Awarded contract

Public Mental Wellbeing Programme

Details

Supplier(s)
Spring North Ltd, RUGBY LEAGUE CARES
Value
£630,000
Duration
3 years
Topic
Health services
Published
17 September 2025

Tender description

Public Mental Wellbeing Programme - Lot 1: Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Training and Engagement; Lot 2: Men's Mental Wellbeing Service; Lot 3: Community Bereavement Support Service for Adults and Children and Young People. The mental health of the residents of Blackburn with Darwen has a significant impact on it as a place. Having good mental health and wellbeing allows individuals to be prosperous, to contribute to the economy, to play a part in their communities and ultimately to be happier and healthier. It is associated with a range of better outcomes for people of all ages and backgrounds. Improving mental health and wellbeing is a key priority for all the health and care organisations in the borough. For Lot 1, the overall aim of this service is to reduce stigma and improve knowledge and understanding around mental health, mental wellbeing and suicide prevention across Blackburn with Darwen, using training and learning as a mechanism to do this. For Lot 2, the overall aim of this service is to empower men across the life course to lead healthier, more resilient lives enabling them to contribute meaningfully to stronger families, workplaces and communities in Blackburn with Darwen, through engagement in hyper local activities ## Contract award Title: Lot 1: Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Training and Engagement Lots: - Lot 1: Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Training and Engagement; ## Contract award Title: Lot 2: Men's Mental Wellbeing Service Lots: - Lot 2: Men's Mental Wellbeing Service ## Contract award Lots: - Lot 3: Community Bereavement Support Service for Adults and Children and Young People

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date12 September 2025
  2. Completed: Award published17 September 2025
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2028in 18 months

About the buyer

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council buys as a local authority, advertising tender opportunities through The Chest, the North West's shared procurement portal. The portal was set up with funding from the North West Centre of Excellence to connect regional buyers and suppliers. Registration on the Suppliers' Area is free and brings email alerts on matching opportunities. Suppliers already signed up to ProContract elsewhere in the region do not need to register again. Higher-value contracts also appear nationally on Find a Tender. The Chest carries the council's contracts register, showing which suppliers currently hold agreements.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council's contract awards have been in construction work, health and social work and architectural and engineering services.

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  • 85100000 · Health services

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