--- title: "Market Engagement - NHS Lincolnshire ICB - Community Connectors & Mental Health and Wellbeing Hubs" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05ab04" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05ab04" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05ab04.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05ab04.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS LINCOLNSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD" published: "2025-10-08" --- # Market Engagement - NHS Lincolnshire ICB - Community Connectors & Mental Health and Wellbeing Hubs Buyer: NHS LINCOLNSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ab04 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05ab04) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05ab04.json) ## Summary NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is in the planning stage of a procurement process for the provision of community services focused on Community Connectors and Mental Health and Wellbeing Hubs. The initiative aims to enhance community services within the region UKF3. A market engagement event is scheduled online via MS Teams on Thursday, 23rd October 2025, from 1:00pm to 2:00pm. Interested parties must confirm their attendance by 12pm on 22nd October 2025. Subsequent stages will include opportunities to respond to the invitation to tender (ITT). The industry category for this tender is services to the community, and further details will be discussed in the engagement event. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in mental health services and community development. Organisations that excel in community-based service delivery and innovation in mental health supports are well-suited to compete in this procurement process. Engaging in this tender process allows these businesses to extend their reach, collaborate with NHS frameworks, and contribute to essential community services, potentially leading to substantial growth and recognition within the public health sector. Participation in the upcoming online event will facilitate networking and insights into the upcoming tendering opportunities. ## Notice *THIS ADVERT IS FOR MARKET ENGAGEMENT * NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) are seeking to commission Community Connectors & Mental Health and Wellbeing Hubs. ### Lot Information Lot 1 *THIS ADVERT IS FOR MARKET ENGAGEMENT * NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) are seeking to commission Community Connectors & Mental Health and Wellbeing Hubs. Community Connectors focus on linking together community based organisations at a neighbourhood level, with the aim to connect people to their local community offer, prevent escalation to statutory services and providing individuals with the opportunity to explore different areas of life that might be impacting on their mental health and wellbeing. Mental Health and Wellbeing Hubs offer a community response for people with mental health and wellbeing issues or distress, providing a non-clinical, safe space to support individuals to have choice, understanding, take control of and manage their own mental health, promote self-efficacy and building knowledge, skills, confidence and resilience. This notice intends to identify providers who would like to express an interest in providing the above service and to invite all interested parties to attend a Market Engagement Event with NHS Lincolnshire ICB. The contract value and duration information will be covered as part of the market engagement presentation pack. The event details are as follows: Date: Thursday 23rd October 2025 Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm Venue: Online via MS Teams The agenda will be: 1 - Welcome & Introductions 2 - Specification & Service Model 3 - Questions 4 - Procurement Process 5 - Questions 6 - Close If you wish to attend the event, please register on Atamis using the link below. Closer to the event you will receive a calendar invite detailing how to access the event and a link to Microsoft Teams. Please note interest is limited to two persons per organisation. To register your interest in this event please access project C393152 via Atamis: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Please note the deadline for confirmation of attendance is 12pm on the 22nd October 2025 after which the access details will then be shared. A draft Service Specification detailing the requirements of the service will be shared via the attachments area of the project on Atamis ahead of the event. Once registered, providers will be notified when the document has been uploaded and have the option to give feedback about the draft Service Specification and also have the opportunity to provide comments on topics including mobilisation periods and any perceived issues or challenges. The deadline for providing this feedback is 12pm on the 22nd October 2025. Please note, this is a draft Service Specification which may be subject to changes. Providers who have expressed an interest in this soft market testing exercise will have the opportunity to submit a separate response to the invitation to tender (ITT) once published. Please note this is a market testing exercise and does not commit the ICB to carry out a procurement process. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063460-2025 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 8 Oct 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 19 Nov 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS LINCOLNSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | | Locality | SLEAFORD | | Post town | Nottingham | | Postcode | NG34 8GG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF3 Lincolnshire | | ITL 3 | TLF30 Lincolnshire CC | | Local authority | North Kesteven | | Electoral ward | Sleaford Holdingham | | Westminster constituency | Sleaford and North Hykeham | | Delivery location | TLF3 Lincolnshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services ### Codes - 75200000 - Provision of services to the community ## Release History - 8 Oct 2025 at 16:13 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063460-2025 ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome - https://www.lincolnshire.icb.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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