Official UK procurement notice
Forensic Mental Health Step-down Service
Authority: South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a notice to inform of a market warming event and planned procurement under the Provider Selection Regime. The Service shall deliver a specialist, structured step-down model for adults who are clinically ready to move on from low and/or medium secure inpatient mental health services, but who cannot safely transition into generic supported living.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Service shall deliver a specialist, structured step-down model for adults who are…Planned
The Service shall deliver a specialist, structured step-down model for adults who are clinically ready to move on from low and/or medium secure inpatient mental health services, but who cannot safely transition into generic supported living. Full details will be provided as part of the planned procurement process following the market warming event which this notice is advertising. Additional information: The Service shall deliver a total of 18 units, structured as a two-stage integrated pathway:
- High Support Step-down
- Lower Support Step-down
The Service is for adults (18-65) with a primary forensic mental health need. Adults will have diagnosed mental illness, and will present with comorbidities including autism, learning disability, physical health needs, requiring suitable Provider and staff skills and knowledge.
The Service shall be delivered as a supported living model. The support service shall not deliver CQC regulated activities nor require a CQC registration, but CQC registered providers with suitable experience are welcome to bid.
The Service shall be closely integrated with SWLStG Forensic Outreach Service, who will oversee and work with the Service Provider across referrals, admissions, community management and discharge. All service users must be on the SWLStG Forensic Outreach Service caseload to be accepted for this Service. There are several dedicated clinical posts to be integrated into service delivery. These posts will be employed and managed by the SWLStG Forensic Outreach Service.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust buys Health services (CPV 8510), and who usually turns up
South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Health services (CPV 8510) →
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1 bid32%
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Above estimate7%
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Lot #1The Service shall deliver a specialist, structured step-down model for adults who are…CPV 8510Estimate not published
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1 bid32%
2–332%
4–623%
7+13%
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Apr 2026, 15:30 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Apr 2026, 15:30 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-035756- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0686a3Find a Tender
Publisher note: The SLP shall be hosting a market warming event on 30 April 2026 at 13:00-14:00, remotely on Microsoft Teams. The session shall provide further information to interested suppliers about the essential requirements for delivery of the service model, the procurement approach and indicative procurement timeline. Questions will be welcomed from attendees. To request further information and register your attendance please see https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/6TDR95friw or contact [email protected] This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intended approach notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The award decision will be made by the Trust following recommendation from the evaluation panel. The intention is to award a contract using the competitive process.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/6TDR95friw ↗
- Submission deadline
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Timeline
20 Apr 2026 → 18 May 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published185 days ago20 Apr 2026, 15:30 BST
- Tender notice expected158 days ago18 May 2026, 00:00 BST
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