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Lead Employer Services within the North East Locality

NHS EnglandcontractFind a Tender ↗Ref ocds-h6vhtk-05d435Procurement Act 2023SME suitablepending

Estimated value

—

Awarded value

£3.6m

Awarded 13 Mar 2026

Suppliers

1

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

13 Mar 2026

Description

NHS England ran an Open Procurement Process 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.

Scope

Reference
C406189
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2029
Possible extension to 31 Mar 2034

There will be optional extension periods of 2 years + 2 years + 1 year

CPV classifications
75121000
80000000
79420000
79000000
Contract locations
North East England, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Technical70% Technicalquality70.00%
Social Value10% Social Valuequality10.00%
Commercial20% Commercialcost20.00%

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£3.6m

Award date

13 Mar 2026

Contract start

31 Mar 2026

Contract end

31 Mar 2029

Awarded to
NH
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust