Lancashire Child and Youth Justice Clinical Psychological Service Contract Award

Contract

Provision of Lancashire Child and Youth Justice Service Clinical Psychological Service

• Lancashire County Council F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-030024

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-067a0d

Published 31 March 2026, 5:29pm

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one.1) Name and addresses

Lancashire County Council

County Hall

Preston

PR10LD

Contact

Jennifer Su

Email

CAPHProcurement@lancashire.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD4 - Lancashire

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/fusion-supplier-portal/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services

Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Provision of Lancashire Child and Youth Justice Service Clinical Psychological Service

two.1.2) Main CPV code

Psychiatrist or psychologist services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

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 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.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £218,520

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes

• UKD4 - Lancashire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

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 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.

This lifetime value of this contract is £218,520.

The intention is to award to the existing provider.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard / Weighting: 100

Cost criterion - Name: the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard / Weighting: 100

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

• The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations Explanation:

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.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

25 March 2026

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT)

Preston

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

• UKD4 - Lancashire

NHS Organisation Data Service

RW5

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £218,520

Total value of the contract/lot: £218,520

Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

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.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Independent patient choice and procurement panel

England

Email

england.procurementpanelinfo@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=slTDN7CF9UeyIge0jXdO47kp0aGZXo5Il1ClUdRBSnhUMUJDQ0tWN0pEUlhFNjVQTVhZMTBFWTdOSy4u