Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Blackpool Borough Council
PO Box 11, Town Hall
Blackpool
FY11NB
UK
Contact person: Helen Thompson
Telephone: +44 1253478760
E-mail: helen.thompson@blackpool.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD42
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.blackpool.gov.uk/Home.aspx
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
Provision of a Homeless Healthcare Navigator
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Intention to Award Notice
Provision of a Homeless Healthcare Navigator.
Healthcare Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 - Direct Award Process C.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
220 700.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD42
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Homeless Health Hub, which consists of the homeless health nursing team and the homeless link workers , is a nurse-led service for people who are homeless and disadvantaged within Blackpool. The nursing service provides clinics, ad hoc wound clinics and in a range of outreach locations.
It is the attention to award a contract an existing provider following PSR direct award process C.
It is anticipated that the duration of the contract will be from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027 (with the ability to extend for up to 1+1+1+1 years subject to satisfactory contract review and budget availability)
The lifetime value of the contract is estimated to be £220,700
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality & Innovation
/ Weighting: 20%
Quality criterion: Integration, Collaboration & Sustainability
/ Weighting: 20%
Quality criterion: Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice
/ Weighting: 20%
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 20%
Cost criterion: Value
/ Weighting: 20%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
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
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 or The Procurement Act 23 do not apply to this award.
Representations by providers must be made to the authority by midnight on the 20th July 2026.
This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
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
01/04/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
FCMS (NW) Ltd
05085990
Blackpool
UK
NUTS: UKD42
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 220 700.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Court of High Justice
London
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/high-court/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/07/2026