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title: "Bedford and Luton Community Forensic Services"
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# Bedford and Luton Community Forensic Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bedford-and-luton-community-forensic-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05fdb4). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust: "Bedford and Luton Community Forensic Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,812,500. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/essex-partnership-university-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-r1l)
- **Published Value:** £1,812,500 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services, Psychiatrist or psychologist services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH2
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £847,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05fdb4`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bedford-and-luton-community-forensic-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05fdb4#tl-md)

## Description
This is a specialist community forensic service for Bedfordshire and Luton. The service is to deliver a specialist forensic community care pathway, which includes assertive follow-up, psychologically informed interventions, medication management, practical support to housing providers, regular visits as clinically indicated, and targeted risk reduction interventions. The pathway also encompasses support for timely discharge from inpatient or secure services, step-up/step-down arrangements, and access to an Alternative to Admission (ATA) bed where necessary.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85121270
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** This service will provide a specialist forensic mental health offer for adults who require clinical support in the community instead of an inpatient forensic admission. It will operate within the scope of the national secure and specialised mental he...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 070597-2026-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **East London NHS Foundation Trust**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-NHS-RWK`
  - Value: £847,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 070597-2026-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £847,000
  - Signed Date: 23/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F084586-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-07T15:29:28.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T22:38:01.524Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05fdb4