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Awarded· 4 Feb 2025

Talking Therapies and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Service in East Lancashire

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

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded Talking Therapies and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Service in East Lancashire. It is a contract for other health and social care in Preston.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 2 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Lancashire Women

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 14:51

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  3. 2025

    Tender notice updated

    Tender Notice · 11:58

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About this tender

In brief

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded Talking Therapies and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Service in East Lancashire. It is a contract for other health and social care in Preston. The contract went to Lancashire Women. It was awarded on 4 February 2025. The contract value is £1,198,413.

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 078844-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04e2c6.

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process outlined involves the NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board as the buying organisation, focusing on the provision of Talking Therapies and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Services in East Lancashire.

Classified under Health services with CPV code 85100000, this service contract was officially awarded on the 1st of March 2025, with the contract commencing on the 1st of April 2025 and scheduled to conclude on the 31st of March 2027. The procurement utilised a direct award procedure under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, not under Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

This purchase follows a 'limited' procurement method and operates outside the usual call for competition, reflecting a unique necessity in the healthcare sector at this location. SMEs like 'Lancashire Women', the selected supplier, demonstrate the system's openness to versatile and capable service providers. Organisations with expertise in healthcare, logistics of medical services, and innovative therapy solutions are ideally positioned to benefit.

The notice in full

The provision of a Talking Therapies and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Service in East Lancashire.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    The provision of a Talking Therapies and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Service in East Lancashire. Start Date: 01/04/2025 End Date: 31/03/2026 The approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS1,198,413 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
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
Lancashire Women
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
£1,198,413

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
078844-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e2c6
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
Lancashire Women
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 this tender

Who won the Talking Therapies and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Service in East… contract?

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

How much is the Talking Therapies and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Service in East… contract worth?

The contract value is £1,198,413.

Who is the buyer for Talking Therapies and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Service in East…?

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

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