Emotional Health and Wellbeing in Schools and Colleges

Description: This procurement will be sourced via a three quote process. The service will also offer a staff wellbeing programme for school leaders, including training and peer support sessions which enable staff to support their own emotional and mental wellbeing and that of colleagues, and to identify and support and respond to the emotional and mental wellbeing of students. The service will support school and college staff in promoting the emotional and mental wellbeing of children and young people. Through training and support, staff gain confidence in managing emotional health issues, improving outcomes and reducing the need for specialist services. The service will develop the Compassionate Schools Hub, an online resource which enables schools to develop a whole school approach to emotional health and wellbeing, to evaluate itself, and (read more...)

Summary: Lancashire County Council is planning a procurement process titled "Emotional Health and Wellbeing in Schools and Colleges". The procurement is in the planning stage, with the aim to support schools and colleges in Lancashire, United Kingdom, through services in education and training. This project is classified under CPV code 80000000 for education and training services and will be executed via an open, below-threshold competition method. Key deadlines include clarifications due by 10th December 2025 at 5pm and the submission deadline for the Request for Quote by 21st December 2025 at midnight. The contract period is scheduled from 1st July 2026 to 30th June 2029.

Family Autism Support

Description: For the provision of a Family Autism Support Service.

Summary: The NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board has successfully awarded a contract titled "Family Autism Support" under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Regulations 2023. This service falls within the Health Services category, specifically targeting family support for autism, and is encompassed by the CPV code 85100000. Situated in the UKD4 region, the procurement was achieved through a direct award, bypassing the standard provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The contract is valued at £286,728, with services commencing on 1st April 2025 and concluding on 31st March 2027. The procurement stage is at the award phase as of the latest update.

LTH DCS Digital Therapeutics PME

Description: LTH DCS Digital Therapeutics PME via Procurement Act 2023. Engagement to be completed via ATAMIS: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

Summary: The Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is in the planning stage of a procurement for a Pain Management Digital Therapeutics IT system. This initiative is centred around enhancing business cases with digital solutions, as indicated by the preliminary market engagement notice dated 3rd December 2025. The engagement process, set to conclude by 17th December 2025, will be conducted through ATAMIS, a procurement system. Interested parties should note the procurement's classification under the goods category with a CPV code of IT software packages, located primarily in the UKD4 region.

Therapeutic Support for Children in Care

Description: The provision of a Therapeutic Support for Children in Care Service.

Summary: NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract titled "Therapeutic Support for Children in Care" under the Health Care Services Provider Selection Regime, for providing therapeutic support services to children in care within the Health services industry category. The contract was officially awarded on 20th March 2025 and is set to commence on 1st April 2025, ending on 31st March 2027. Located in Preston, UK, the buyer is NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, and the procurement method employed was a direct award process, bypassing the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 due to this specific regime's procedures.

Homeless Nursing Service/Homeless Discharge Service

Description: The provision of a Homeless Nursing Service/Homeless Discharge Service

Summary: The NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board is seeking to provide a Homeless Nursing Service and Homeless Discharge Service, classified under health services. The procurement process follows the Provider Selection Regime regulations, with a direct award procedure applied without prior publication. The contracting process has culminated in an award to FCMS (NW) Ltd on 1st April 2025, with the contract commencing the same day and running until 31st March 2027. The contract's lifetime value is estimated at £524,000. The procurement is situated in Preston, United Kingdom, and falls under the service category, emphasising the provision of healthcare assistance to homeless individuals.

GPwSI Service

Description: The provision of a Community GPwSI Assisted Fertility Service, Gynaecology Referral Reduction Service.

Summary: The procurement process involves NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (LSC ICB) for the provision of the GPwSI Service, focusing on community health services including Assisted Fertility and Gynaecology Referral Reduction. The procurement falls under the industry category of health services, identified with CPV code 85100000. The contract was formally awarded on 3 April 2025, and spans from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. Located in the UKD4 region encompassing Preston, the procurement follows a Provider Selection Regime, with direct award process C, ensuring compliance with Health Care Services Regulations 2023. The expected annual contract value is £56,312, and the procurement stage is Award.

GPwSi Service

Description: The provision of a Community GPwSi ENT Service.

Summary: This contract pertains to the NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board's procurement for the provision of a Community GPwSi ENT Service, awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. This service falls within the health services category and was awarded through a direct award process to The James Cochrane Practice, located in Kendal, UKD1 region. The procurement method was limited, without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract began on 1st April 2025 and is set to conclude on 31st March 2026, with an expected annual value of £147,268. The procurement process involved a standstill period where representations were due by 2nd April 2025.

Clinical Triage Service

Description: The provision of a Clinical Triage Service.

Summary: The NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, located in Preston, UK, has completed the award stage for a procurement process concerning the Clinical Triage Service under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). The contract, valued at £155,003, has been formally awarded through a direct award procedure without a prior call for competition, owing to compliance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. It is effective from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026, targeting the health services sector and focusing on referral quality improvement within the region UKD4. The procurement process utilised a limited method due to the existing provider's satisfactory performance and the stability of the contract specifications between the old and new contracts.

Community ENT

Description: The provision of a community ENT service.

Summary: The procurement process for the 'Community ENT' service, classified under 'Health services', is managed by NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, based in Preston, United Kingdom. This tender falls within the services category and operates under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmed by the Health Care Services Regulations 2023, distinct from typical Public Contracts Regulations. The procurement method used is a direct award process, denoted as process C, through the PSR and is intended to award the contract to an existing provider without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract period extends from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026, confirmed as having a value of £910,603 as of 3rd December 2025. The decision to proceed with the award, initially endorsed and decided in early 2025, lays the groundwork for an active contract phase anchored by compliance and satisfaction with original contract parameters.

Primary Care Medical Cover

Description: The provision of Primary Care Medical cover into an Intermediate Care Facility (Thornton House Residential Rehabilitation Centre).

Summary: The procurement process involves NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board seeking to provide Primary Care Medical cover services at Thornton House Residential Rehabilitation Centre, located in Preston, United Kingdom. This contract falls under the health services category. The contract has been awarded with a start date of 1st April 2025 and an end date of 31st March 2026, valued at approximately £112,994. The procurement stage is at Award, following a direct award process without a prior call for competition as per the Health Care Services Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2023. The contract award notice was confirmed on 30th May 2025.