Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a Family Wellbeing Service in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and the Community
Authority: BLACKPOOL COUNCIL (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis 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.
Due to FO3 notice being faulty, Cabinet Office advised use of UK2 notice followed by UK6 award notice.
For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C.
Anticipated contract dates:
29 October 2025 to 22 April 2026 with option to extend by 1 plus 1 year subject to satisfactory contract review and funding availability.
There were no representations made during the standstill period.
There were no conflicts of interests received.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 28 Oct 2025, 12:12 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Nov 2025, 15:18 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-072879- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d523Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
28 Oct 2025 → 11 Nov 2025 · 3 dates- Planning notice published360 days ago28 Oct 2025, 12:12 GMT
- Contract starts359 days ago29 Oct 2025
- Latest notice published346 days ago11 Nov 2025, 15:18 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Oct 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published28 Oct 2025, 12:12 GMTUK2
- Contract award notice published11 Nov 2025, 15:18 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Nov 2025, 15:18 GMT
- Procurement method changed11 Nov 2025, 15:18 GMT
- Contract signature expected12 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lancashire Women12 Nov 2025 – 22 Apr 2026 · up to 22 Apr 2028Extensions: The contract my be extended for a further 1 plus 1 year subject to satisfactory contract review and funding availability. | £133,750 | 27 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- LANCASHIRE WOMENAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender