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Family Safeguarding Service — Lancashire County Council | UKGovscan
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AWARDEDProcurement notice · Lancashire County CouncilRef ocds-h6vhtk-05641e
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.
This procurement was divided into 1 lots, each awarded separately. 1 bids were received in total.
Lots
1
Initial Term Value
£3,729,761
Bids Received
1
Bids per Lot
1
Limited competition: at least one lot received only a single bid.
Lot
Value
Bids Received
Awarded To
Status
Lot 1
£3,729,761
initial term
1
single bid — no competition
Family Safeguarding Service
active
Data note: the source feed marks these lots as cancelled even though their awards are active — an inconsistency in the published notice. The award status is shown above.
Award criteria
Weightings from the notice.
the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard100%
the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard100%(price)
Key Dates
Published
2 September 2025
Tender Open
-
Tender Deadline
-
Award Date
-
Contract Signed
22 July 2025
Contract Start
-
Contract End
-
Notice Amendments
Changes the buyer published to this notice after it first appeared.
Amendment 1
Change (VI.3): 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 …@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. → 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
Procurement Details
Method
Limited — the buyer invited chosen suppliers
Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Route to market
Direct award
Main category
Services
Category
–
Delivery location
UKD4
Open under
WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Buyer Reference
KS/CYP/LCC/25/1501
Legal Basis
Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (EU Directive 2014/24)