Official UK procurement notice
Employment Support Services - Lambeth Talking Therapies
Authority: South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79)Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£615,000≈ £205k / year · £738,000 inc. VAT39.7% below final estimate
Submissions closed 29 Oct 2025awarded 22 Dec 2025
Awarded to Status Employment2 awards
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEmployment Support Services - For Lambeth Talking Therapies
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 19 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT.
- No preliminary market engagement: Not Required
CPV: Career guidance services · Education and training services · Job search services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£615,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality Inc Social Value: 75%
- Commercial: 25%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Inc Social Value
- Commercial
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 19 Jan 2026
- First published
- 2 Oct 2025, 11:44 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Feb 2026, 08:19 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
C392221- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-061630- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a68eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
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
- 29 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
2 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published384 days ago2 Oct 2025, 11:44 BST
- Submission deadline357 days ago29 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by306 days ago19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent304 days ago22 Dec 2025
- Standstill ends288 days ago6 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published245 days ago18 Feb 2026, 08:19 GMT
- Contract starts204 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Oct 2025- Tender notice published2 Oct 2025, 11:44 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published22 Dec 2025, 15:43 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete22 Dec 2025, 15:43 GMT
- Contract signature expected31 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published18 Feb 2026, 08:19 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £615,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Feb 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status EmploymentVCSE1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions permitted | £615,000 | 22 Dec 2025standstill to 6 Jan 2026 | Standstill |
| Status EmploymentVCSE | £371,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Employment Support Services - Lambeth Talking Therapies · Status EmploymentVCSE
- Signed
- 16 Feb 2026
- Value
- £371,000
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2 x 12 month extensions permitted.
1 agreed KPI: Waiting time for new clients
- Waiting time for new clients, 2-4 weeks for routine, 1-2 weeks for urgent
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Status Employment LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender