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Find live contract opportunities on Open

We publish the majority of our competitive contract opportunities over £10,000 on Open  along with the other north-east local authorities.

If you would like to work with us you can register on Open, free of charge. Once registered you will receive automatic alerts as new contract opportunities are published for a category/delivery area you are interested in.

Live procurement opportunities

We regularly publish opportunities for businesses and contractors to work with us on a wide range of projects.

  • Tender for Connect to Work Programme  - Individual Placement Support (IPS) in Darlington, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees and Redcar & Cleveland

Hartlepool Borough Council (the Council) has been appointed as the Lead Authority by Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) for the Connect to Work Programme. As such, the Council is responsible for ensuring successful management and delivery of the programme across Tees Valley. Connect to Work will support disabled people, people with health conditions and those with complex barriers to get into or remain in work. The contract will be delivered up to 31st March 2030. Reference: OPEN20261866. Deadline for submission of bids : 2pm, Wednesday 23rd September 2026.

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  • Independent Critical Friend Service

The Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees Safeguarding Children Partnership (HSSCP) is seeking to work with suitably qualified and experienced individuals who can offer advice on multi-agency practice and service delivery across the whole safeguarding system, in the role of an ‘Independent Critical Friend’.

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  • Tender for The Crisis Resilience Fund (CRF) - Central Advice Contract

The CRF is a new national funding programme for local authorities in England and replaces the Household Support Fund (HSF) with the explicit intention of moving from short-term crisis mitigation towards prevention, financial resilience, and reduced reliance on emergency support such as food banks. The The contract will be delivered up to 31st March 2029. Reference: OPEN20261989. Deadline for submission of bids via the NEPO E-Procurement Portal : 2pm Thursday 15th October 2026.

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Consultancy opportunities of any value

If you offer a consultancy service many of our live opportunities are published using the NEPRO Solution on the Bloom website. You need to register with Bloom to bid for these opportunities.

Please contact Bloom directly to undertake this simple process at projects@bloom.services

Hartlepool Borough Council's Procurement Terms and Conditions