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Contract award · 17 Feb 2026

CYP & Adult Community Services

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board awarded “CYP & Adult Community Services” to North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust for £4.53m on 17 Feb 2026. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionHealth & social careNorth West

BuyerNHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Value £4.53m
WinnerNorth Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

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.

What “without competition” means

Buyer
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
Supplier
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Value
£4,529,696
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
Region
North West
Official notice
087706-2026 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date17 Feb 2026
  2. Published16 Sep 2026Published 211 days after the contract date

Description

The provision of community services within South Cumbria. Start Date: 01/04/2026 End Date: 31/03/2027 The lifetime value of the contract is £4,529,696. The ICB has awarded a contract to an existing provider following direct award process A.

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