2030 Community Connectors & Mental Health and Wellbeing Hubs for NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board

NHS LINCOLNSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARDcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-05e5e7Procurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitableactive

Estimated value

Awarded value

£3.2m

Suppliers

4

Lots

12

5 awarded

Published

16 Mar 2026

Description

NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) invited suitably qualified and experienced providers to bid for a Community Connectors & Mental Health and Wellbeing Hubs. The services are being commissioned across 12 geographical Lots and the contract duration will be for an initial period of 2 years and 9 months. Community Connectors lead on local community development initiatives with the aim of re-connecting people with their communities, understanding not only what communities provide but how to make the best use of community assets. These roles provide on the ground support to individuals, groups and communities to change the conversation from ‘providing services to communities’; to ‘how we can work with and help communities to help themselves’. The role is more than simply one of community development; it is about listening to communities, uncovering what is important and what will lead to the greatest impact for a community and for our services. Community Connectors help to facilitate ‘grass roots problem solving’ and take an asset-based approach to building and connecting communities together to become stronger and resilient. Mental Health and Wellbeing Hubs are an integral part of community development initiatives with the aim of re-connecting people with their communities, understanding not only what communities provide but how to make the best use of community assets. They provide safe spaces, giving on the ground support to individuals, groups, and communities to change the conversation from providing services to communities; to how we can work with, and help communities to help themselves. These services have been split into 12 geographical Lots across the Lincolnshire ICB footprint, as below. The Awarded values are for the full 2 years and 9 months contract term. Lot-1 Trent - Awarded value £313,302.00 Lot-2 Lincoln North - Awarded value £272,250.00 Lot-3 Lincoln City - Awarded value £343,750.00 Lot-4 Lincoln South - Awarded value £214,500.00 Lot-5 Boston - Awarded value £227,784.00 Lot-6 East Coast & Rural (incl. Mablethorpe) - Awarded value £585,272.00 Lot-7 East Lindsey North - Awarded value £329,944.00 Lot-8 East Lindsey South - Awarded value £254,912.00 Lot-9 Sleaford - Awarded value £241,500.00 Lot-10 Grantham - Awarded value £242,000.00 Lot-11 Stamford (incl. Bourne) - Awarded value £200,633.00 Lot-12 Spalding (incl. SLR) - Non-Award For transparency a market engagement event was held on the 23rd October 2025 and was advertised on the link below. https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063460-2025?origin=SearchResults&p=1

Scope

Reference
AGEMCSU/TRANS/25/2030
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
30 Jun 2026 to 31 Mar 2029
CPV classifications
75200000
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Qualityquality90.00%
Priceprice10.00%

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details· 5 awards

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

Award date

Contract start

Contract end

Lots · 12 total

Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.

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LotTitleEst. valueStatus
2Lot 2£272kcomplete
3Lot 3£344kcomplete
4Lot 4£215kcomplete
9Lot 9£215kcomplete
10Lot 10£242kcomplete