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

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/public-mental-wellbeing-programme-community-bereavement-support-service-for-children-young-ocds-h6vhtk-05f68b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council: "Public Mental Wellbeing Programme - Community Bereavement Support Service for Children, Young People and Families (Lot 1)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £540,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.the-chest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/blackburn-with-darwen-borough-council-ons-e06000008)
- **Published Value:** £540,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 March 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD41
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £270,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/public-mental-wellbeing-programme-community-bereavement-support-service-for-children-young-ocds-h6vhtk-05f68b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05f68b`

## Before you bid
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- **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/public-mental-wellbeing-programme-community-bereavement-support-service-for-children-young-ocds-h6vhtk-05f68b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [the-chest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-chest.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/public-mental-wellbeing-programme-community-bereavement-support-service-for-children-young-ocds-h6vhtk-05f68b#participate

## 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.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Public Mental Wellbeing Programme - Lot 1: Community Bereavement Support Service for Children Young People and Families
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £270,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/06/2026 to 30/06/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Public Mental Wellbeing Programme - Lot 2: Community Bereavement Support Service for Adults
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £270,000
- **Description:** 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:** 30/06/2026 to 30/06/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **LANCASHIRE MIND LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-108039`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Community Bereavement Support Service for Children, Young People and Families (active)
  - Signed Value: £270,000
  - Signed Date: 02/06/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F008520-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-22T14:25:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-16T22:23:23.889Z
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