Notice Information
Notice Title
Family Safeguarding Service
Notice Description
The Lancashire Family Safeguarding Service is a strengths-based, multi-disciplinary approach to supporting families and keeping children safe. It focuses on working collaboratively with the whole family to address challenges that may impact parenting and child welfare.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Lancashire Family Safeguarding Service is a strengths-based, multi-disciplinary approach to supporting families and keeping children safe. It focuses on working collaboratively with the whole family to address challenges that may impact parenting and child welfare. The anticipated Service Commencement Date is 06/09/2025. Contract duration for 3 years 10 months. This notice is an intention to award a contract under the Direct Award process C. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS3,729,761 This is an existing service. The intention is to award to the existing provider.
Procurement Information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 1st August 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05641e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053230-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £3,729,761 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 21 Jul 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Jessica Brindle
- Contact Email
- jessica.brindle@lancashire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PRESTON
- Postcode
- PR1 0LD
- Post Town
- Preston
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD4 Lancashire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD45 Mid Lancashire
- Delivery Location
- TLD4 Lancashire
-
- Local Authority
- Preston
- Electoral Ward
- City Centre
- Westminster Constituency
- Preston
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
{
"tag": [
"compiled"
],
"id": "ocds-h6vhtk-05641e-2025-09-02T15:10:14+01:00",
"date": "2025-09-02T15:10:14+01:00",
"ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-05641e",
"description": "This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 1st August 2025. Written representations should be sent to caphprocurement@lancashire.gov.uk Award decision-makers: Lancashire County Council Children's Social Care Commissioning. key criteria 1. Quality and innovation Weighting 20%: Ensuring the service is of high quality and seeks to find innovative solutions to delivering timely and effective parental mental health support is key. This has therefore been given the highest quality weighting alongside improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice. key criteria 2. Value Weighting 40%: This is the minimum weighting that can be assigned to value. The value of the contract is set, therefore 40% is deemed appropriate. key criteria 3. Integration, collaboration and service sustainability Weighting 10%: Whilst still important, quality and timeliness were considered to need to be of a higher weighting. key criteria 4. Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice Weighting 20%: Ensuring timely access to mental health support is a key requirement of the service and one of the key measures for success. This has therefore been given the highest quality weighting alongside quality and innovation key criteria 5. Social value Weighting 10%: This is the minimum weighting that can be assigned to social value. There were no identified conflicts of interest during this process.",
"initiationType": "tender",
"tender": {
"id": "KS/CYP/LCC/25/1501",
"legalBasis": {
"id": "32014L0024",
"scheme": "CELEX"
},
"title": "Family Safeguarding Service",
"status": "complete",
"classification": {
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "85121270",
"description": "Psychiatrist or psychologist services"
},
"mainProcurementCategory": "services",
"description": "The Lancashire Family Safeguarding Service is a strengths-based, multi-disciplinary approach to supporting families and keeping children safe. It focuses on working collaboratively with the whole family to address challenges that may impact parenting and child welfare.",
"lots": [
{
"id": "1",
"description": "The Lancashire Family Safeguarding Service is a strengths-based, multi-disciplinary approach to supporting families and keeping children safe. It focuses on working collaboratively with the whole family to address challenges that may impact parenting and child welfare. The anticipated Service Commencement Date is 06/09/2025. Contract duration for 3 years 10 months. This notice is an intention to award a contract under the Direct Award process C. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS3,729,761 This is an existing service. The intention is to award to the existing provider.",
"awardCriteria": {
"criteria": [
{
"name": "the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard",
"type": "quality",
"description": "100"
},
{
"name": "the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard",
"type": "cost",
"description": "100"
}
]
},
"hasOptions": false,
"status": "cancelled"
}
],
"items": [
{
"id": "1",
"deliveryAddresses": [
{
"region": "UKD4"
}
],
"relatedLot": "1"
}
],
"procurementMethod": "limited",
"procurementMethodDetails": "Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition",
"coveredBy": [
"GPA"
],
"procurementMethodRationaleClassifications": [
{
"scheme": "TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL",
"id": "D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE",
"description": "The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive"
}
],
"procurementMethodRationale": "This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 1st August 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR",
"amendments": [
{
"id": "1",
"unstructuredChanges": [
{
"oldValue": {
"text": "This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 1st August 2025. Written representations should be sent to caphprocurement@lancashire.gov.uk Award decision-makers: Lancashire County Council Children's Social Care Commissioning. key criteria 1. Quality and innovation Weighting 20%: Ensuring the service is of high quality and seeks to find innovative solutions to delivering timely and effective parental mental health support is key. This has therefore been given the highest quality weighting alongside improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice. key criteria 2. Value Weighting 40%: This is the minimum weighting that can be assigned to value. The value of the contract is set, therefore 40% is deemed appropriate. key criteria 3. Integration, collaboration and service sustainability Weighting 10%: Whilst still important, quality and timeliness were considered to need to be of a higher weighting. key criteria 4. Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice Weighting 20%: Ensuring timely access to mental health support is a key requirement of the service and one of the key measures for success. This has therefore been given the highest quality weighting alongside quality and innovation key criteria 5. Social value Weighting 10%: This is the minimum weighting that can be assigned to social value. There were no identified conflicts of interest during this process."
},
"newValue": {
"text": "This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. Date of contract award: 02/09/2025 Services are intended be provided from 06/09/2025 for a period of 3 years and 10 months. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS3,729,761"
},
"where": {
"section": "VI.3"
}
}
]
}
]
},
"awards": [
{
"id": "042147-2025-1",
"relatedLots": [
"1"
],
"status": "active",
"suppliers": [
{
"id": "GB-CHC-1099568",
"name": "Family Safeguarding Service"
}
]
}
],
"parties": [
{
"id": "GB-FTS-139989",
"name": "Lancashire County Council",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "Lancashire County Council",
"noIdentifierRationale": "notOnAnyRegister"
},
"address": {
"streetAddress": "County Hall",
"locality": "Preston",
"region": "UKD45",
"postalCode": "PR10LD",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"contactPoint": {
"name": "Jessica Brindle",
"email": "jessica.brindle@lancashire.gov.uk"
},
"roles": [
"buyer"
],
"details": {
"url": "https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/fusion-supplier-portal/",
"classifications": [
{
"scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE",
"id": "REGIONAL_AUTHORITY",
"description": "Regional or local authority"
},
{
"scheme": "COFOG",
"id": "01",
"description": "General public services"
}
]
}
},
{
"id": "GB-CHC-1099568",
"name": "Family Safeguarding Service",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "Family Safeguarding Service",
"id": "1099568",
"scheme": "GB-CHC"
},
"address": {
"locality": "Preston",
"region": "UKD4",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"roles": [
"supplier"
],
"details": {
"scale": "large"
}
},
{
"id": "GB-FTS-117744",
"name": "Independent patient choice and procurement panel",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "Independent patient choice and procurement panel"
},
"address": {
"locality": "England",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"roles": [
"reviewBody"
],
"details": {
"url": "https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=slTDN7CF9UeyIge0jXdO47kp0aGZXo5Il1ClUdRBSnhUMUJDQ0tWN0pEUlhFNjVQTVhZMTBFWTdOSy4u"
}
}
],
"buyer": {
"id": "GB-FTS-139989",
"name": "Lancashire County Council"
},
"contracts": [
{
"id": "042147-2025-1",
"awardID": "042147-2025-1",
"status": "active",
"value": {
"amount": 3729761,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"dateSigned": "2025-07-22T00:00:00+01:00"
}
],
"bids": {
"statistics": [
{
"id": "1",
"measure": "bids",
"relatedLot": "1",
"value": 1
}
]
},
"language": "en"
}