AwardedAwarded 3 June 2026

Public Mental Wellbeing Programme - Community Bereavement Support Service for Children, Young People and Families (Lot 1)

Blackburn with Darwen · Local or regional public body

In brief

Blackburn with Darwen awarded care and healthcare work to Lancashire Mind Limited on 3 June 2026.

The notice gives a value of £540,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 1 July 2026.

It is split into 2 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council recently conducted a procurement exercise for the provision of bereavement support services as part of its Public Mental Wellbeing Programme. The requirement was divided into two lots: Lot 1, Community Bereavement Support Service for Children, Young People and Families; and Lot 2, Community Bereavement Support Service for Adults. Lot 1 has been awarded to the supplier that submitted the Most Advantageous Tender following evaluation in accordance with the published award criteria. Lot 2 was not awarded, as no submitted tenders met the minimum quality threshold requirements specified within the procurement documentation.

Lots

Lot	Trade	Value
Public Mental Wellbeing Programme - Lot 1: Community Bereavement Support Service for Children Young People and Families 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2028 What this lot covers Lot 1: The overall aim of this service is to provide low level emotional and practical support to Children, Young People and Families (CYPF) who have been bereaved, reducing stigma, supporting them to grieve and preventing the escalation of distress by offering early intervention.	Social and domiciliary care, Healthcare services	£270,000
Public Mental Wellbeing Programme - Lot 2: Community Bereavement Support Service for Adults 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2028 What this lot covers Lot 2: The overall aim of this service is to provide low level emotional and practical support to Adults who have been bereaved, reducing stigma, supporting them to grieve and preventing the escalation of distress by offering early intervention	Social and domiciliary care, Healthcare services	£270,000

Who won

Winner	Lot	Value	Dates
Lancashire Mind Limited	Public Mental Wellbeing Programme - Lot 1: Community Bereavement Support Service for Children Young People and Families	£270,000	1 July 2026 to 30 June 2028

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

16 December 2025Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 083274-2025
30 January 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 008520-2026
22 September 2026Contract details notice · UK7, notice 089749-2026

About the buyer

Blackburn with DarwenLast 12 months

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From notice 083274-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 16 December 2025, last updated 22 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.