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Official UK procurement notice

Lancs & South Cumbria - Children and Young People Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing - Lot 6 Resilience & Prevention (Multi-Lot)

Official notice

Authority: NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NHS & healthcare)

3 lotsServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£500,0003 contracts · exc. VAT
Awarded 30 Oct 2024no call for competition
Awarded to Lancashire Mind +2 more3 awards

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) is working on behalf of NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board(ICB) who were looking to undertaking a multi-lot procurement for the provision of Children & Young People Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing Services (Lot 6 Resilience & Prevention) in Lancashire & South Cumbria.

The proposed model incorporated one service specification covering the 6 Lancashire and South Cumbria Places/lots.

There was a maximum of 6 contracts (for each of the 6 places) totalling £500,000 for the full contract length, including the optional extension.

Each contract length was for 1 year, with an option to extend for an additional 1 year.

Please see below breakdown of lots and full contract values, including 1 year optional extension:

Blackpool (Lot 6A) £65,280

Blackburn with Darwen (Lot 6B) £68,584

South Cumbria (Lot 6C) £41,400

Lancs East (Lot 6D) £124,544

Lancs Central (Lot 6E) £120,030

Lancs North (Lot 6F) £80,162

The ICB set an affordability threshold for each lot within the Procurement. Bidders who submitted a bid over the maximum contract values in the procurement documents, would not achieve the score of a pass. Their bid was to be regarded as non-compliant and be a failed bid and the rest of the bid will be rejected and the scoring questions in each lot were not to be evaluated. This was to be checked during the preliminary stages of the evaluation during the compliance checks. This was not a competition on price.

The ITT was live on Monday 4th March 2024 on the Atamis Portal.

The deadline for submissions was Monday 8th April 2024 12:00pm Mid-day.

As part of this procurement process, the Authority was intending to identify a maximum of one provider for each of the 6 contracts.

To express interest and participate in the tender, providers were invited to register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

The relevant reference number for this tender was C250223 and the questionnaires were located within the requirements.

CPV: Health and social work services

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published
Lot #16a - Blackpool, 6d - Lancashire East, 6e - Lancashire Central, 6f - Lancashire NorthCancelled

Lancashire Mind was the successful bidder for 4 sub-lots, covering all 4 places (6a - Blackpool, 6d - Lancashire East, 6e - Lancashire Central, 6f - Lancashire North).

NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) previously published a Future Opportunity Notice on 3rd August 2023, advertising an Engagement Event for all lots, involved in the 'Lancashire & South Cumbria - Children & Young People Emotional Wellbeing & Mental Health Support' procurement.

Following this, contract notices were published for:

  • Lots 1 - 4 on 15th September 2023
  • Lot 5 on 16th October 2023
  • Lot 6 on 4th March 2024

For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) did not apply to this opportunity (Lot 6), as the ICB had begun the procurement process for these services, before 1 January 2024, under the previous rules, before PSR came into force.

Transparency: The Contracting Authority is subject to the

Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the

Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) and

may be required to disclose information received in the

course of this procurement under FOIA or the EIR.

In addition, and in accordance with the UK Government's

policies on transparency, the contracting authority

intends to publish procurement documentation and the

text of any resulting contractual arrangements, subject

to possible redactions at the discretion of the

Contracting Authority.

Any redactions, whether in relation to information

requests under FOIA, the EIR or policies on transparency

will be in accordance with those grounds prescribed

under the Freedom of Information Act. If and when this

requirement is offered to tender, this will be done via

electronic means using the internet. NHS Midlands and

Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise

as an agent, for another NHS body with

whom the successful bidder will enter into contracts

for the supply of the services.

Delivery: North West · 6a - Blackpool 6d - Lancashire East 6e - Lancashire Central 6f - Lancashire North
Lot #26b - Blackburn with DarwenCancelled

IMO Charity was the successful bidder for 1 sub-lot, covering 1 place (6b - Blackburn with Darwen).

NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) previously published a Future Opportunity Notice on 3rd August 2023, advertising an Engagement Event for all lots, involved in the 'Lancashire & South Cumbria - Children & Young People Emotional Wellbeing & Mental Health Support' procurement.

Following this, contract notices were published for:

  • Lots 1 - 4 on 15th September 2023
  • Lot 5 on 16th October 2023
  • Lot 6 on 4th March 2024

For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) did not apply to this opportunity (Lot 6), as the ICB had begun the procurement process for these services, before 1 January 2024, under the previous rules, before PSR came into force.

Transparency: The Contracting Authority is subject to the

Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the

Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) and

may be required to disclose information received in the

course of this procurement under FOIA or the EIR.

In addition, and in accordance with the UK Government's

policies on transparency, the contracting authority

intends to publish procurement documentation and the

text of any resulting contractual arrangements, subject

to possible redactions at the discretion of the

Contracting Authority.

Any redactions, whether in relation to information

requests under FOIA, the EIR or policies on transparency

will be in accordance with those grounds prescribed

under the Freedom of Information Act. If and when this

requirement is offered to tender, this will be done via

electronic means using the internet. NHS Midlands and

Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise

as an agent, for another NHS body with

whom the successful bidder will enter into contracts

for the supply of the services.

Delivery: North West · 6b - Blackburn with Darwen
Lot #36c - South CumbriaCancelled

myHappymind was the successful bidder for 1 sub-lot, covering 1 place (6c - South Cumbria).

NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) previously published a Future Opportunity Notice on 3rd August 2023, advertising an Engagement Event for all lots, involved in the 'Lancashire & South Cumbria - Children & Young People Emotional Wellbeing & Mental Health Support' procurement.

Following this, contract notices were published for:

  • Lots 1 - 4 on 15th September 2023
  • Lot 5 on 16th October 2023
  • Lot 6 on 4th March 2024

For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) did not apply to this opportunity (Lot 6), as the ICB had begun the procurement process for these services, before 1 January 2024, under the previous rules, before PSR came into force.

Transparency: The Contracting Authority is subject to the

Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the

Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) and

may be required to disclose information received in the

course of this procurement under FOIA or the EIR.

In addition, and in accordance with the UK Government's

policies on transparency, the contracting authority

intends to publish procurement documentation and the

text of any resulting contractual arrangements, subject

to possible redactions at the discretion of the

Contracting Authority.

Any redactions, whether in relation to information

requests under FOIA, the EIR or policies on transparency

will be in accordance with those grounds prescribed

under the Freedom of Information Act. If and when this

requirement is offered to tender, this will be done via

electronic means using the internet. NHS Midlands and

Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise

as an agent, for another NHS body with

whom the successful bidder will enter into contracts

for the supply of the services.

Delivery: North West · 6c - South Cumbria

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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
1 Aug 2025, 15:00 BST
Last source update
1 Aug 2025, 15:00 BST
Authority reference
WHISP220
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-045289
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
North West (UKD1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056b7a Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) did not apply to this opportunity (Lot 6), as the ICB had begun the procurement process for these services, before 1 January 2024, under the previous rules, before PSR came into force.

Publisher note: NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) previously published a Future Opportunity Notice on 3rd August 2023, advertising an Engagement Event for all lots, involved in the 'Lancashire & South Cumbria - Children & Young People Emotional Wellbeing & Mental Health Support' procurement. Following this, contract notices were published for: - Lots 1 - 4 on 15th September 2023 - Lot 5 on 16th October 2023 - Lot 6 on 4th March 2024 For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) did not apply to this opportunity (Lot 6), as the ICB had begun the procurement process for these services, before 1 January 2024, under the previous rules, before PSR came into force. Transparency: The Contracting Authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) and may be required to disclose information received in the course of this procurement under FOIA or the EIR. In addition, and in accordance with the UK Government's policies on transparency, the contracting authority intends to publish procurement documentation and the text of any resulting contractual arrangements, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the Contracting Authority. Any redactions, whether in relation to information requests under FOIA, the EIR or policies on transparency will be in accordance with those grounds prescribed under the Freedom of Information Act. If and when this requirement is offered to tender, this will be done via electronic means using the internet. NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise as an agent, for another NHS body with whom the successful bidder will enter into contracts for the supply of the services.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £500,0003 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 9
Contracts signed 3latest 30 Oct 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Not linked to a lot3 awards
Lancashire MindLot 6 Resilience and Prevention - 6a - Blackpool, 6d - Lancashire East, 6e - Lancashire Central, 6f - Lancashire North£390,016 †—Awarded
IMO CHARITYVCSELot 6 Resilience and Prevention - 6b - Blackburn with Darwen£68,584 †—Awarded
MyHappymindSMELot 6 Resilience and Prevention - Lot 6c South Cumbria£41,400 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Lot 6 Resilience and Prevention - 6a - Blackpool, 6d - Lancashire East, 6e - Lancashire Central, 6f - Lancashire North · Lancashire Mind

    Signed
    30 Oct 2024
    Value
    £390,016
    Status
    active
  • Lot 6 Resilience and Prevention - Lot 6c South Cumbria · MyHappymindSME

    Signed
    3 Oct 2024
    Value
    £41,400
    Status
    active
  • Lot 6 Resilience and Prevention - 6b - Blackburn with Darwen · IMO CHARITYVCSE

    Signed
    17 Sept 2024
    Value
    £68,584
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB)

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: QE1 Preston, North WestContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria ICBReview body Preston

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice
  • IMO CharityAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07282497 Blackburn, North West
  • Lancashire MindAwarded supplierGB-COH: 3888655 Chorley, North West
  • myHappyMindAwarded supplierGB-COH: 227410386 Alderley Edge, North West

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.