Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Blackburn with Darwen
Floor 4, Duke Street
Blackburn
BB2 1DH
UK
Contact person: Mrs Aysha Mulla
Telephone: +44 1254585774
E-mail: aysha.mulla@blackburn.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD41
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.blackburn.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.blackburn.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Children and Young People’s Mental Health Service – East Lancashire (CYPMHS)
Reference number: DN801918
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85140000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
A high prevalence of young people the YJS work with experience poor mental health and difficulties with their emotional wellbeing, often as a result of adverse childhood experiences (ACE’s) and trauma they have been exposed to at a young age. It therefore follows that YJS have adopted a ‘child first’ and ‘trauma informed’ approach to its service delivery, with the role of Children and Young People’s Mental Health Service – East Lancashire (CYPMHS-East) within the team considered essential to the success and effectiveness of working with children and young people with related needs.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
431 735.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD41
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A high prevalence of young people the YJS work with experience poor mental health and difficulties with their emotional wellbeing, often as a result of adverse childhood experiences (ACE’s) and trauma they have been exposed to at a young age. It therefore follows that YJS have adopted a ‘child first’ and ‘trauma informed’ approach to its service delivery, with the role of Children and Young People’s Mental Health Service – East Lancashire (CYPMHS-East) within the team considered essential to the success and effectiveness of working with children and young people with related needs.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality criterion Weighting: 75% Price - Weighting: 25%
/ Weighting: 75
Price
/ Weighting:
25
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The authority has the right to extend this contract for a further 2 years with the option to
extend for a further 12 months plus a further 12 months depending on service delivery
and availability of finance
Quality criterion Weighting: 75%
Price - Weighting: 25%
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed
below
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
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 Procurement Act 2023 do not
apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period.
This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to
award under the PSR.
Contract will have a standstill period and will not be formally awarded until 21 January 2026
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
09/01/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Lancashire South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
SCeptre Point, Sceptre Way, Walton Summitt
Preston
PR5 6AW
UK
E-mail: angela.b.taylor@lscft.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKD41
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 431 735.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Lancashire South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Sceptre Point, Sceptre Way, Walton Summitt
Preston
PR5 6AW
UK
E-mail: angela.b.taylor@lscft.nhs.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/01/2026