Official UK procurement notice
Public Mental Wellbeing Programme
Authority: Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionPublic Mental Wellbeing Programme - Lot 1: Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Training and Engagement; Lot 2: Men's Mental Wellbeing Service; Lot 3: Community Bereavement Support Service for Adults and Children and Young People.
The mental health of the residents of Blackburn with Darwen has a significant impact on it as a place. Having good mental health and wellbeing allows individuals to be prosperous, to contribute to the economy, to play a part in their communities and ultimately to be happier and healthier. It is associated with a range of better outcomes for people of all ages and backgrounds. Improving mental health and wellbeing is a key priority for all the health and care organisations in the borough. For Lot 1, the overall aim of this service is to reduce stigma and improve knowledge and understanding around mental health, mental wellbeing and suicide prevention across Blackburn with Darwen, using training and learning as a mechanism to do this. For Lot 2, the overall aim of this service is to empower men across the life course to lead healthier, more resilient lives enabling them to contribute meaningfully to stronger families, workplaces and communities in Blackburn with Darwen, through engagement in hyper local activities
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Oct 2029, 23:59 BST.
- No preliminary market engagement: Pre-market engagement has previously been carried out for this procurement. Details of this are included within the tender pack.
CPV: Health services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£1,170,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Training and Engagement;AwardedRenewalPublished value£270,000
The overall aim of this service is to reduce stigma and improve knowledge and understanding around mental health, mental wellbeing and suicide prevention across Blackburn with Darwen, using training and learning as a mechanism to do this.
Lot #2Men's Mental Wellbeing ServiceAwardedRenewalPublished value£360,000
The overall aim of this service is to empower men across the life course to lead healthier, more resilient lives enabling them to contribute meaningfully to stronger families, workplaces and communities in Blackburn with Darwen, through engagement in hyper local activities.
Lot #3Community Bereavement Support Service for Adults and Children and Young PeopleAwardedRenewalPublished value£540,000
The overall aim of this service is to provide low level emotional and practical support to individuals who have been bereaved, reducing stigma, supporting them to grieve and preventing the escalation of distress by offering early intervention. The service would provide a range of support options to address the social, emotional, and practical needs of people who have been bereaved.
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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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality Questions: 90%
- Price: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Questions
- Price
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Yes · next expected 1 Oct 2029
- First published
- 17 Sept 2025, 15:15 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Sept 2025, 15:15 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 4 Aug 2025
- Authority reference
DN778418- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034920- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055308Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
25 Jun 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 7 dates- Tender notice published25 Jun 2025, 09:37 BST
- Clarification questions by11 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline21 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by4 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent17 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published17 Sept 2025, 15:15 BST
- Contract starts392 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 25 Jun 2025- Tender notice published25 Jun 2025, 09:37 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published17 Sept 2025, 15:15 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Training and Engagement;1 award | |||
| Spring North LTDSME1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030Extensions: 30 months, with options to extend +12 months, +12 months (54 months total) | £270,000 | 12 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Men's Mental Wellbeing Service1 award | |||
| RUGBY LEAGUE CARESVCSE1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030Extensions: 30 month contract, with option to extend +12 months, +12 months | £360,000 | 12 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Community Bereavement Support Service for Adults and Children and Young People1 award | |||
| supplier not published | — | 12 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Training and Engagement; | 11final-stage tenders · 13 at stage one | 7 | 3 | — |
| 2 · Men's Mental Wellbeing Service | 13final-stage tenders | 8 | 4 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- RUGBY LEAGUE CARESAwarded supplier
- SPRING NORTH LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender