Awarded contract

Rough Sleeper Grant Increase, START team award

Details

Value
£224,943
Duration
11 months
Topic
Social work services with accommodation
Published
11 November 2025

Tender 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. ## Contract award

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published11 November 2025
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date11 November 2025
  3. Next: Contract expiry date6 October 2026in 1 week

About the buyer

London Borough of Lewisham is a local authority run by a directly elected Mayor and Cabinet, and buys through its own dedicated procurement team. Every tender for works, supplies and services is advertised on the London Tenders Portal. Registration on the portal is free and needs only a valid email address. Awarded contracts are then listed on the portal's own contract register. A corporate procurement strategy sets out the council's approach to Best Value and social value. The council follows the Procurement Act 2023 and Public Services Social Value Act when awarding contracts.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of London Borough of Lewisham's contract awards have been in health and social work, construction work and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 85311000 · Social work services with accommodation

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