Official UK procurement notice
Enhanced Primary Care Homeless Service in Lewisham
Authority: NHS North East London Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe notice relates to the provision of Enhanced Primary Care Homeless Service in Lewisham
This notice is an intention to award a contract to the existing provider following direct award process C.
The lifetime value of this contract is £500,000 (£125,000 per annum)
The contract term is 2 years with the option to extend for a further 2 year at the sole discretion of the Authority.
The contract will start on 01/04/2027 and end 31/03/2029, if the optional extension is utilised the contract end date will be 31/03/31
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This specification should be considered as part of the wider homeless health pathwayAwarded
This specification should be considered as part of the wider homeless health pathway. The service provider is expected to work in partnership with homeless agencies (as locally commissioned) as well as a range of health, social care and voluntary services to ensure a seamless and equitable service for homeless patients.
The service provider shall:
- Provide clinically led outreach clinics across multiple sites located in a community setting providing primary care health services to the homeless population.
- Designated sites have been identified through collaborative engagement across SEL ICB, LBL colleagues (Housing teams, rough sleeping teams, health inclusion teams) and housing providers. The provision of outreach clinics may be considered through sub-contracting arrangements and as per any agreements with SEL ICB.
- Ensure that there is a named GP identified as clinical lead to provide clinical oversight of the service.
- Ensure that all clinics are clinician led and delivered by a GP or an Advanced Nurse Practitioner (including prescribing capabilities)
- More than 1 clinician can be identified if covering different sites. Clinicians should have experience and/or an interest in working with the homeless population.
- The service model should offer continuity of care through designated clinicians across sites.
- Identify any additional workforce as they see fit for delivery of the homeless care model
- Have the capabilities to flex the service model and respond to service delivery demands to meet the service users needs and in agreement with SEL ICB.
- Lead on and attend frequent Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) meetings with multiple agencies actively involved in the health and wellbeing of the resident(s). Frequency to be determined by the provider and key stakeholders.
- Delivery of annual webinar session and / or information and guidance for homeless service provider staff in supporting their homeless clients in accessing health services.
- Participate in development of new models of care, shared protocols and pathways for homeless health in line with local strategies and commissioning intentions.
- Develop good relationships with relevant services and agencies to ensure effective delivery of care.
- Ensure that there are robust business continuity arrangements in place for incidences of annual leave or sickness.
- Ensure that they are effectively able to implement flexible and alternative models of care in response to any local or national incidences e.g. pandemic ensuring that there is continued access and flexibility in service provision and that this is clearly communicated to all service users and key stakeholders.
- Ensure delivery of the service aligns to the governments core principles for health and care professionals25
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Sept 2026, 09:56 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Sept 2026, 09:56 BST
- Authority reference
Contract Ref: C458647- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-091276- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077b2bFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 09.10.2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 09.10.2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Written representations should be sent to hub.psrrepresentation@nhs.net Enter details of the decision makers: Bromley Procurement & Contracts Committee Conflicts of interest : COIs were managed in-line with ICB policy and none were reported during the DAC process. The ICB chose a set of key criteria against which the provider was assessed based on delivery of the current and future contract. These particular criteria covered Quality and Innovation, Value for Money, Integration, Collaboration, and Service Sustainability & social value. A total of 100 points was available across these five areas split according to importance of each element to the ICB. A minimum threshold was set of 70%. Following an evaluation the overall score was over this threshold and the ICB was satisfied in awarding the contract via this PSR DAC.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novum Health Partnership | £500,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 091276-2026-1 · Novum Health Partnership
- Signed
- 23 Sept 2026
- Value
- £500,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Novum Health PartnershipAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.