Official UK procurement notice
Peer Support Workers Service - INTENTION TO AWARD NOTICE PSR Direct Award process C
Authority: Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWorking as an integral member of the Locality Mental Health Team, Peer Support Workers will support people who are experiencing a serious mental illness (SMI), offering emotional and practical support. Using their own lived experience to connect to people going through similar experiences they will:<br/>
- Give people a sense of hope and wellbeing.<br/>
- Support individuals to gain a sense of control over their lives.<br/>
- Help people to engage with and build connections and a sense of belonging to their local communities.<br/>
- Help people to gain satisfaction in different parts of their lives.
CPV: Community health services · Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice under Direct Award…Awarded
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice under Direct Award Process C. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the Procurement Act 2023 and the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. Additional information: As per the PSR direct award process C through assessment of key criteria the authority is satisfied that the existing provider is delivering the services to a sufficient standard and will continue to do so in this intended future award.
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
- 4 Feb 2026, 12:41 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Feb 2026, 12:41 GMT
- Authority reference
LPFT-PSR-2026-001(C349394)- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-009951- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0646dcFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is intended to be directly awarded under PSR Direct Award Process C
Publisher note: Intention to award to:<br/><br/>SHINE Lincolnshire (Charity number 1175616)<br/>Bert House<br/>7 Bull Ring<br/>Horncastle<br/>Lincolnshire<br/>LN9 5HX<br/><br/>The publication of this notice triggers an 8-working-day standstill period.<br/>Standstill Start Date: Thursday 5 February 2026 (The day after publication).<br/>Standstill End Date: Tuesday 17 February 2026 at 23:59.<br/>Earliest Possible Contract Signature: Wednesday 18 February 2026.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHINE Lincolnshire | £1,442,289 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 009951-2026-1 · SHINE Lincolnshire
- Signed
- 3 Feb 2026
- Value
- £1,442,289
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SHINE LincolnshireAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.