Contract

Children and Young People’s Mental Health Service – East Lancashire (CYPMHS)

  • Blackburn with Darwen

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-002874

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-060526

Published 13 January 2026, 5:36pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Blackburn with Darwen

Floor 4, Duke Street

Blackburn

BB2 1DH

Contact

Mrs Aysha Mulla

Email

aysha.mulla@blackburn.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1254585774

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD41 - Blackburn with Darwen

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.blackburn.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

http://www.blackburn.gov.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Children and Young People’s Mental Health Service – East Lancashire (CYPMHS)

Reference number

DN801918

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.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.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £431,735

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD41 - Blackburn with Darwen

two.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.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality criterion Weighting: 75% Price - Weighting: 25% / Weighting: 75

Price - Weighting: 25

two.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%

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

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:

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

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

9 January 2026

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other 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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Lancashire South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

SCeptre Point, Sceptre Way, Walton Summitt

Preston

PR5 6AW

Email

angela.b.taylor@lscft.nhs.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKD41 - Blackburn with Darwen
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £431,735


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Lancashire South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Sceptre Point, Sceptre Way, Walton Summitt

Preston

PR5 6AW

Email

angela.b.taylor@lscft.nhs.uk

Country

United Kingdom