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Published 19 Oct 2021, 10:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Early Support Emotional Health & Wellbeing Service in Lancashire

Official notice

Authority: Lancashire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£6,500,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Nov 2021awarded 15 May 2026
Awarded to Child Action North West, Spring North LTD2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority wishes to award a Contract to a Service Provider to deliver a Emotional

Health and Wellbeing Service to ensure the delivery of a preventative and early

intervention emotional health and wellbeing service to children, young people and

their families who are at level 2, level 3 or level 4 of the Lancashire Continuum of

Need wwwcf-part-1-and-2-final.pdf (lancashiresafeguarding.org.uk) to address a

range of mild to moderate emotional health and wellbeing needs.

CPV: Health and social work services · Rehabilitation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1This notice is an intention to award a contract under the competitive processAwardedRenewal

This notice is an intention to award a contract under the competitive process.

The Authority wishes to award a Contract to a Service Provider to deliver a Emotional

Health and Wellbeing Service to ensure the delivery of a preventative and early

intervention emotional health and wellbeing service to children, young people and

their families who are at level 2, level 3 or level 4 of the Lancashire Continuum of

Need wwwcf-part-1-and-2-final.pdf (lancashiresafeguarding.org.uk) to address a

range of mild to moderate emotional health and wellbeing needs.

This is an existing service.

Delivery: North West
Extensions: The Contract Initial Term is 3 years with the option to extend in any further period or periods up to a maximum of 24 months, however, this is dependent on the funding availability.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 40%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality Criteria: 40%
  • price: 40%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality Criteria: 40
  • Social Value: 10
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 90 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. Quality carries 40 of 90: the paper moves it further than the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
19 Oct 2021, 10:03 BST
Last source update
29 May 2026, 13:02 BST
Award evaluation window
19 Nov 2021 – …
Authority reference
JW/CYP/LCC/25/1489
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-050827
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesRehabilitation services
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ed44 Find a Tender

Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 28th May 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR. Conflicts of interest identified among group: 0

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
19 Nov 2021, 10:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
19 Nov 2021, 14:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Nov 2021 → 29 May 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 Nov 2021, 10:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    19 Nov 2021, 14:00 GMT
  3. Notice published152 days ago
    29 May 2026, 13:02 BST

Notice history

2 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jan 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Jan 2022, 10:59 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    15 May 2026, 16:26 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextVI.3—This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the competitive process. - date of contract award…

1 amendment published without a description.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2021-10: 1 release · 19 Oct 2021

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £10,148,4312 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 41 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 15 May 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Child Action North WestSME£6,500,000 †—Awarded
Spring North LTDSME£3,648,431 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Lancashire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityHealthRegional or local agency/officeGeneral public services County Hall, Preston, North West, PR10LDContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of Justice - The High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria