Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Lancashire Child and Youth Justice Service Clinical Psychological Service
Authority: Lancashire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Consultant Clinical Psychologist will provide consultation and training sessions for staff to:
- Support the identification of Children who may benefit from this approach.
- Consultation to provide enhanced thinking on how to support Children who are presenting with complex needs and/or risks.
- Continuous professional development sessions as identified with LCYJS managers.
- Lead multi-agency case formulation meetings.
- LCYJS Practitioners and Consultant Clinical Psychologists will agree their understanding of the psychological formulation and the Consultant Clinical Psychologist will complete summary and this will be held on paperclip on CareWorks case records.
- This collectively agreed summary case will be prepared for the LCYJS and other services and will summarise the outcome as to the best way to work, support the child and inform intervention planning.
- Leading case formulation review, the frequency of reviews dictated by needs of the case, all cases to receive a case review at the point of closure so that next steps and any transition arrangements are agreed.
- Consultant Clinical Psychologist will maintain appropriate records.
The anticipated Service Commencement Date is 15/04/2026.
The contract shall have an initial period of 1 year.
This notice is an intention to award a contract under the Direct Award process C, Provider Selection Regime.
The intention is to award to the existing provider.
CPV: Psychiatrist or psychologist services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 31 Mar 2026, 17:29 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Apr 2026, 12:09 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-034148- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067a0dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
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 14/04/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Publisher note: 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 decision makers by 14/04/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Written representations should be sent to caphprocurement@lancashire.gov.uk Award decision-makers: Lancashire County Council Children's Social Care Commissioning. Written representations must include: - include details of the award decision-makers; - note any declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision and how these were managed; and - include a statement explaining the relative importance of the key criteria that the relevant authority used to make a decision, the rationale for the relative importance of the key criteria, and the rationale for choosing the provider with reference to the key criteria. Key criteria 1. Quality and innovation Weighting 35%: 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 5%: 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.
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
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| — | TextII.1.4 | The Consultant Clinical Psychologist will provide consultation and training sessions for staff to: • Support the identification of Children who may benefit from this approach. • Consultation to provide enhanced thinking on how to support Children who are presenting with complex needs and/or risks. • Continuous professional development sessions as identified with LCYJS managers. • Lead multi-agency… | 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. Contract Award Date: 15/0… |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust | £218,520 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 030024-2026-1 · Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 25 Mar 2026
- Value
- £218,520
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
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| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Independent patient choice and procurement panelReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.