Awarded· 5 May 2025
Mental Health Service: Hospital Engagement Work
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Preston, North West
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded Mental Health Service: Hospital Engagement Work. It is a contract for other health and social care in Preston.
Source: Find a Tender, published 2 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
The Wells Communities
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 08:37
View notice2025
Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 12:36
View notice
About this tender
In brief
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded Mental Health Service: Hospital Engagement Work. It is a contract for other health and social care in Preston. The contract went to The Wells Communities. It was awarded on 5 May 2025. The contract value is £106,260.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 2 December 2025. The notice number is 078886-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-054de7.
Summary of the contracting process
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board is engaged in a procurement process for a mental health service focusing on hospital engagement work, specifically addressing dual diagnosis to help individuals reduce excessive alcohol or drug consumption. Categorised under health services, the initiative is being conducted within the UKD4 region.
The procurement process has reached the award stage, with a contract awarded on 1st July 2025, starting from 1st April 2025 until 31st March 2026, valued at £108,545. This contract was established through a direct award process under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Regulations 2023, which does not engage the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023.
The organisation awarded the contract is The Wells Communities C.I.C., indicating an openness to collaboration with small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
The notice in full
This is a dual diagnosis service which supports individuals to reduce excessive alcohol or drug consumption.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
This is a dual diagnosis service which supports individuals to reduce excessive alcohol or drug consumption. Contract Start Date: 01/04/2025 Contract End Date: 31/03/2026 The approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS106,260 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.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- The Wells Communities
- 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
- £106,260
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
- 078886-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-054de7
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- 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
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
- The Wells Communities
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Mental Health Service: Hospital Engagement Work
Who won the Mental Health Service: Hospital Engagement Work contract?
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to The Wells Communities on 5 May 2025.
How much is the Mental Health Service: Hospital Engagement Work contract worth?
The contract value is £106,260.
Who is the buyer for Mental Health Service: Hospital Engagement Work?
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, based in Preston, North West.
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