Public Mental Wellbeing Programme

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
North West
Open procedure
1 October 2025 to 31 March 2028

Delivery of mental health and suicide prevention training, alongside hyper-local engagement activities designed to improve male mental wellbeing. The programme focuses on reducing stigma and building resilience through community-based interventions. Services are structured into distinct lots, requiring the successful delivery of training modules and engagement strategies to support local health and care priorities.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £270k; As published
Published: 25 June 2025; Find a Tender
Awarded: 12 September 2025; RUGBY LEAGUE CARES and Spring north
Contract length: 30 months; Ends 31 March 2028

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of community-based mental health training, suicide prevention programmes, and wellbeing engagement services for local residents and community groups.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
25 June 2025
Contract awardedto RUGBY LEAGUE CARES and Spring north
12 September 2025
Contract starts
1 October 2025
Contract ends
31 March 2028

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The buyer

Type: Council
Mental health first aid contracts, 24 months: 1
Open mental health first aid tenders: 0
Typical mental health first aid contract: £270k

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How it compares

4.9× the typical mental health first aid contract (£55k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/323676/public-mental-wellbeing-programme
Buyer reference: DN778418
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-055308
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. Public Mental Wellbeing Programme. Contract award, 25 June 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/323676/public-mental-wellbeing-programme (accessed 12 October 2026).