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# Preliminary Market Engagement Notice -North West Anti-Stigma Strategy and Action Plan

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-notice-north-west-anti-stigma-strategy-and-action-plan-ocds-h6vhtk-05e8d5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Lancashire County Council: "Preliminary Market Engagement Notice -North West Anti-Stigma Strategy and Action Plan". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £83,333. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Lancashire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/lancashire-county-council-ons-e10000017)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £83,333 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research and development services and related consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-notice-north-west-anti-stigma-strategy-and-action-plan-ocds-h6vhtk-05e8d5#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05e8d5`

## 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/preliminary-market-engagement-notice-north-west-anti-stigma-strategy-and-action-plan-ocds-h6vhtk-05e8d5#tl-md)

## Description
Lancashire County Council is seeking to appoint an academic institution with substantial expertise in stigma and substance use to lead the development of the North West Anti-Stigma Strategy and associated Action Plan.
The appointed provider will be responsible for:
- Convening and facilitating a Steering Committee and Technical Advisory Group.
- Providing regular written updates and/or briefing sessions to substance use commissioners and stakeholders across the North West, coordinated via Lancashire County Council.
- Conducting desk-based research to review and synthesise existing international anti-stigma strategies and action plans, from related fields particularly those related to HIV and mental health.
- Organising and facilitating a North West consensus-building event.
- Leading co-production groups involving individuals with lived/living experience.
- Designing, distributing, and analysing a regional survey.
The findings from the literature review, consensus event, co-production groups, and survey will be synthesised to produce a comprehensive Anti-Stigma Strategy and Action Plan for the North West. These outputs will be reviewed and approved by the Steering Committee.
The delivery of this work will contribute to the following overarching objectives:
- Reducing internalised stigma among individuals affected by substance use and those who support them.
- Challenging and changing public attitudes and behaviors towards people with lived/living experience, their families, carers, and support networks.
- Addressing and mitigating structural stigma and discrimination in identified settings.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 73000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2026 to 31/12/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F077089-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-11-26T09:53:22.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T13:07:09.225Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05e8d5