Award

Ask AI about this notice

Summarise, research or assess it with AI

View Markdown

Share this notice

Send this contract to a colleague

Resilience and Prevention Service

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board

This public procurement record has 1 release in its history.

Award

31 Jul 2026 at 16:25

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board procured a children and young people’s resilience and prevention service. The service is designed to build resilience, self-esteem and confidence through distinctive programmes delivered in targeted schools. It is a health and social work service, covering the ICB’s area in Lancashire and South Cumbria. The requirement is focused on preventive support for children and young people in school settings rather than general healthcare provision. The buyer is NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, based in Preston. The selected supplier is My Happy Mind Limited, an SME. The service is a single requirement, although the published lot associated with it is recorded as cancelled while the award and contract records identify an active outcome.

The procurement has reached the award stage. The ICB used a Provider Selection Regime direct award route C, without a prior call for competition, because an existing provider was considered to be performing satisfactorily and likely to meet the proposed requirement, with no considerable change to the services. The award decision was made on 7 July 2026 and the contract was signed on that date. My Happy Mind Limited was selected for £42,302, in GBP. The contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028. Evaluation placed 100% importance on quality and 0% on price. The quality assessment covered the existing provider’s ability to deliver to the required standard, alongside quality and innovation, integration, collaboration, sustainability, access, health inequalities, choice and social value.

This opportunity shows demand for school-based early intervention services that improve children’s and young people’s resilience, self-esteem and confidence. A credible future competitor would need an established programme suited to targeted schools, evidence that it produces meaningful preventative outcomes, and the operational capacity to deliver consistently across multiple school settings. Relevant strengths include quality and innovation, integration with existing health, education and community services, collaboration with local partners, service sustainability, improved access, reducing health inequalities, facilitating choice and social value. The buyer also expects suppliers to satisfy basic selection requirements and demonstrate that their service can meet the specification to a sufficient standard. The direct award rationale indicates that continuity, proven performance and limited service change are important to this buyer when assessing comparable providers.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Information

Notice Title

Resilience and Prevention Service

Notice Description

The service builds Children and Young People's resilience, self-esteem and confidence though unique programmes within targeted schools.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The service builds Children and Young People's resilience, self-esteem and confidence though unique programmes within targeted schools. Start Date: 01/09/2026 End Date: 31/08/2028 The approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS42, 302 however the final contract value is still to be finalised. The ICB are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C.

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 processes as set out in the PSR have been applied and not the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of the notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 12 August 2026. 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-06d93a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072882-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award 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
SME

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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£42,302 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
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 8XB
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
TLD1 Cumbria
Local Authority
Preston
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Preston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

My Happy Mind Limited

Further Information

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

JSON Markdown

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.

Loading OCDS record...