Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 9 Jul 2026, 18:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Women Focused Referral Services

Official notice

Authority: BLACKPOOL COUNCIL (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD42)

Awarded value£382,500published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Jul 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Lancashire Women

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is to advise of the award of Women Focused Referral Service following Direct Award Process A of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) 2023 Regulations.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The proposed service will deliver quality through a trauma informed, gender specific…Awarded

The proposed service will deliver quality through a trauma informed, gender specific model that directly responds to the needs identified through local intelligence, including recent Healthwatch findings which highlight women's preference for tailored, specialist support rather than generic provision.

An award has been made following direct award process A of the Health Care (Provider Selection Regime) 2023 Regulations.

It is anticipated that the contract will run from 1st July 2026 - 31st March 2027 with the option to extend incrementally by a further 1+1+1+1 years subject to satisfactory contract review and budget availability.

The lifetime value of the contract is £382,500

Delivery: North West

85100000 Health services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 9 Jul 2026, 18:38 BST
Last source update: 9 Jul 2026, 18:38 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-064932
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: North West (UKD42)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c805 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) contract award notice. The contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.
The decision makers are the member of the Public Health Senior Management Team and there have been no conflicts of interest declared.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £382,5001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Lancashire Women	£382,500 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 064932-2026-1 · Lancashire Women
Signed
1 Jul 2026
Value
£382,500
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Blackpool Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services PO Box 11, Town Hall, Blackpool, North West, FY11NBContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The Court of High JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Lancashire WomenAwarded supplierGB-COH: 4777720 Blackpool, North West

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.