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Published 27 Jun 2025, 13:14 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Drive Project Lancashire 2026-2029

Official notice

Authority: Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire (Police & fire)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdConcessionSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD)
Concession value (operator's revenue)£1,690,450initial estimate £2,265,551 · operator revenue, not the authority's budget · 2 value updates
Submissions closed 24 Oct 2025awarded 20 Nov 2025
Awarded to TLC: TALK, LISTEN, CHANGE.
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Drive Project is a response to domestic abuse that aims to reduce the number of child and adult victims of domestic abuse by disrupting and changing perpetrator behaviour.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£1,690,450
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 (1 yr) · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensionsValue: £1,690,450 exc. VAT · £2,028,540 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: +1 year to 31 March 2028, +1 year to 31 March 2029 (Subject to confirmation of funding from the Home Office and provider performance)
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
  • Simple description: 100% quality. More details of award criteria can be found in the tender documentation.

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
Concession
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
27 Jun 2025, 13:14 BST
Last source update
26 Jan 2026, 10:27 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 12 Dec 2025
Authority reference
PCC
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-051428
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05551f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home ↗

Timeline

27 Jun 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 11 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    27 Jun 2025, 13:14 BST
  2. Market engagement
    16 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST

    Suppliers can register on the event by sending an email to [email protected].

    An invitation to the meeting will be sent to you.

  3. Next notice expected
    26 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Tender notice published
    27 Aug 2025, 08:58 BST
  5. Clarification questions by370 days ago
    17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  6. Submission deadline363 days ago
    24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  7. Award decision expected by313 days ago
    12 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  8. Assessment summaries sent290 days ago
    5 Jan 2026
  9. Standstill ends280 days ago
    14 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  10. Latest notice published269 days ago
    26 Jan 2026, 10:27 GMT
  11. Contract starts204 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

15 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jun 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    27 Jun 2025, 13:14 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    27 Jun 2025, 13:16 BST
    UK2
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    27 Jun 2025, 13:22 BST
    UK2
  4. Tender notice published
    27 Aug 2025, 08:58 BST
    UK4
  5. Published value published: £2,265,551
    27 Aug 2025, 08:58 BST
  6. Status changed to active
    27 Aug 2025, 08:58 BST
  7. Procurement method changed
    27 Aug 2025, 08:58 BST
  8. Deadline published: 9 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
    27 Aug 2025, 08:58 BST
  9. Tender notice published
    17 Sept 2025, 16:55 BST
    UK4
  10. Published value updated to £1,690,450
    17 Sept 2025, 16:55 BST
    was £2,265,551
  11. Deadline moved to 24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
    17 Sept 2025, 16:55 BST
    +15 days · was 9 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  12. Contract award notice published
    5 Jan 2026, 09:34 GMT
    UK6
  13. Status changed to complete
    5 Jan 2026, 09:34 GMT
  14. Contract details notice published
    26 Jan 2026, 10:27 GMT
    UK7
  15. Contract signature expected
    1 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
Published amendments (1)

The original invitation to tender and service specification for this contract included three delivery areas mobilised in year 1. However, due to unconfirmed budget allocation, the Invitation to Tender (ITT) has been revised to cover only two delivery areas at this stage. We remain hopeful that, subject to securing the required funding, we will seek to vary the contract during its lifetime to inclu…

Routine re-releases (7)
  • 2025-08: 1 release · 27 Aug 2025
  • 2025-06: 3 releases · 27 Jun 2025, 27 Jun 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,690,4501 award exc. VAT
Bids received 31 from SMEs
Named bidders 3published on the award notice
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Jan 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
TLC: TALK, LISTEN, CHANGE.VCSE1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions£1,690,45020 Nov 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • The Drive Project Lancashire 2026-2029 · TLC: TALK, LISTEN, CHANGE.VCSE

    Signed
    26 Jan 2026
    Value
    £1,690,450
    Period
    1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    2 x 12 month extensions

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders13—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDVC-9719-ZQGL Lancashire Police, Saunders Lane, Hutton, Preston, North West, PR4 5SBContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded
  • Blackburn & Darwen District Without AbuseBidder / tendererGB-COH: 05834929 Eanam Old Road, Blackburn, North West, BB1 5BL
  • TLC: Talk, Listen, ChangeAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PLNJ-9283-BBDG Floor 5, Trafford House, Chester Road, Manchester, North West, M32 0RSContact email
  • Victim SupportBidder / tendererGB-PPON: PCMN-9486-WXRJ Eastern Business Park, Wern Fawr Lane, Old St. Mellons, Wales, CF3 5EA

Official documents & specifications (7)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure