to continue this arrangement with Teesside University to commission Teesside University to provide research expertise to allow Public Health to gain a comprehensive and objective understanding of various Substance Misuse provisions.
HBC have an established relationship with Teesside University, and they have embedded themselves within START, so they are aware of some barriers they may be faced in completing the research; they have therefore come up with solutions to overcome these.
This contract is serving as an extension to an existing contract and fall outside of HBC's Contract and Procedure Rules.
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £20,000 excluding VAT
- £24,000 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Date signed
19 January 2026
Contract dates
- 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
- 3 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 73110000 - Research services
- 85100000 - Health services
Contract locations
- UKC11 - Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - without competition
Supplier
Teesside University
Borough Road
Middlesbrough
TS1 3BA
United Kingdom
Email: enquiries@tees.ac.uk
Region: UKC12 - South Teesside
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1
Contracting authority
Hartlepool Borough Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTCQ-5564-CHJP
Civic Centre, Victoria Road
Hartlepool
TS24 8AY
United Kingdom
Region: UKC11 - Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government