Night Light and Twilight cafes service
NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care BoardEstimated Value
Up to £1,755,211
Deadline
19 December 2025
Published
16 March 2026
Type
services
Overview
NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board are seeking to commission a Night Light and Twilight cafes service. NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) is acting as an agent for and on behalf of the Commissioner and is supporting this Provider Selection Regime Competitive Process.
NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board are seeking to commission a Night Light and Twilight cafes service. Night Light Cafes (NLC) Specific requirements:
Each NLC in the network will be open and accessible for those aged 18+ in sites as agreed with the commissioner. NLCs will operate with a minimum of two team members and should aim, where possible, to have three team members present.
The overarching outcomes of this service will be
- The provision and promotion of non-clinical listening and peer support settings to improve self-efficacy for individuals experiencing issues with their mental health and emotional wellbeing.
- Support for carers and families of someone who is experiencing mental health and emotional wellbeing related issues.
- Reduction in the number of individuals attending urgent care services for mental health and emotional wellbeing related issues, including repeat attendance.
- Reduction in the number of individuals requiring support from statutory services e.g. Primary Care and/or Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust (LPFT), crisis and inpatient services.
The Provider, supported by Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust, Children and Young Individuals (LPFT CYP) Services will provide a safe space offering non-clinical mental health support for
- Children and young individuals suffering from poor mental health and emotional wellbeing
- The parents/families/carers of the above
- Single parents who are struggling with their mental health; who cannot access the existing Night Light Cafes due to lack of childcare.
Details
- Boston
- East Coast & Rural East Lindsey North East Lindsey South Trent Lincoln North Lincoln City Lincoln South Sleaford Grantham Stamford Spalding
Additional details
Lone working is not permitted due to the priority of keeping staff, volunteers, and guests safe. Team members can refer to both volunteers and paid staff.
There is the requirement that there is countywide coverage of the Night Light provision, and that sessions are delivered between the hours of 16:00 – 00:00 (Monday to Sunday) for a minimum of two hours at a time. It is required that sessions are provided in each of the Specification Areas listed below:
Twilight Café Specific Provision: Twilight cafe sessions should be run at least once a week for a minimum of 3 hours with a basic meal provided.
The main twilight provision will continue to be offered in central Lincoln. The provider will review and identify any possible expansion of the current twilight provision to ensure access across the County - this will include plans to extend further twilight cafés in both East and South/South-West areas of Lincolnshire.
This notice is to communicate the intention to award a contract under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Competitive Process. This contract relates to an existing service with the intention to award being made to an existing provider.
The contract term will be from the 01st July 2026 to 31st March 2029 (2-years and 9-months). The approximate lifetime value of the contract is expected to be £1,755,211.
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Award Details
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£1,755,211
Likely incumbents
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- 1
Lincoln Bishop University
2 contracts wonlatest 10 Aug 2026£75,654
total awarded
- 2
The University of Lincoln
- 3
Lincolnshire Rural Support Network
£289,497
total awarded
- 4
Listening Ear
1 contract wonlatest 6 Jul 2026 - 5
Lincolnshire Integrated Voluntary Emergency Services (LIVES)
1 contract wonlatest 18 Jun 2026
Lincoln Bishop University is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care BoardKey Dates
Published
16 March 2026
Submission deadline
19 December 2025
Notice type
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