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Healthy Relationships Education Programme

Lancashire County Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Planning

30 Jul 2026 at 16:15

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

26 May 2026 at 09:33

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Lancashire County Council intends to commission a Healthy Relationships Education Programme for children and young people aged 11 to 19 in Lancashire, with provision up to age 25 for young people with special educational needs and disabilities where appropriate. This is a health and social work service combining universal classroom education with targeted small-group interventions. The programme is intended to support safeguarding and early intervention by developing knowledge and understanding of relationships, consent, gender norms, conflict resolution and online conduct. It should promote healthy, respectful and safe relationships, improve help-seeking behaviour, challenge harmful attitudes, and reduce the risk of relationship abuse and exploitation. Social Value Portal Ltd will support evaluation and ongoing contract management of the social value deliverables for the future contract.

This procurement is at the planning stage: Lancashire County Council has stated its intention to procure the service, but has not yet invited tenders. The planned procurement is a single lot under the light-touch regime, with an estimated value of £1,050,000 excluding VAT and £1,260,000 including VAT. The proposed contract period is from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030. The council has planned preliminary market engagement, with responses sought by 13 August 2026. The buyer’s pipeline information indicated a future notice date of 1 July 2026. The lot is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The procurement is for services rather than goods or works.

This will suit organisations experienced in delivering relationship, sex and health education, safeguarding or early-intervention services to adolescents. Relevant providers are likely to have the teaching and facilitation skills needed for classroom delivery, alongside the ability to design and run targeted small-group work for young people with different needs. Experience addressing consent, healthy relationships, gender norms, conflict, online behaviour, abuse and exploitation would be directly relevant. Providers working with young people aged 11 to 19, and with young people with SEND up to age 25, will be well placed to prepare. The stated suitability for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises indicates that smaller specialist providers and mission-led organisations should consider the requirement when it reaches the market. Social value planning and evidence of outcomes will also be important.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Healthy Relationships Education Programme

Notice Description

Healthy relationships education is a critical safeguarding and early intervention activity. Adolescence is a formative period in which attitudes, beliefs and behaviours relating to relationships, consent, gender norms, conflict resolution and online conduct are established. Evidence consistently shows that early education can increase knowledge, improve help-seeking behaviour, challenge harmful attitudes and reduce the risk of relationship abuse and exploitation. The proposed programme will be structured around healthy relationships education delivered to children and young people aged 11-19 years, and up to age 25 for young people with SEND where appropriate. The programme combines universal classroom delivery with targeted small-group interventions to promote healthy, respectful and safe relationships.

Planning Information

The Market Engagement for this tender can be found via the link below and it will be also advertised on our tendering opportunities page, the link to that page is also below : https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/business/tenders-and-procurement/tenders/lps-caph-market-engagement-healthy-relationships-education-programme/ https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/nKtab2Bhb6

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a2af
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072354-2026
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
Not specified
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
£1,050,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Jul 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 3-4 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
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PRESTON
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
TLD4 Lancashire
Local Authority
Preston
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Preston

Further Information

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