Notice Information
Notice Title
Resilience and Essential Needs Support Scheme
Notice Description
The Resilience and Essential Needs Support Scheme helps Lancashire residents meet urgent living needs, such as food, fuel, and essential household items. While also supporting them to build resilience, achieve long-term goals, and improve health and wellbeing.
Planning Information
The link to the Market Engagement Questionnaire and draft Service Specification can be found on the Council's tendering opportunities page: https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/business/tenders-and-procurement/tenders/lps-care-resilience-and-essential-needs-support-scheme/ Please ensure you review the following draft Service Specification before completing the questionnaire. The Market Engagement Questionnaire is live until 4pm on Friday 13th February 2026.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0513e5
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012188-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £3,575,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Feb 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Apr 20262 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Dec 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PRESTON
- Postcode
- PR1 0LD
- Post Town
- Preston
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI45 Lambeth
- Delivery Location
- TLD4 Lancashire
-
- Local Authority
- Lambeth
- Electoral Ward
- Vauxhall
- Westminster Constituency
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012188-2026
11th February 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005097-2026
21st January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021559-2025
15th May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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