Awarded contract

Service Evaluations & Research

Details

Duration
3 years
Topic
Research services
Published
19 January 2026

Tender 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 award

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published19 January 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date19 January 2026
  3. Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2029in 3 years

About the buyer

Hartlepool Borough Council is a unitary authority buying as a local authority for the Hartlepool area. Competitive contract opportunities are advertised on the Open portal, shared with neighbouring north-east local authorities. Suppliers can register for free with Open to receive alerts on new opportunities by category or area. Consultancy services of any value are advertised separately through the NEPRO Solution on Bloom. The Corporate Procurement Team maintains the council's contract register, covering current and upcoming contracts. Hartlepool also acts as lead authority for the Tees Valley Combined Authority on certain programmes.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Hartlepool Borough Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, construction work and education and training.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 73110000 · Research services
  • 85100000 · Health services

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