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title: "Talking Therapies and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Service in East Lancashire"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04e2c6"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2025-12-02"
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# Talking Therapies and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Service in East Lancashire

Buyer: NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04e2c6

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## Summary

The procurement process outlined involves the NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board as the buying organisation, focusing on the provision of Talking Therapies and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Services in East Lancashire. Classified under Health services with CPV code 85100000, this service contract was officially awarded on the 1st of March 2025, with the contract commencing on the 1st of April 2025 and scheduled to conclude on the 31st of March 2027. The procurement utilised a direct award procedure under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, not under Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This purchase follows a 'limited' procurement method and operates outside the usual call for competition, reflecting a unique necessity in the healthcare sector at this location.

This tender provides substantial opportunities for growth, particularly for businesses operating within or entering the healthcare services sector. SMEs like 'Lancashire Women', the selected supplier, demonstrate the system's openness to versatile and capable service providers. Organisations with expertise in healthcare, logistics of medical services, and innovative therapy solutions are ideally positioned to benefit. Businesses that can offer enhanced service sustainability, improve access and effectively address health inequalities are likely to excel in such contracts, particularly within the geographically specific domain of East Lancashire.

## Notice

The provision of a Talking Therapies and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Service in East Lancashire.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The provision of a Talking Therapies and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Service in East Lancashire. Start Date: 01/04/2025 End Date: 31/03/2026 The approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS1,198,413 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 provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of the notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 28th February 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078844-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender 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 |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Feb 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,198,413 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | PRESTON |
| Post town | Preston |
| Postcode | PR1 8XB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire |
| ITL 3 | TLD45 Mid Lancashire |
| Local authority | Preston |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Preston |
| Delivery location | TLD4 Lancashire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LANCASHIRE WOMEN |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 2 Dec 2025 at 11:58 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078844-2025
- 17 Feb 2025 at 14:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005405-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://www.lancashireandsouthcumbria.icb.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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