Last November, Lancashire County Council appointed Virgin to run public health services for 0- to 19-year-olds under a five-year contract worth £104m.
The contract covers the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, health visiting and school nurse services.
The Virgin bid was preferred to a rival one from Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust in partnership with Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust, which currently deliver public health services for the council.
However, in June, the High Court backed a legal challenge against the decision by the health trusts, who argued the correct procurement process had not been followed.
The court found that the council's own records of its moderation process fell short of the standards required to demonstrate how it scored the bidders.
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