Official UK procurement notice
2080 Community Connectors & Mental Health & Wellbeing Hub in Spalding (incl South Lincs Rural) for NHS Lincs ICB
Authority: NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board (Central government)·On behalf of: NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) sought to commission a Community Connectors & Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub for Spalding (Including South Lincs Rural). Lot 12.
Community Connectors lead on local community development initiatives with the aim of re-connecting people with their communities, understanding not only what communities provide but how to make the best use of community assets. These roles provide on the ground support to individuals, groups and communities to change the conversation from ‘providing services to communities’; to ‘how we can work with and help communities to help themselves’. The role is more than simply one of community development; it is about listening to communities, uncovering what is important and what will lead to the greatest impact for a community and for our services. Community Connectors help to facilitate ‘grass roots problem solving’ and take an asset-based approach to building and connecting communities together to become stronger and resilient.
Mental Health and Wellbeing Hubs are an integral part of community development initiatives with the aim of re-connecting people with their communities, understanding not only what communities provide but how to make the best use of community assets. They provide safe spaces, giving on the ground support to individuals, groups, and communities to change the conversation from providing services to communities; to how we can work with, and help communities to help themselves.
For transparency a market engagement event was held on the 23rd October 2025 and was advertised on the link below.
www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063460-2025 ↗
For transparency a competitive process for Lots 1-12 was undertaken Dec 2025 to January 2026 and was advertised on the link below. www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079455-2025 ↗
No award was made for Lot 12 and therefore this process was undertaken to Commission a Community Connectors & Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub for Spalding (Including South Lincs Rural) Lot-12 only.
The Awarded value of the contract for the full 2 years and 7 months contract term is £386,303.
CPV: Provision of services to the community
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£387,500
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Mar 2026, 09:06 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Jun 2026, 16:53 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 8 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
AGEMCSU/TRANS/26/2080- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-030370- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067743Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 22 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
To access the eProcurement portal to access relevant documentation relating this
opportunity, please follow the instructions below:
- Go to health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗ (and click the link to register (If your
organisation has not registered previously)
- Once registered, login into the system and look for 'Quote/tender C434355 - 2080 Community Connectors & Mental Health & Wellbeing Hub in Spalding (including South Lincs Rural) for NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board.
Timeline
30 Mar 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published205 days ago30 Mar 2026, 09:06 BST
- Tender notice published203 days ago1 Apr 2026, 13:34 BST
- Next notice expected203 days ago1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by182 days ago22 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline173 days ago1 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Award decision expected by135 days ago8 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent135 days ago9 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published134 days ago9 Jun 2026, 16:53 BST
- Standstill ends124 days ago19 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts51 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Mar 2026- Planned procurement notice published30 Mar 2026, 09:06 BSTUK3
- Tender notice published1 Apr 2026, 13:34 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active1 Apr 2026, 13:34 BST
- Contract award notice published9 Jun 2026, 16:53 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete9 Jun 2026, 16:53 BST
- Contract signature expected29 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Learning in Partnership LimitedSMEVCSECommunity Connectors & Mental 2080 Health & Wellbeing Hubs for NHS Lincs ICB1 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 | £386,303 | 8 Jun 2026standstill to 19 Jun 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 2 | 3 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support UnitProcuring entityProcurement Service
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Community Learning in Partnership LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender