Official UK procurement notice
Care and support at six supported living sites for adults with Mental Health Difficulties
Authority: London Borough of Brent (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis tender which is for care and support services at the six supported living sites for adults with mental health difficulties.
The six sites are dedicated to serving vulnerable adults with varying levels of mental illness and who may: be in receipt of clinical treatment, have previously been detained under the Mental Health Act 1983, use drugs and/or alcohol, have a ‘dual diagnosis’, have been or be involved in the criminal justice system. These adults may be using secondary mental health services coordinated by Brent Mental Health Service staff and will have been assessed as eligible to move into supported accommodation. All six sites currently accommodate 33 existing service users.
Lot 1 - Mental Health Supported Living Service at Braemar Avenue, Craven Park Road and St Gabriels Road
Lot 2 - Mental Health Supported Living Service at Braemar Avenue, Craven Park Road and St Gabriels Road.
The total contract value for all services for the initial contract term of five years and two year extension (7 years) is estimated to be £3,701,257 for Lot 1 and £3,865,536 for Lot 2.
The procurement process will follow the competitive flexible procedure in accordance with the Act. The Services to which the Procurement relate fall within the “Light Touch Contracts” of Schedule 1 to the Procurement Regulations 2024 (the Regulations).
Following evaluation of the responses to the PSQ submitted in response to the Tender Notice, provided there are six suitable Bidders based on application of the PSQ evaluation, the Council intends to invite the top six scoring Bidders to tender via issue of the ITT.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 9 Mar 2031, 23:59 GMT.
- How the procedure runs: The Council is inviting Bidders to bid in this competition for the award of the Care and support at six supported living sites for adults with Mental Health Difficulties. The procurement process will follow the competitive flexible procedure in accordance with the Act. The Services to which the Procurement relate fall within the “Light Touch Contracts” of Schedule 1 to the Procurement Regulations 2024 (the Regulations). Following evaluation of the responses to the PSQ submitted in response to the Tender Notice, provided there are six suitable Bidders based on application of the PSQ evaluation, the Council intends to invite the top six scoring Bidders to tender via issue of the ITT. The Council reserves the right to refine award criteria prior to issuing the final invitation to submit a tender, in accordance with Section 24 of the Procurement Act 2023.
CPV: Social work and related services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£7,566,793 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 1 and win at most 1 of them · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Mental Health Supported Living Service at Braemar Avenue, Craven Park Road and St Gabriels RoadRenewalPublished value£3,701,257
- Mental Health Supported Living Service at 54 Braemar Avenue, Wembley.
- Mental Health Supported Living Service at 18 Saint Gabriels Road, Cricklewood.
- Mental Health Supported Living Service at 69 Craven Park Road, Roundwood.
Braemar Avenue, St Gabriels and Craven Park Road will be tendered as one Lot with one provider delivering care at all 3 services.
- Economic & financial standing
As set out in Appendix 1 PSQ and Appendix 2 PSQ Evaluation Criteria
- Technical & professional ability
As set out in Appendix 1 PSQ and Appendix 2 PSQ Evaluation Criteria
Lot #2Mental Health Supported Living Service at The Mall, Essex Road and Walm LaneRenewalPublished value£3,865,536
- Mental Health Supported Living Service at 144 The Mall Kenton.
- Mental Health Supported Living Service at 33 Essex Road Roundwood.
- Mental Health Supported Living Service at 155 Walm Lane Cricklewood.
The Mall, Essex Road and Walm Lane will be tendered as one Lot with one provider delivering care at three services.
- Economic & financial standing
As set out in Appendix 1 PSQ and Appendix 2 PSQ Evaluation Criteria
- Technical & professional ability
As set out in Appendix 1 PSQ and Appendix 2 PSQ Evaluation Criteria
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).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Social Value
- Price
- Economic & financial standing
As set out in Appendix 1 PSQ and Appendix 2 PSQ Evaluation Criteria
- Technical & professional ability
As set out in Appendix 1 PSQ and Appendix 2 PSQ Evaluation Criteria
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 9 Mar 2031
- First published
- 23 Jan 2026, 16:09 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Mar 2026, 09:36 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 22 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
ASCH-2526-011- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-020712- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060db2Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
30 days from the date of a valid invoice
- How it runs
The Council is inviting Bidders to bid in this competition for the award of the Care and support at six supported living sites for adults with Mental Health Difficulties.
The procurement process will follow the competitive flexible procedure in accordance with the Act. The Services to which the Procurement relate fall within the “Light Touch Contracts” of Schedule 1 to the Procurement Regulations 2024 (the Regulations).
Following evaluation of the responses to the PSQ submitted in response to the Tender Notice, provided there are six suitable Bidders based on application of the PSQ evaluation, the Council intends to invite the top six scoring Bidders to tender via issue of the ITT.
The Council reserves the right to refine award criteria prior to issuing the final invitation to submit a tender, in accordance with Section 24 of the Procurement Act 2023.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
This procurement is being undertaken through the use of an electronic tendering web based system called The London Tenders Portal which can be found at www.londontenders.org ↗ (E-Portal).
Timeline
23 Jan 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published279 days ago23 Jan 2026, 16:09 GMT
- Market engagement260 days ago10 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
The Council will be running a market engagement event to inform suppliers of the upcoming opportunity. The event is scheduled for 11 February 2026 will begin at 10.30am and be delivered online via Microsoft Teams.
Suppliers interested in attending the market engagement should express an interest in the opportunity to be sent a message from the Council requesting information on attendees. Please express an interest no later than 5pm, 10/02/2026 in order to receive the invitation link via the messaging facility on the London Tenders Portal.
Link to opportunity: procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗
- Next notice expected252 days ago18 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published234 days ago9 Mar 2026, 09:36 GMT
- Clarification questions by209 days ago2 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline203 days ago9 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by128 days ago22 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts58 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jan 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published23 Jan 2026, 16:09 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published9 Mar 2026, 09:36 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active9 Mar 2026, 09:36 GMT
- Procurement method changed9 Mar 2026, 09:36 GMT
- Deadline published: 9 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST9 Mar 2026, 09:36 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: Tender documents will be available on London Tenders Portal https://www.londontenders.org/ Link to opportunity: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=10f43054-401b-f111-813c-005056b64545&p=2241eb95-058a-e511-80f7-000c29c9ba21
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender