Purchase of x1 DAF Econ 6Cu Single Chamber Permanently Mounted Hotbox, model number -PHBMHS46 fitted to a new DAF XBC 310 FA 4x2 Rigid 18t Chassis.
Direct Award from Lot 5 of the Specialist Conversions up to 44T TPPL Framework.
Hartlepool Borough Council was successful in securing Family Hubs funding from the Department of Education as part of the initiative to help improve health and education outcomes for children and families in England.
HBC allocated funding was used to commission NCT to deliver a perinatal mental health and parent-infant relationship support service in Hartlepool (DN697526), known as Parents in Mind. NCT staff and Peer Supporters have been working with midwifery and other health professionals to identify and support families in need of emotional support.
The current contract is due to end on 31st March 2026 as this aligned with the original Family Hubs funding term.
Grant funding has now been confirmed for an additional period.
This contract serves as an extension to the existing contract for a further 12 months, until 31st March 2027 as this will ensure continuity/consistency for those families who are already accessing the service. It will also allow HBC time to prepare key documents to re-tender the service for a longer period, incorporating the revised DHSE / DfE expectations once this has been determined (expected during April 2026 therefore providing insufficient time to conduct a procurement exercise for the new period).
Hartlepool Borough Council was successful in securing Family Hubs funding from the Department of Education as part of the initiative to help improve health and education outcomes for children and families in England. Infant feeding was identified as one of the key priorities.
HBC used the allocated funding to commission NCT to deliver an Infant Feeding Peer Support service to local families (OPEN06062025103119). NCT staff have been working in partnership with local community groups to promote breastfeeding and they now have Peer Supporters attending North Tees hospital wards. The service has been well received and is having a positive impact on feeding rates for the town. The current contract is due to end on 31st March 2026 as this aligned with the original Family Hubs funding term.
Further grant funding via Family Hubs has been secured.
This contract serves as an extension to extend the existing contract with NCT for a further 12 months, until 31st March 2027. This will enable families to continue accessing support services thus improving Hartlepool's breastfeeding rates. It will also allow us time to prepare key documents to re-tender the service for a longer period, incorporating the revised DHSE / DfE expectations once this has been determined (expected around April 2026) leaving no time to conduct a procurement exercise to cover this extended contract period.
This contract is exempt from HBC's Contract Procedure Rules.
Hartlepool Borough Council (HBC) Museum and Gallery Team are seeking a qualified and experienced Natural Sciences collections specialist as part of the 'Tides of Change: Revitalising the Museum of Hartlepool and PS Wingfield Castle' project.
Local Authorities now have new statutory responsibilities under the new Domestic Abuse Act which came into statute in April 2021. Hartlepool Borough Council wishes to meet these duties in relation to domestic abuse for victims, perpetrators and children through commissioning services to help reduce the incidents and impact of domestic abuse.
The contract will comprise the following Lots:
Lot 1 – A Domestic Abuse Support Service (Hartlepool)
The Contractor will provide domestic abuse services for adults and children that are integrated and deliver holistic support to the whole family.
The Contractor will establish clear pathways and referral routes into the different elements of the service for different family members. The Service will be comprised of:
1. Safe accommodation (Refuge & dispersed) with specialist onsite support
2. Move on
3. Specialist outreach support for victims/survivors and their families
4. Early intervention
5. Perpetrator intervention and support
6. Dispersed properties
7. Sanctuary schemes
Lot 2 – A Domestic Abuse Children’s therapeutic service (Hartlepool)
The Contractor will provide a therapeutic service to children and young people aged from 4 – 18 who have experienced domestic abuse.
Lot 1 : Provision of 10 units of accommodation and 2 crash pads at Scott Grange, Hartlepool, alongside personalised support to help individuals develop the capacity to live independently. The service has been delivered by Home Group (formerly Stonham Housing) under consecutive contracts since 2015, and prior to that under the Supporting People Programme.
This serves as a contract extension outside of the usual HBC Contract Procedure Rules.
To provide background an opportunity for a 5‑year contract was advertised in January 2025 for award end February 2025. Multiple clarification queries were raised during this process around costs and financial viability which required further investigation. The issues identified required a broader review of the service model within the council.
This review confirmed the essential nature of the service in supporting individuals with complex needs. The service provides safe, secure housing and housing related support in Hartlepool with a key objective to support homeless people at risk and prevent homelessness. It is concluded that any break in these services would jeopardise tenancies, licenses to occupy and overall stability to individuals.
This extension serves to avoid a gap in service delivery and will align with the contract end date of 16th January 2027 of Lot 3 of the framework (Dispersed Supported Housing - Medium/High Complex Needs).
The service provided consistently meets aim and objectives and demonstrates positive and impactful outcomes for individuals supported within Hartlepool.
Lot 2 : Provision of floating support to up to 50 people to help develop and sustain independent living. Commissioned in April 2020 as Lot 2, this service is delivered by Home Group and closely aligns with the support framework in place at Scott Grange (Lot 1).
This serves as a contract extension outside of the usual HBC Contract Procedure Rules.
To provide background an opportunity for a 5‑year contract was advertised in January 2025 for award end February 2025. Multiple clarification queries were raised during this process around costs and financial viability which required further investigation. The issues identified required a broader review of the service model within the council.
This review confirmed the essential nature of the service in supporting individuals with complex needs. The service provides safe, secure housing and housing related support in Hartlepool with a key objective to support homeless people at risk and prevent homelessness. It is concluded that any break in these services would jeopardise tenancies, licenses to occupy and overall stability to individuals.
This extension serves to avoid a gap in service delivery and will align with the contract end date of 16th January 2027 of Lot 3 of the framework (Dispersed Supported Housing - Medium/High Complex Needs).
The service provided consistently meets aims and objectives and demonstrates positive and impactful outcomes for individuals supported within Hartlepool.
The construction of a new cycleway in 'The Highlight' as well as remodelling various sections of the highway, including carriageway widening, narrowing, kerb, surfacing, signage, gully and other associated highway works.
This is a call-off contract from the NEPO211 Framework - Civil Engineering and Infrastructure Works.
SEND Law training sessions scheduled to take place on the following dates:
8th & 9th January 2026 SEND law for local authorities
2nd February 2026 Legally compliant EHCPs
3rd February 2026 Decision making and appeals
This contract has been awarded via an exemption related to the Grant funded via Change Programme.
Hartlepool Borough Council has been allocated funding from the Department for Education's SEND and AP Change Programme which aims to improve outcomes and experiences for children and young people with SEND or in AP and their families. The funding is time limited and must be spent by 31/3/2026.
Some of this funding will be used for professionals working in HBC's SEND and Inclusion teams to access bespoke training relating to SEND Law. The training is provided by IPSEA, who are the leading charity in the field of SEND law in England, and provide training on the SEND legal framework. This training is aimed at Local Authorities, provides bespoke training to focus on a particular issue or area of SEND law. This is particularly vital within the SEND and Inclusion Teams as parents and professionals are supported to navigate both statutory assessments and annual review processes, as well as mediations and tribunals.
Awarded company IMIN Ltd to provide an integrated timetable function linking Leisure Management Software used and HBC Website Provider for the Active Hartlepool Website.
Gladstone is the leisure management system that is in place within Active Hartlepool who we are currently in contract with. The system looks after member management, class and activity bookings and more.
Jadu are the current provider for the HBC corporate website who we are currently in contract with. Active Hartlepool does have a website on another platform but HBC are moving this onto Jadu to ensure consistency with the HBC website.
IMIN will provide an interactive integrated timetable on the new Active Hartlepool Jadu website to show fitness classes that are available to book on the Gladstone system.
Due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required.
The function is required to enable users to book activities and classes via the Active Hartlepool website via a self-serve method.
This contract is using an exemption process outside of HBC Contract Procedure Rules.
This contract serves as an exemption and is outside of normal HBC Contract Procedure Rules.
The Damboard Replacement Project began in 2021 and original optioneering was carried out by Beckett Rankine.
Beckett Rankine completed a detailed design in 2024 and it was recommended to carry out Ground Investigation work. This was delayed until 2025 as the estimate for the cost of the stoplogs was well in excess of the available budget and a decision by the board was needed to re-establish the project strategy. Following the completion of the ground investigation work it was proposed to appoint marine engineering consultants to advise on a pre-construction agreement process, but the projected costs combined with a reduction in the budget meant that the majority of the revised budget would be spent on fees.
As it is now proposed to carry out soft market testing of the stoplog solution, it is necessary, in order to obtain accurate and reliable estimates from contractors, to have a detailed design that could be implemented as otherwise the estimates will be subject to too many caveats and assumptions to make them worthwhile.
As Beckett Rankine have carried out all the marine engineering consultancy and design work on the project to date they are in a position to carry out the design amendment work most cost-effectively and rapidly.
his contract serves as an exemption from HBC's Contract Procedure Rules.
This contract award has as its aim to focus on HIV prevention and support to people living with HIV (PLWH) across Teesside and to address inequalities surrounding HIV support. HIV is a preventable lifelong condition and can affect anyone, however some populations and communities are disproportionately affected.
The Tees Collaborative Commissioning Partnership consists of the following - Hartlepool Borough Council, Middlesbrough Borough Council, Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, • NHS Tees Valley Clinical Commissioning Group and NHS England & NHS Improvement (North East and Yorkshire).
Mandated services regarding the HIV Prevention and Support are undertaken by the Tees Collaborative Commissioning Partnership on behalf of the above local authorities. The Tees Collaborative Commissioning Partnership have chosen to fund the Tees HIV Prevention and Support Service as a 12-month pilot project to further understand the profile of HIV on Teesside, raise prevention messaging including testing and treatment as prevention, support people living with HIV (PLWH) and establish peer support networks in North and South Tees.
As incumbent provider the Terence Higgins Trust can build on previous work undertaken and are considered to have the expertise and are leaders in this field.
HBC Children's Commissioning undertook a procurement exercise in support of the Family Hubs Programme to secure a provider to take on the service of Family Hubs and to establish Parent/Carer Panels. The awarded supplier was Hartlepool Carers who have delivered key services on behalf of HBC for over a decade and are a trusted organisation, well known and well respected.
The current contract is due to expire on 31st March 2026 and the intention was to conduct a procurement exercise however DHSE / DfE have recently indicated there will be some upcoming changes to delivery expectations which have not yet been set out, and are unlikely to be available until around April 2026, after the existing contract with Hartlepool Carers expires. With this in mind it has been agreed to extend the existing contract for a further 12 months, until 31st March 2027 as this will ensure continuity/consistency for those families who are already accessing the service. It will also allow us time to prepare key documents to re-tender the service for a longer period, incorporating the revised DHSE / DfE expectations once this has been determined.
This contract serves as an extension outside of HBC Contract Procedure Rules. This grant funding was secured towards the end of 2025.
To provide support to individuals accessing START whose mental health needs are apparent and effecting their recovery. This will include secondary mental health support and prescribing of medication when required.
. To deliver trauma-informed practice in the understanding that trauma exposure can impact an individual's recoveryTo work collaboratively with START and allocated Care Coordinators from the service to plan joint care and risk management plans this will include working at START venues across the town and services being delivered within START core hours.
. To draft reports to allow Substance use, Public Health and Commissioning within agreed budgets and timescales to further support the development of the recovery agenda.
· To develop care pathways and treatment which engage priority groups and populations who may experience barriers to engagement in treatment; including sex workers, clients with coexisting mental health and substance misuse, armed forces veterans, BME populations, and offenders.
· To work alongside service users and their families to ensure collaboration and co-design of services.
· To deliver trauma informed approaches to treatment and collaborative working with wider support services to minimise the impact of adverse childhood experiences on future health and wellbeing.
· To adopt a whole family approach in order to improve outcomes for children affected by parental substance misuse and mental health needs (Dual Diagnosis) .
· To embed workforce culture, recovery support and aftercare that values, celebrates and supports recovery across physical, cultural, social and human dimensions of service users and their family's journey to recovery.