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title: "Blackburn with Darwen CCG: Voluntary Ex-Ante Competition Notice (VEAT)   Individual Placement & Support Service"
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# Blackburn with Darwen CCG: Voluntary Ex-Ante Competition Notice (VEAT)   Individual Placement & Support Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/blackburn-with-darwen-ccg-voluntary-ex-ante-competition-notice-veat-individual-placement-s-ocds-h6vhtk-033821). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Blackburn with Darwen Clinical Commissioning Group: "Blackburn with Darwen CCG: Voluntary Ex-Ante Competition Notice (VEAT)   Individual Placement & Support Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Blackburn with Darwen Clinical Commissioning Group](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/blackburn-with-darwen-clinical-commissioning-group-GB-FTS-52874)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services, Miscellaneous health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD4
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,095,360 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-033821`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/blackburn-with-darwen-ccg-voluntary-ex-ante-competition-notice-veat-individual-placement-s-ocds-h6vhtk-033821#tl-md)

## Description
Blackburn with Darwen CCG: Voluntary Ex-Ante Competition Notice 
Individual Placement & Support Service
*Please note this is not a call for competition and not a contract opportunity. * 
NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (CSU) are working on behalf of Blackburn with Darwen CCG for Individual Placement services. The contract is awarded without prior publication on behalf of Blackburn with Darwen CCG
The above-named CCG intends to direct award of a 12-month contract for Individual Placement & Support services to Blackpool Council, without a call for competition. 
Please see below for the justification for the urgent need to directly award this contract in accordance with the regulatory conditions.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** Blackburn with Darwen CCG: Voluntary Ex-Ante Competition Notice 
Individual Placement & Support Service
*Please note this is not a call for competition and not a contract opportunity. * 
NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (CSU) ar...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Individual Placement & Support Service (active)
  - Award id: `012675-2022-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Blackpool Council**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-52875`
  - Value: £1,095,360 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Individual Placement & Support Service (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,095,360
  - Signed Date: 30/03/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F012675-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-05-16T15:16:09.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T22:06:04.846Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-033821