Contract

Stroke Recovery Service

• Stockton on Tees Borough Council F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-024876

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-066e3a

Published 18 March 2026, 10:26pm

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one.1) Name and addresses

Stockton on Tees Borough Council

Dunedin House, Columbia Drive, Thornaby

Stockton on Tees

TS176BJ

Contact

Jacob Headlam

Email

jacob.headlam@stockton.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKC11 - Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.stockton.gov.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services

Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Stroke Recovery Service

Reference number

OPEN2026454

two.1.2) Main CPV code

Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The provider will work with stroke survivors to understand their support needs across multiple health and social care services. The contract aims to provide a high quality, non-discriminatory service to:

Support stroke survivors to maintain their own health and wellbeing and live as independently as possible in their own homes and community as appropriate.

Provide timely and appropriate information, emotional support, practical advice and informal advocacy support for stroke survivors, their families and informal carers.

Provide stroke survivors and their families and informal carers with a better understanding of the effects of stroke;

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £152,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes

• UKC11 - Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Stroke Recovery Service (hereinafter referred to as 'the Service') is provided by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council and supports people who have survived a stroke to receive support, information and social interaction following their discharge from hospital. It is an element of the Acute Stroke Pathway in Stockton

on-Tees, which also includes the Community Stroke Team (CST) commissioned by the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) as part of the Community Integrated Assessment Team (CIAT). The CST provides rehabilitation services, including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, and makes referrals for specialist therapies where appropriate. The Service will be available to all stroke survivors who live in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees and who are registered with a GP in Stockton-on-Tees.

To aid recovery and reduce the risk of stroke recurring, the Service is required

to:

• Support stroke survivors in identifying and working towards their own

needs, wants and goals with specialist input and guidance as required.

• Maintain regular contact with the stroke survivor as appropriate, including

but not limited to home visits, face-to-face meetings, telephone calls, virtual

meetings and sending out information.

• Conduct regular reviews of each stroke survivor's needs.

• Guide people using the service through lifestyle changes based on

identified risk factors and provide stroke survivors and their families and/or

informal carers with practical support and advice.

• Support stroke survivors to regain confidence, re-engage in community

activities that are relevant to them as individuals, and aid the reduction of

social isolation.

• Make appropriate onward referrals where additional needs are identified

and with the consent of the person using the service.

Stockton On Tees Borough Council intends to award this contract to the existing provider following the Provider Selection Regime Option C. The contract value will be £38,000 per year.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Cost criterion - Name: the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard / Weighting: 100

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

• The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations Explanation:

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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 25/03/2027. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

13 March 2026

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Stoke Association

Stroke Association House, 240 City Road

London

EC1V 2PR

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

• UKC11 - Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees

Companies House

00061274

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £152,000

Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice.

Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 30/03/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

The provider was assessed on the following key evaluation criteria:

Quality and Innovation - 25%,

Value - 25%,

Integration, collaboration and service sustainability - 20%,

Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice - 20%

Social value - 10%

Written representations can be sent to jacob.headlam@stockton.gov.uk

The decision was made by the Director of Adults, Health & Wellbeing.

No conflicts of interest were declared.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

PSR Review Panel (independent patient choice and procurement panel)

London

Country

United Kingdom