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Family Safeguarding Service

Lancashire County Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 06:31.

Opportunity overview

The Lancashire Family Safeguarding Service is a strengths-based, multi-disciplinary approach to supporting families and keeping children safe. It focuses on working collaboratively with the whole family to address challenges that may impact parenting and child welfare.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Family Safeguarding Service

Match pending…
Contract value
£3.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
21 Jul 2025
Award ID
042147-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-CHC 1099568
Location
Preston, UKD4, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85121270 — Psychiatrist or psychologist services

Lots

  • The Lancashire Family Safeguarding Service is a strengths-based, multi-disciplinary approach to supporting families and keeping children safe. It focuses on working collaboratively with the whole family to address challenges that may impact parenting and child welfare. The anticipated Service Commencement Date is 06/09/2025. Contract duration for 3 years 10 months. This notice is an intention to award a contract under the Direct Award process C. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £3,729,761 This is an existing service. The intention is to award to the existing provider.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
KS/CYP/LCC/25/1501
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 1st August 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR

Covered By

GPA

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Section
VI.3

New Value

Text
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. Date of contract award: 02/09/2025 Services are intended be provided from 06/09/2025 for a period of 3 years and 10 months. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £3,729,761

Old Value

Text
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 1st August 2025. Written representations should be sent to caphprocurement@lancashire.gov.uk Award decision-makers: Lancashire County Council Children's Social Care Commissioning. key criteria 1. Quality and innovation Weighting 20%: Ensuring the service is of high quality and seeks to find innovative solutions to delivering timely and effective parental mental health support is key. This has therefore been given the highest quality weighting alongside improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice. key criteria 2. Value Weighting 40%: This is the minimum weighting that can be assigned to value. The value of the contract is set, therefore 40% is deemed appropriate. key criteria 3. Integration, collaboration and service sustainability Weighting 10%: Whilst still important, quality and timeliness were considered to need to be of a higher weighting. key criteria 4. Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice Weighting 20%: Ensuring timely access to mental health support is a key requirement of the service and one of the key measures for success. This has therefore been given the highest quality weighting alongside quality and innovation key criteria 5. Social value Weighting 10%: This is the minimum weighting that can be assigned to social value. There were no identified conflicts of interest during this process.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85121270
Scheme
CPV
Description
Psychiatrist or psychologist services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
The Lancashire Family Safeguarding Service is a strengths-based, multi-disciplinary approach to supporting families and keeping children safe. It focuses on working collaboratively with the whole family to address challenges that may impact parenting and child welfare. The anticipated Service Commencement Date is 06/09/2025. Contract duration for 3 years 10 months. This notice is an intention to award a contract under the Direct Award process C. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £3,729,761 This is an existing service. The intention is to award to the existing provider.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard
Type
quality
Description
100
Criterion 2
Name
the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard
Type
cost
Description
100

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD4

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-139989
Name
Lancashire County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD45
Locality
Preston
Postal Code
PR10LD
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Lancashire County Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Jessica Brindle
Organisation 2
Id
GB-CHC-1099568
Name
Family Safeguarding Service

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD4
Locality
Preston
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
1099568
Scheme
GB-CHC
Legal Name
Family Safeguarding Service
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-117744
Name
Independent patient choice and procurement panel

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
England
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Independent patient choice and procurement panel

Award information

Award 1
Id
042147-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-CHC-1099568
Name
Family Safeguarding Service

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
042147-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
042147-2025-1
Date Signed
22 Jul 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
3,729,761
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Preston · UKD45 · PR10LD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD4

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05641e-2025-09-02T15:10:14+01:00compiled ·