Contract award · 25 Mar 2026

Provision of Lancashire Child and Youth Justice Service Clinical Psychological Service

Lancashire County Council awarded “Provision of Lancashire…” to Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) for £219k.

No competitionHealth & social careNorth West

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
Lancashire County Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£218,520
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Psychiatrist or psychologist services (CPV 85121270)
Timeline
  1. Contract date25 Mar 2026
  2. Published31 Mar 2026Published 6 days after the contract date

Description

The Consultant Clinical Psychologist will provide consultation and training sessions for staff to: • Support the identification of Children who may benefit from this approach. • Consultation to provide enhanced thinking on how to support Children who are presenting with complex needs and/or risks. • Continuous professional development sessions as identified with LCYJS managers. • Lead multi-agency case formulation meetings. • LCYJS Practitioners and Consultant Clinical Psychologists will agree their understanding of the psychological formulation and the Consultant Clinical Psychologist will complete summary and this will be held on paperclip on CareWorks case records. • This collectively agreed summary case will be prepared for the LCYJS and other services and will summarise the outcome as to the best way to work, support the child and inform intervention planning. • Leading case formulation review, the frequency of reviews dictated by needs of the case, all cases to receive a case re…

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