Awarded· 4 Feb 2025
Third Sector therapeutic support to the Children's Unit at Royal Blackburn Hospital and Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Preston, North West
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Preston.
Source: Find a Tender, published 22 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Spring North
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 16:43
View notice2025
Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 17:06
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About this tender
In brief
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Preston. The contract went to Spring North. It was awarded on 4 February 2025. The contract value is £539,216.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 22 December 2025. The notice number is 085575-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04ea43.
Summary of the contracting process
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, located in Preston, has completed the procurement process for the provision of Third Sector therapeutic support services for the Children's Unit at Royal Blackburn Hospital and Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
This tender falls under the Health Services industry category and was carried out using a limited procurement method, specifically the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) stipulated by the Health Care Services Regulations 2023, which bypasses the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and Procurement Act 2023.
The contract was formally awarded through direct award process C, with an award decision dated 20th March 2025, and the contract commencing on 1st April 2025, ending on 31st March 2027. The total value of the contract is set at £547,524. Enterprises already operating within the healthcare sector, specifically those experienced in public health collaborations, stand to benefit the most.
Such organisations can leverage their expertise in delivering quality, innovative and socially valuable services, positioning themselves as ideal candidates in similar tenders that emphasize community integration and service sustainability.
The notice in full
The provision of a Third Sector therapeutic support to the Children's Unit at Royal Blackburn Hospital and Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
The provision of a Third Sector therapeutic support to the Children's Unit at Royal Blackburn Hospital and Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Start Date: 01/04/2025 End Date: 31/03/2027 The approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS539,216 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 health and social care
- 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
- £539,216
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
- 085575-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04ea43
- 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
- Spring North
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about this tender
Who won the Third Sector therapeutic support to the Children's Unit at Royal Blackburn… contract?
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Spring North on 4 February 2025.
How much is the Third Sector therapeutic support to the Children's Unit at Royal Blackburn… contract worth?
The contract value is £539,216.
Who is the buyer for Third Sector therapeutic support to the Children's Unit at Royal Blackburn…?
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, based in Preston, North West.
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