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Resilience and Prevention Service

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board

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31 Jul 2026 at 16:53

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board is procuring a Resilience and Prevention Service for Blackburn College. The service provides group and one-to-one mentoring for young people, with the aim of strengthening their mental and physical wellbeing. This is a health and social care service, delivered at Blackburn College. The contracting authority is based in Preston and the selected provider, IMO Charity, is based in Blackburn. The requirement is focused on direct support for college-aged young people through structured mentoring rather than clinical treatment, and combines group activity with individual sessions. It is therefore most relevant to charities, social enterprises and specialist youth, wellbeing or preventative health providers with experience of delivering mentoring services in an educational setting.

The process has reached an intention-to-award outcome under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The final decision was made on 7 July 2026, with IMO Charity selected through PSR direct award route C; the contract record shows an active award and a value of £70,080. The planned contract period is 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028. This was a limited procedure without a prior call for competition, rather than an open competition. Evaluation gave 100% weight to quality and 0% to price. The authority states that the existing provider is meeting the current specification, is likely to meet the proposed requirements and that the service is not changing considerably. Representations were due by 12 August 2026 during the standstill period.

This award indicates established demand from the Integrated Care Board for preventative mental and physical wellbeing support delivered through a college. A credible future competitor would need to provide both group and one-to-one mentoring, engage young people effectively and operate reliably within Blackburn College. Evidence of delivering comparable youth wellbeing, health or social care services would be important, alongside the capacity to maintain consistent support across a two-year service period. The evaluation approach shows that quality, rather than lowest price, was decisive in this procurement. Providers should therefore be able to demonstrate that their service meets a detailed specification, produces suitable outcomes for young people and supports wider aims such as access, reduced health inequalities, integration, collaboration, innovation and social value.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Resilience and Prevention Service

Notice Description

The service provides group and one to one mentoring sessions within Blackburn College which aim to bolster young people's mental and physical wellbeing.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The service provides group and one to one mentoring sessions within Blackburn College which aim to bolster young people's mental and physical wellbeing. Start Date: 01/09/2026 End Date:31/08/2028 The approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS70,080 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-06d946
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072905-2026
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
£70,080 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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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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
TLD4 Lancashire
Local Authority
Preston
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Preston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

IMO Charity

Further Information

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