Official UK procurement notice
Lancashire and Cumbria Liaison and Diversion and RECONNECT Services
Authority: NHS England - North West (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) have issued an urgent contract awards to deliver Liaison and Diversion & RECONNECT services and Mental Health Treatment Requirement Services for Lancashire and Cumbria for a period of 12 months.
CPV: Community health services · Health services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Liaison & Diversion and RECONNECT Services for Lancashire and CumbriaAwarded
Liaison & Diversion and RECONNECT Services for Lancashire and Cumbria under the NHS Standard Contract.
The service will offer assessment, advice and onward support and referrals to those entering and exiting the criminal justice system.
Following the recommendation report from the Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel review, the Relevant Authority has made the decision to abandon the competitive process and re-run the procurement exercise for this service.
The Relevant Authority has issued a contract via urgent direct award to the incumbent provider for a period of 12 months. This period allows sufficient time for this process to be completed while maintaining continuity of service.
The lifetime value of the contract is £4,243,769.21.
This is an existing service.
The contract commences 01 April 2025.
Lot #2Lancashire and Cumbria Mental Health Treatment Requirement ServicesAwarded
Mental Health Treatment Requirement Services for Lancashire and Cumbria under the NHS Standard Contract.
The service will offer structured psychological support to those subject to a court ordered community sentence.
Following a procurement process that resulted in a non award of contract, the Relevant Authority has issued a contract via urgent direct award to the incumbent provider for a period of 12 months.
This period allows sufficient time for a new procurement process to be completed while maintaining continuity of service.
The lifetime value of the contract is £726,072
This is an existing service.
The contract commences on 1 April 2025.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Apr 2025, 09:29 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Apr 2025, 09:29 BST
- Authority reference
NHSE914- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-012676- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Liaison & Diversion and RECONNECT Services for Lancashire and Cumbria.
Following the recommendation report from the Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel review, the Relevant Authority has made the decision to abandon and re-run the procurement exercise for this service.
Mental Health Treatment Requirement Services for Lancashire and Cumbria.
Following a procurement process that resulted in a non award of contract, the Relevant Authority has issued a contract via urgent direct award to the incumbent provider for a period of 12 months.
The Relevant Authority has issued contracts via urgent direct award to the incumbent provider for a period of 12 months. This period allows sufficient time for the new procurement processes to be completed while maintaining continuity of service.
Publisher note: 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. The individual(s) making the award decision are: Specialised and Health & Justice Commissioning Meeting Regional Director (NHS England North West) Health & Justice & Specialised Commissioning Head of Health and Justice, NHS England North West Senior Commissioning Manager, NHSE England North West Conflicts of interest were completed by all involved in the process and no potential conflicts were identified.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Liaison & Diversion and RECONNECT Services for Lancashire and Cumbria1 award | |||
| Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust | £4,243,769 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Lancashire and Cumbria Mental Health Treatment Requirement Services1 award | |||
| Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation TrustMental Health Treatment Requirement Services for Lancashire and Cumbria | £726,072 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Liaison & Diversion and RECONNECT Services for Lancashire and Cumbria · Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2025
- Value
- £4,243,769
- Status
- active
Mental Health Treatment Requirement Services for Lancashire and Cumbria · Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2025
- Value
- £726,072
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Liaison & Diversion and RECONNECT Services for Lancashire and Cumbria | 1bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Lancashire and Cumbria Mental Health Treatment Requirement Services | 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
- Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.