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Drug and Alcohol Related Deaths Monitoring and Associated Support Services

Lancashire County Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

26 Aug 2026 at 16:28

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

26 Aug 2026 at 16:09

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Planning

31 Oct 2025 at 14:59

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Lancashire County Council, working with Blackpool Borough Council and Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, procured a drug and alcohol related deaths (DARD) online information management portal and associated specialist support services. The requirement covers software and information systems, together with system support services. The portal is intended to support monitoring of drug- and alcohol-related deaths, with specialist support integral to its operation. The work is delivered across the North West of England for the three authorities and, under the award, covers activity across England. The service also includes additional training when required and coordination and chairing of multi-agency DARD panels. This is a specialist public-sector digital health and social care information-management requirement.

The procurement has been awarded through a direct award, following market engagement that identified JMU Services Limited as the only supplier considered capable of delivering the complete requirement, including integral specialist support. The contract award date was 30 March 2026. JMU Services Limited received the award at £314,237.55 excluding VAT, or £377,085.06 including VAT. The awarded contract period runs from 8 September 2026 to 31 March 2028, with three optional 12-month extensions and a maximum end date of 31 March 2031. The contract is complete as a procurement process, while the award is active. Additional training may be required at no extra cost, alongside multi-agency panel coordination and chairing where needed.

This opportunity indicates demand from three North West local authorities for a specialist DARD information-management platform combined with expert operational support. A credible future competitor would need to provide a reliable online portal for recording, managing and monitoring drug- and alcohol-related deaths, supported by the specialist knowledge needed to operate the system effectively. The requirement also favours suppliers able to deliver training without additional charges and to coordinate and chair multi-agency DARD panels when required. Experience bringing together councils and partner agencies around sensitive mortality information, alongside the capacity to provide software support and specialist advice as one integrated service, would be important. The direct-award rationale shows that a supplier would need to demonstrate capability across the complete requirement, rather than only one component.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Drug and Alcohol Related Deaths Monitoring and Associated Support Services

Notice Description

Provision of a Drug and Alcohol Related Deaths (DARD) online information management portal and access to specialist support.

Planning Information

Please send an overview of your solution confirming how it meets both elements of the requirement to digitalprocurement@lancashire.gov.uk

Procurement Information

The Authorities are satisfied that competition is absent because only one supplier has been identified as capable of delivering the complete requirement, including the specialist support services that are integral to the effective operation of the system. Market engagement was undertaken to test this position and did not identify any alternative supplier capable of meeting the Council's requirements in full. Accordingly, the Authorities intend to award the contract directly under Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d82d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081492-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

72250000 - System and support services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£170,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£314,237 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Aug 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Dec 2025Expired
Award Date
30 Mar 20265 months ago
Contract Period
8 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Lancashire County Council
Additional Buyers

Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council

Blackpool Borough Council

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BLACKBURN
Postcode
PR1 0LD
Postcode Area
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
TLD North West (England)
Local Authority
Preston
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Preston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

JMU SERVICES LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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