Find a TenderAwarded without competitionTransparency notice
Published 25 Mar 2026, 13:04 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Contract for Community Connectors Service ELFT

Official notice

Authority: East London NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Direct awardVCSE suitable
Awarded value£812,868published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Mind BLMK

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Community Connectors collaborative provision within NHS mental health teams.

Mind BLMK work as part of blended teams with the Community Mental Health Teams across Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes.

They provide a Face-to-Face service offering one-to-one support for people with enduring and severe mental health challenges.

They support people to get back into the community and reduce isolation. This could mean supporting them to attend services and groups within their local areas.

This service is only available to those under the NHS Community Mental Health Team.

Work within a Primary Care Network as part of a blended mental health team working individually with people to co-produce plans and set goals.

Take a holistic approach – looking at wider determinants of health.

Offer an in-depth knowledge of the local VCSE and community resources.

Support people on a 1:1 basis over 12 weeks to overcome barriers to engagement and walk the journey together.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedVCSE
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: VCSE eligible

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
25 Mar 2026, 13:04 GMT
Last source update
25 Mar 2026, 13:04 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-027309
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
East of England (UKH)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0673d8 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Switching Direct Award
Published justification

This would’ve been awarded by Compass previously (BLMK MIND community connectors), and as we are in-housing this, there wouldn’t have been a notice published when it was originally awarded years ago.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 25 Mar 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    25 Mar 2026, 13:04 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    27 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £812,8681 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Mind BLMKSMEVCSE1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028£812,868—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PQBH-7734-VGLG 9 Alie Street, London, London, E1 8DEContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • MIND BLMKAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03511342 The Rufus Centre Steppingley Road Flitwick, Bedfordshire, East of England, MK45 1AHContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender