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Published 25 Apr 2025, 12:32 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Adult Mental Health Stepdown Services - Pilot

Official notice

Authority: Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·On behalf of: United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UKEast Midlands (UKF30)
Published estimate£1,500,000≈ £750k / year · £1,800,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 6 Jun 2025awarded 24 Jun 2025
Awarded to Turning Point2 awards
Contract term 2 yrsends 12 Oct 2027 · up to 12 Oct 2028 with extensions · starts 13 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Contracting Authority (LPFT) has experienced an increasing number of out of area acute inpatient placements for a sustained period, with significant pressure on the urgent care pathway, increasing length of stay on wards and challenging flow. One of the schemes in development is to utilise an empty LPFT unit for step-down accommodation, namely Ashley House in Grantham that was previously an open rehabilitation inpatient unit. This unit has 15 beds available for use: Ground floor has n=2 accessible bedrooms with a shared wet room / toilet. The upper floor accessed by stairs has n=6 bedrooms with ensuites. The remaining bedrooms n=7 share toilet / shower facilities on their corridor. This service requires a Provider to deliver step-down provision for patients that are clinically ready for discharge. Previous PIN reference 2024/S 000-033977

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£1,500,000
Contract period: 13 Oct 2025 – 12 Oct 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 12 Oct 2028 with extensionsValue: £1,500,000 exc. VAT · £1,800,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 2 x period of 6 months
85000000 Health and social work services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As set out in the Supplier Information Questionnaire included with the ITT pack

  • Technical & professional ability

    As set out in the Supplier Information Questionnaire included with the ITT pack

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 80%
  • Commercial: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Commercial: As set out in the ITT Pack
  • Quality: As set out in the ITT Pack - note Quality includes sub-criteria as follows: Approach to Service Delivery-15%; Scenario Service Delivery Model Case Study-15%; Management of Service-15%; Contract Management and Performance Monitoring-15%; Mobilisation Plan and Exit Strategy-10%; Social Value-10%
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As set out in the Supplier Information Questionnaire included with the ITT pack

  • Technical & professional ability

    As set out in the Supplier Information Questionnaire included with the ITT pack

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
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 1 Jul 2025
First published
25 Apr 2025, 12:32 BST
Last source update
19 Aug 2025, 14:55 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Jul 2025
Authority reference
C354828
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-017004
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
UKEast Midlands (UKF30)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050793 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

Standard NHS Terms & Conditions for Services (Contract Version) will apply

Review and risk notes
Risks

The service will be subject to "pilot project" conditions and as such, through its operational delivery, will need to respond with agility to dynamic risks arising in the day to day operating environment, including but not limited to, adjustments to staffing levels, service demand priorities, pressures and occupancy/void levels. The right to review and modify the contract to ensure that at all times a safe and viable operating environment is achieved and maintained for patients and service users is expressly reserved.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
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
6 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
6 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗ User Guide: services.atamis.co.uk/docs/Supplier_User_G… ↗

Timeline

25 Apr 2025 → 13 Oct 2025 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    25 Apr 2025, 12:32 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    6 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    6 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Assessment summaries sent
    25 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by
    1 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  6. Standstill ends
    7 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  7. Latest notice published
    19 Aug 2025, 14:55 BST
  8. Contract starts374 days ago
    13 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Apr 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    25 Apr 2025, 12:32 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    25 Jun 2025, 15:27 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    25 Jun 2025, 15:27 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    19 Aug 2025, 14:55 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £1,500,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 31 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Turning Point13 Oct 2025 – 12 Oct 2027 · up to 12 Oct 2028Extensions: 2 X 6 month extension options£1,500,000same award published again · counted once24 Jun 2025standstill to 7 Jul 2025Standstill
Turning Point£1,500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Adult Mental Health Stepdown Services - Pilot · Turning Point

    Signed
    19 Aug 2025
    Value
    £1,500,000
    Period
    13 Oct 2025 – 12 Oct 2027 · up to 12 Oct 2028 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    2 x 6 month extension options

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders12—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PYGP-2439-CCHG Trust Headquarters, St George's, Long Leys Road , Lincoln, East Midlands, LN1 1FSContact name, email, phone

Other public bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Turning Point (Services) LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00793558 America House, 2 America Square, London, London, EC3N 2LUContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender