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Public Mental Wellbeing Programme - Community Bereavement Support Service for Children, Young People and Families (Lot 1)

Official notice

Authority: Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council (Local council)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD41)
Published estimate£540,000envelope for 2 lots · £648,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 2 Mar 2026awarded 3 Jun 2026
Awarded to LANCASHIRE MIND LIMITED
Contract term 2 yrsup to 4 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2026

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council recently conducted a procurement exercise for the provision of bereavement support services as part of its Public Mental Wellbeing Programme.

The requirement was divided into two lots: Lot 1, Community Bereavement Support Service for Children, Young People and Families; and Lot 2, Community Bereavement Support Service for Adults.

Lot 1 has been awarded to the supplier that submitted the Most Advantageous Tender following evaluation in accordance with the published award criteria.

Lot 2 was not awarded, as no submitted tenders met the minimum quality threshold requirements specified within the procurement documentation.

CPV: Health and social work services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£540,000 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Public Mental Wellbeing Programme - Lot 1: Community Bereavement Support Service for Children Young People and FamiliesAwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£270,000

The source published no individual description for this lot.

Contract period: 1 Jul 2026 — 30 Jun 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 4 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: North West
Value
£270,000 exc. VAT · £324,000 inc. VAT
Extensions
Contract Length = 2 years With options to extend +1 year and +1 year 4 years (48 months) total
85000000 Health and social work services
Lot #2Public Mental Wellbeing Programme - Lot 2: Community Bereavement Support Service for AdultsRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£270,000
Lot 2: The overall aim of this service is to provide low level emotional and practical support to Adults who have been bereaved, reducing stigma, supporting them to grieve and preventing the escalation of distress by offering early intervention
Contract period: 1 Jul 2026 — 30 Jun 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 4 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: North West
Value
£270,000 exc. VAT · £324,000 inc. VAT
Extensions
Contract Length = 2 years With options to extend +1 year and +1 year 4 years (48 months) total
85000000 Health and social work services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 100%
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • Public Mental Wellbeing Programme - Lot 1: Community Bereavement Support Service for Children Young People and Families; Lot 2: Community Bereavement Support Service for Adults — 100%
Published award criteria (1)
  • Public Mental Wellbeing Programme - Lot 1: Community Bereavement Support Service for Children Young People and Families; Lot 2: Community Bereavement Support Service for Adults — 1) Overall Service - 15% weighting 2) Experience, Knowledge and Skills - 20% weighting 3) Implementation Plan - 10% weighting 4) Communication and Marketing Strategy - 10% weighting 5) Health Inequalities - 10% weighting 6) Safeguarding - 5% weighting 7) Innovation - 5% weighting 8) Social Value (Schedule 6 of ITT) - 15% weighting 9) Price (Schedule 7 of ITT) - 10% weighting
Suppliers are able to bid for one or both lots. There is one tender document for each lot. If you are applying for more than one lot, please complete a separate ITT for each lot you are applying for.
Conditions of participation · identical on every lot2
  • Economic & financial standing
    Please see individual ITT documents
  • Technical & professional ability
    Please see individual ITT documents

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
22 Sept 2026, 15:25 BST
Last source update
22 Sept 2026, 15:25 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Authority reference
URN185
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
North West (UKD41)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f68b Find a Tender
Contract terms summary
Please refer to relevant ITT document (viewable as an attachment on The Chest)
Review and risk notes
Risks
Please refer to relevant ITT document (viewable as an attachment on The Chest)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
www.the-chest.org.uk ↗

Timeline

9 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published281 days ago
    16 Dec 2025, 11:44 GMT
  2. Market engagement254 days ago
    12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    MEETING INFORMATION The pre-market engagement events will be held ONLINE on Microsoft Teams on Monday 12th January 2026. The times will be as follows: • Children and Families = 11:00-12:00 • Adults = 13:00-14:00 If you would like to attend either or both online meetings, please complete the more…relative form to register yourself for the event: • Children and Families = https://forms.office.com/e/qHZ6zhWktN • Adults Bereavement Service = https://forms.office.com/e/1Qz5SJwSKb Once registered, you will be sent a MS Teams invite in advance of the meeting, with joining instructions included. Each attendee who wishes to attend should register individually. Registration closes at 12:00 noon on Friday 9th January 2026.
  3. Next notice expected240 days ago
    26 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Tender notice published236 days ago
    30 Jan 2026, 14:36 GMT
  5. Clarification questions by222 days ago
    13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  6. Submission deadline205 days ago
    2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  7. Award decision expected by175 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Contract starts85 days ago
    1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
  9. Latest notice published1 day ago
    22 Sept 2026, 15:25 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £270,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Jun 2026
LotAwarded toValueDateStatus
1 · Public Mental Wellbeing Programme - Lot 1: Community Bereavement Support Service for Children Young People and FamiliesLANCASHIRE MIND LIMITEDVCSE——Awarded

Contracts

  • Community Bereavement Support Service for Children, Young People and Families · LANCASHIRE MIND LIMITEDVCSE

    Signed
    3 Jun 2026
    Value
    £270,000
    Period
    1 Jul 2026 — 30 Jun 2028 · up to 30 Jun 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Option to extend +12 months plus another +12 months (24 months total)

Notice history

9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Dec 2025
  1. Contract details notice published
    22 Sept 2026, 15:25 BSTUK7
  2. Published value updated
    22 Sept 2026, 15:25 BSTwas £540,000
  3. Status changed to complete
    22 Sept 2026, 15:25 BST
  4. Deadline withdrawn
    22 Sept 2026, 15:25 BST
  5. Tender notice published
    30 Jan 2026, 14:36 GMTUK4
  6. Status changed to active
    30 Jan 2026, 14:36 GMT
  7. Procurement method changed
    30 Jan 2026, 14:36 GMT
  8. Deadline published: 2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
    30 Jan 2026, 14:36 GMT
  9. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    16 Dec 2025, 11:44 GMTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYGR-1856-CVXM Town Hall, King WIlliam Street, Blackburn, North West, BB1 7DY [email protected]

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

Notices published for this procedure