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Awarded· 4 Feb 2025

IAPT Counselling Service

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

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded IAPT Counselling Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Preston.

Source: Find a Tender, published 17 Feb 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    West Lancashire Crisis & Information Centre

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 14:56

    View notice
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About this tender

In brief

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded IAPT Counselling Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Preston. The contract went to West Lancashire Crisis & Information Centre. It was awarded on 4 February 2025. The contract value is £115,200.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 17 February 2025. The notice number is 005411-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04e2cc.

Summary of the contracting process

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) is in the process of awarding a contract under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) for the provision of an IAPT (NHS Talking Therapies) Counselling Service in West Lancashire. This procurement process falls within the health services industry category.

The tender, initiated on 17th February 2025, is in the award stage with key decision endorsements made on 30th January 2025 and the final award decision on 4th February 2025. The standstill period concludes on 28th February 2025, with the contract start date set for 1st April 2025 and an end date of 31st March 2027. The contract carries an approximate value of £115,200, with further details to be finalised.

The direct award to an existing service provider underscores the importance of sustaining service standards and improving accessibility through seamless integration with the existing health infrastructure.

The notice in full

The provision of an IAPT (NHS Talking Therapies) Counselling Service in West Lancashire. The service is commissioned to provide a counselling and cognitive behavioural therapy service as part of the West Lancashire talking therapy single point of access (SPOA) pathway to individuals who are registered with a Lancashire & South Cumbria ICB General Practitioner living in the West Lancashire area.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    The provision of an IAPT (NHS Talking Therapies) Counselling Service in West Lancashire. Start Date: 01/04/2025 End Date: 31/03/2027 The approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS115,200 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
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
West Lancashire Crisis & Information Centre
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

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

Values

Contracts value
£115,200

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
005411-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e2cc
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
West Lancashire Crisis & Information Centre
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 IAPT Counselling Service

Who won the IAPT Counselling Service contract?

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to West Lancashire Crisis & Information Centre on 4 February 2025.

How much is the IAPT Counselling Service contract worth?

The contract value is £115,200.

Who is the buyer for IAPT Counselling Service?

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

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