Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Role Play Actors
Authority: South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£240,000≈ £80k / year · £288,000 inc. VAT0.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 18 Jul 2025awarded 18 Feb 2026
Award (standstill) to Active Image Roleplay
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Aug 2028 · up to 31 Aug 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Role Play Actors for Maudsley Learning
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST.
- No preliminary market engagement: None
CPV: Artistic services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£240,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical Envelope: 70%
- Commercial Envelope: 20%
- Social Value Envelope: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical Envelope: Technical
- Social Value Envelope
- Commercial Envelope
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Sept 2025
- First published
- 23 Jun 2025, 13:26 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Feb 2026, 11:43 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
C413306- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034393- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0551bfFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated
- Submission deadline
- 18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
23 Jun 2025 → 27 Feb 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published23 Jun 2025, 13:26 BST
- Clarification questions by11 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent252 days ago18 Feb 2026
- Latest notice published252 days ago18 Feb 2026, 11:43 GMT
- Standstill ends242 days ago27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jun 2025- Tender notice published23 Jun 2025, 13:26 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published18 Feb 2026, 11:43 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete18 Feb 2026, 11:43 GMT
- Contract signature expected9 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £238,1001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 42 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active Image RoleplayVCSE1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: 2 x 12 months | £238,100 | 18 Feb 2026standstill to 27 Feb 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 2 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Active Image RoleplayAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender