Scope
Reference
QHM-20-13952
Description
This is a Direct Award being made under Schedule 5 Section 13 - Urgency of the Procurement Act 2023 and in accordance with the Procurement Regulations 2024 - Where-
(a)the goods, services or works to be supplied under the public contract are strictly necessary for reasons of extreme and unavoidable urgency, and
(b)as a result the public contract cannot be awarded on the basis of a competitive tendering procedure.
The action therefore of the Relevant Authority has been
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition for a contract to last for maximum 12 months.
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (the Contracting Authority) have awarded a contract without prior publication of a call for competition for a contract to last for maximum 12 months under Schedule 5 Section 13 - Urgency of the Procurement Act 2023 and in accordance with the Procurement Regulations 2024 under NHS Standard Contract 2025-26.
The service is to deliver a Safe Haven provision within North Tyneside where currently there is no service provision.
The delivery of a Safe Haven in North Tyneside demonstrates commitment to the development of alternative to crisis methods of delivery for mental health services. The Safe Haven will provide services to those people self-identifying as in a crisis and/or experiencing emotional distress and where these needs do not meet the criteria for secondary care crisis services.
and for this reason the Relevant Authority deemed necessary to urgently intervene to provide immediate support to those people self-identifying as in a crisis and/or experiencing emotional distress.
This direct award for maximum 12 months specifically addresses the immediate and urgent need for Safe Haven service delivery in North Tyneside and gives the space and time to complete a full PA2023 competitive procurement process and put a long-term solution in place.
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £369,000 excluding VAT
- £369,000 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Date signed
18 August 2025
Contract dates
- 18 August 2025 to 30 June 2026
- 10 months, 14 days
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
Contract locations
- UKC22 - Tyneside
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - without competition
Special regime
Light touch
Supplier
EVERYTURN
- Companies House: 02073465
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWGX-7455-DQNP
2 Esh Plaza, Sir Bobby Robson Way
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE13 9BA
United Kingdom
Email: business.development@everyturn.org
Website: http://everyturn.org
Region: UKC22 - Tyneside
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): Yes
Contract 1
Contracting authority
NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- NHS Organisation Data Service: QHM
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMYZ-6944-BYLH
PEMBERTON HOUSE COLIMA AVENUE SUNDERLAND ENTERPRISE PARK
Sunderland
SR5 3XB
United Kingdom
Email: nencicb.procurement@nhs.net
Region: UKC23 - Sunderland
Organisation type: Public authority - central government