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Lancashire Champions Programme

Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

TenderCancellation

25 Aug 2026 at 07:56

UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
Planning

25 Jun 2026 at 09:37

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Planning

25 Jun 2026 at 09:14

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Lancashire Champions Programme is a health and social work service commissioned by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire. It is intended to provide intensive, trauma-informed mentoring for young people at risk of serious harm and exploitation. Delivery covers Lancashire. The requirement is for specialist prevention and support services, combining mentoring with an understanding of trauma, safeguarding risks and exploitation affecting children and young people. The opportunity is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises. Organisations that already deliver targeted youth support, safeguarding, exploitation prevention, trauma-informed practice or related health and social care services are likely to have relevant experience. The programme is a single service lot rather than a multi-lot procurement.

The buyer reached the tender stage and invited offers through an open procedure. The procurement was subsequently withdrawn, and the planned Invitation to Tender was delayed because an emerging proposal may introduce a single referral route and triage process across several commissioned prevention services, affecting the future service model and specification. The tender submission deadline was 21 September 2026 at 12:00, and the enquiry deadline was 7 September 2026 at 11:59. The intended contract period was 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2028, with renewal options described as 1+1+1 and a maximum extent to 31 March 2030. The estimated value was £2,370,000 excluding VAT, or £2,844,000 including VAT. The buyer’s stated intention was to publish a revised opportunity in January 2027, with service commencement in September 2027, subject to review.

This opportunity suits providers able to deliver intensive, trauma-informed mentoring to young people facing serious harm, exploitation and associated safeguarding risks. Relevant organisations may include specialist youth services, social care providers, health and wellbeing organisations, charities, social enterprises and experienced community-based support teams. The requirement calls for more than general mentoring: bidders would need to understand trauma, identify and respond to exploitation risks, and support young people through prevention-focused interventions. Experience working with children and young people at risk, alongside robust safeguarding arrangements and referral or partnership working, would be important to delivery. The procurement is explicitly suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises, creating a potential route for established local providers or collaborative teams with the necessary specialist capability and operational capacity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Lancashire Champions Programme

Notice Description

The Champions programme provides intensive, trauma-informed mentoring for young people at risk of serious harm, exploitation,

Planning Information

Please contact commissioningandprocurement@lancashire-pcc.gov.uk to book a place on the event.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bcad
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080594-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

85300000 - Social work and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,370,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£2,370,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Aug 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
21 Sep 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
10 Aug 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Withdrawn
Lots Status
Withdrawn
Awards Status
Cancelled
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire
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

Notice Documents

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