NHS Contract Awarded for Community of Safe Spaces

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract valued at £108,545 for the provision of a Community of Safe Spaces. The contract is for hospital engagement work and will run from April 1, 2026, to March 31, 2027.

UK Gov Contract Awarded for Suicide Bereavement Support

The NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract for individual and family support for people bereaved by suicide. The contract is valued at approximately £66,846 and will run from April 1, 2026, to March 31, 2028.

NHS Contract Awarded for Crisis Drop-in Service

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract valued at £160,376 for a Crisis/Drop-in Service. The contract was awarded to an existing provider under a direct award process without prior publication.

Contract Award: Psychological Support following Sexual Abuse

The NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract valued at £23,345 for Psychological Support following Sexual Abuse. The contract was awarded to an existing provider through a direct award process.

NHS Counselling Service Contract Awarded

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract for counselling services valued at £24,444. The contract was awarded without prior competition under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

Kent Fire Rescue Awards £600k Legal Contract to DLA Piper

Kent Fire & Rescue Service has awarded a £600,000 contract for procurement legal services to DLA Piper LLP. The contract, effective April 14, 2026, will provide advice on various legal areas related to procurement and contracts.

Electoral Commission Post Poll Candidate Survey Award Notice

The UK Electoral Commission has awarded a contract to Queen Mary University of London for a post-poll candidate survey. The contract, valued at £50,997, will support research into the May 2026 elections.

Orbit Group Legal Case Management System Procurement Award

Orbit Group Limited has awarded a contract for a legal case management system to LawVu Limited for £185,422 including VAT. The notice was published on March 11, 2026, after a delay in issuing the required transparency notice.

Army Contract Awarded for Edge, Computation, and Storage Capabilities

The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract valued at £4.44 million to British Telecommunications plc for the integration and maintenance of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) edge, computation, and storage capabilities. This contract supports key Army objectives for next-generation deployable edge compute.

Eurogroup President Visits Netherlands for Economic Talks

Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis visited the Netherlands on March 11, 2026, to discuss macroeconomic conditions and Eurogroup priorities with national authorities, including digital finance and the Savings and Investments Union. Meetings were held with the Dutch Minister of Finance and the President of the Dutch Central Bank.