Who Won It

Contract award · 17 Feb 2026

Learning Disability and Autism Services

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board awarded “Learning Disability and…” to Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust for £20.6m.

No competitionHealth & social careNorth West

BuyerNHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Value £20.6m
WinnerLancashire and South Cumbria 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
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Value
£20,636,075
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
094556-2026 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date17 Feb 2026
  2. Published7 Oct 2026Published 232 days after the contract date

Description

The provision of Learning Disability and Autism Services. Start Date: 01/04/2026 End Date:31/03/2027 The lifetime value of the contract is £20,636,075 The ICB has awarded a contract to an existing provider following direct award process A.

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