Contract

Mental Health Rehabilitation and Support Service

  • Blackpool Council

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (contract award notice)

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-013381

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04cfee (view related notices)

Published 7 April 2025, 12:47pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Blackpool Council

PO Box 4

Blackpool

FY1 1NA

Contact

Mrs Jenna Douthwaite

Email

jenna.douthwaite@blackpool.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1253477752

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD42 - Blackpool

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.blackpool.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

http://www.blackpool.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

Mental Health Rehabilitation and Support Service

Reference number

DN724705

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The rehabilitation service is a Supported Living setting (with communal facilities), with a person-centred recovery focused approach to housing and support services for adults with mental health and other complex issues requiring high level support. The service is designed to actively support rehabilitation and move on into longer term accommodation to live more independently. Our aim is for service users to move on to independent living, and for those who won’t be able to live

independently a more permanent solution will be identified. It is based on Service Users having a license agreement offering the right to remain in their own home and change their support provider if they wish. It can mean living in shared accommodation or living alone with support.

Blackpool Council is seeking an experienced Provider to deliver a rehabilitation service in Blackpool; a supported living setting with communal facilities, accommodating up to 5 people with mental health support needs and other complex issues. The Provider will be responsible for supporting individuals through a rehabilitation model of support, with the aim of them moving on to long term living arrangements.

The Provider will have demonstrable experience and expertise in delivering person centred support to Service users with a wide range of Mental Health needs and other complex issues. This will include experience of delivery of similar schemes with a focus on Mental Health rehabilitation and supporting Service Users to safely and sustainably move on to longer term situations.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

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

Lowest offer: £1,500,000 / Highest offer: £2,500,000 taken into consideration

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD42 - Blackpool

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The procurement is an open tender for health and social care services and as such is conducted under the Light Touch Regime. Providers are expected to support their tender responses with examples and evidence from their own mental health rehabilitation expertise and practice. Specific and tailored responses to the tender questionnaire, should be provided, which clearly show how Providers can meet the requirements of the Council’s specification. Providers will have a commitment to, and understanding of working in Blackpool, and knowledge of the stakeholders, partners, assets and communities that may be involved in the delivery of the service in order to deliver best outcomes for Service Users. The Council may, at a future date, identify additional requirements for provision of Mental Health Rehabilitation and Support Services throughout the duration of the Agreement, for services and individuals who are based at settings other than the Mental Health Rehabilitation and Support Service. This will include but is not limited to support within the community, or provision based at other supported living schemes. The support will be of a similar nature and scope to the type of services described within the main specification. Provision of additional services will be by agreement between the Parties. There will be no obligation on the Provider to deliver additional services or guarantee from the Authority as to the quantity or volume of services required.

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) Form of procedure

Open procedure

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2025/S 000-001210

four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

1

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 7

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Lifeways SIL Ltd

Warrington

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom

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

Lowest offer: £1,500,000 / Highest offer: £2,500,000 taken into consideration