Official UK procurement notice
Community Social Prescribing — UK public procurement notice
Authority: NHS North East London Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCommunity Social Prescribing services will provide person-centred support to connect individuals with local voluntary, community and statutory services and activities that address non-medical needs, improve health and wellbeing, and reduce health inequalities. This notice confirms that an urgent contract award has been made under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime. The lifetime value of the contract is £921,608 excluding VAT, and the services will be provided from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Community Social Prescribing services will provide person-centred support to connect individuals with local voluntary, community and statutory services and activities that...Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 28 Sept 2026, 09:57 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Sept 2026, 09:57 BST
- Authority reference
C470036- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077b2d
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
- This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. Delaying the award to conduct a full application of the PSR would be likely to pose a risk to patient or public safety.
Publisher note: This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. Delaying the award to conduct a full application of the PSR would be likely to pose a risk to patient or public safety.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bexley Voluntary Service Council | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 091279-2026-1 · Bexley Voluntary Service Council
- Signed
- 11 Sept 2026
- Value
- £921,608
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS South East LondonReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Bexley Voluntary Service CouncilAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.