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Published 11 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Rough Sleeper Grant Increase, START team award

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Lewisham (Local council)

Direct award
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: London (UKI44)
Awarded value£224,943published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Soith London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The report recommends directly awarding a 12-month contract to South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) to deliver the Lewisham START Team, a mental health outreach service for rough sleepers. Funded through the Rough Sleeping Prevention and Recovery Grant and related contributions, the service will fill a critical gap in local provision and be commissioned under Direct Award Process A of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR), pending legal approval.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: London
85311000 Social work services with accommodation

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
11 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
Last source update
11 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-072819
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
London (UKI44)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05deb8 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Additional Repeat Further Following Competitive Procedure
Published justification

"Existing provider: SLaM already delivers related mental health services, including the DD HOP post.

Only suitable provider: As the local NHS mental health trust, SLaM is the only provider able to deliver this statutory service.

No viable alternative: The specialist nature of the service means there's no realistic alternative to ensure continuity and quality."

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 11 Nov 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    11 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    18 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £224,9431 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Soith London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust18 Nov 2025 – 6 Oct 2026£224,943—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Lewisham

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYXG-1482-BYWG 4th Floor Laurence House, Catford, London, SE6 4RUContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender