Expired contract

Emotional Support for Miscarriage and Baby Loss Support

Details

Buyer: Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Supplier(s): Lancashire Mind
Value: £78,675
Duration: 1 year
Topic: Community health services
Published: 22 October 2025
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

The aim of the service we would like to commission is to address common difficulties parents face following baby loss. It will offer information about baby loss and provide parents and wider family members with emotional grief and emotional wellbeing support. Support will be offered on a one to one and group basis within BwD which will be face to face, virtually and over the phone to meet all parents' needs.

Timeline

Completed: Award date1 August 2024
Completed: Contract expiry date31 July 2025
Completed: Award published22 October 2025
Current notice

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.

Relevant CPV codes

85323000 · Community health services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@blackburn-with-darwen-borough-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@blackburn-with-darwen-borough-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@blackburn-with-darwen-borough-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@blackburn-with-darwen-borough-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@blackburn-with-darwen-borough-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@blackburn-with-darwen-borough-council.gov