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Awarded· 4 Feb 2025

Family Autism Support

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Preston, North West

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded Family Autism Support. It is a contract for learning disability and autism in Preston.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 3 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Spring North

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 16:45

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  3. 2025

    Tender notice updated

    Tender Notice · 12:35

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About this tender

In brief

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded Family Autism Support. It is a contract for learning disability and autism in Preston. The contract went to Spring North. It was awarded on 4 February 2025. The contract value is £281,680.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 3 December 2025. The notice number is 079328-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04ea45.

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board has successfully awarded a contract titled "Family Autism Support" under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Regulations 2023. This service falls within the Health Services category, specifically targeting family support for autism, and is encompassed by the CPV code 85100000.

Situated in the UKD4 region, the procurement was achieved through a direct award, bypassing the standard provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The contract is valued at £286,728, with services commencing on 1st April 2025 and concluding on 31st March 2027. The procurement stage is at the award phase as of the latest update.

Suitable contenders for similar procurements would include SMEs capable of providing high-quality, innovative support with proven experience in health service delivery. The existing provider, Spring North LTD, illustrates a successful model, demonstrating the importance of meeting service sustainability, integration, and social value criteria.

The notice in full

For the provision of a Family Autism Support Service.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    For the provision of a Family Autism Support Service. Start Date: 01/04/2025 End Date: 31/03/2027 The approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS281,680 however the final contract value is still to be finalised. The ICB are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Learning Disability and Autism Support
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
Spring North
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
Tender Notice
Procurement method
Limited
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Tender, Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
SME

Values

Contracts value
£281,680

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Cancelled
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
079328-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ea45
CPV code
85100000 - Health services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board is based in Preston. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Preston
Town
Preston
Postcode
PR1 8XB
Electoral ward
City Centre
Constituency
Preston
Delivery area
Lancashire
Region
North West
Sub-region
Mid Lancashire
Area
Lancashire
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Category
Services
Address
Preston, PR1 8XB · North West · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Spring North
Awardee scale
SME
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Family Autism Support

Who won the Family Autism Support contract?

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Spring North on 4 February 2025.

How much is the Family Autism Support contract worth?

The contract value is £281,680.

Who is the buyer for Family Autism Support?

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, based in Preston, North West.

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