Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Cambridgeshire County Council
New Shire Hall Emery Crescent Enterprise Campus,
Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon
PE284YE
UK
Contact person: Meera Maisuria
E-mail: meera.maisuria@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH12
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.cambridgeshire.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
26051 Perinatal Mental Health Peer Support Service
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85323000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Delivery of face-to-face peer support community groups to parents in Cambridgeshire who are experiencing mild to moderate perinatal mental health difficulties, from pregnancy up until the child is age 5.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
100 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85323000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH12
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Delivery of face-to-face peer support community groups to parents in Cambridgeshire who are experiencing mild to moderate perinatal mental health difficulties, from pregnancy up until the child is age 5.
This notice is an intention to award a contract under the competitive process.
The lifetime value of the contract is approximately £100,000.00.
This is a new service and a new provider.
The start date is 1st October 2026 and the end date is 30th September 2028.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality criterion - PSR key criteria 1: Quality and innovation
/ Weighting: 45
Quality criterion: Quality criterion - PSR key criteria 2: Value
/ Weighting: 30
Quality criterion: Quality criterion - PSR key criteria 3: Integration, collaboration and service sustainability
/ Weighting: 11
Quality criterion: Quality criterion - PSR key criteria 4: Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice
/ Weighting: 7
Quality criterion: Quality criterion - PSR key criteria 5: Social Value
/ Weighting: 7
Price
/ Weighting:
0
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
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2026/S 000-060155
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
11/09/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CAMBRIDGESHIRE, PETERBOROUGH AND SOUTH LINCOLNSHIRE (CPSL) MIND LTD
01082980
Cambridge
UK
NUTS: UKH12
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.cpslmind.org.uk/
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 96 307.22
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional 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 this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 25th September 2026 . This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.
Written representations should be sent via a ProContract Message or to the email address provided in this notice.
The award decision was made by the Director of Public Health.
There have been no conflicts of interest declared.
Key criteria were assessed through evaluation by officers with skills and knowledge across the strategic and operational delivery aspects. CPSL Mind received the highest score after evaluation. Due to the frontline nature of the role, and importance of this service aligning with the wider support interventions already available, quality, safety and understanding of local system were prioritise when deciding on weightings.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/09/2026