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.
Key facts
- Buyer
- NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Lancashire Mind SME
- Value
- £398,522
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 072896-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date7 Jul 2026
- Published31 Jul 2026Published 24 days after the contract date
Description
The service provides support, resources and training to improve children and young people's, parents and school staff resilience and wellbeing through a whole school approach. Start Date: 01/09/2026 End Date: 31/08/2028 The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £398,522.00 however the final contract value is still to be finalised. The ICB are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C.
About the supplier
Lancashire Mind: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03888655).