Official UK procurement notice
Forensic Step-down Supported Living Service
Authority: South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Trust intends to award a contract under the Competitive Process of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 for the provision of a Forensic Step-down Supported Living Service.
The service will provide a specialist, structured step-down pathway for adults who are clinically ready to move on from low and/or medium secure mental health services but who continue to require forensic-informed rehabilitation, support and risk management.
The service comprises 18 units of accommodation arranged across high-support and low-support elements of the pathway.
This is a new service and a new provider.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Description II.2.4 The Trust intends to award a contract under the Competitive Process…AwardedRenewalPublished value£4,063,930
Description II.2.4 The Trust intends to award a contract under the Competitive Process of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 for the provision of a Forensic Step-down Supported Living Service.
The service will provide a specialist, structured step-down pathway for adults who are clinically ready to move on from low and/or medium secure mental health services but who continue to require forensic-informed rehabilitation, support and risk management.
The service comprises 18 units of accommodation arranged across high-support and low-support elements of the pathway.
This is a new service model replacing existing arrangements.
The Trust intends to award the contract to a new provider.
The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £5,319,958.35, excluding VAT. This is inclusive of the specified extension provisions.
The intended contract term is five years from 4 January 2027, ending 4 January 2032, with extension provisions for an additional 2 years, as set out within the procurement documentation. Additional information: The contract award criteria are specified within the procurement documents. The evaluation was undertaken against the published award criteria and associated weightings detailed within the Invitation to Tender documentation.
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 sub-criteria (1)
- In tender documents: 15
Published award criteria (1)
- In tender documents: 15
- Price carries 15 of 15 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 2 Jun 2026, 15:44 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Aug 2026, 16:29 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 3 Jul 2026 – …
- Authority reference
SWLSTG2603- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-073365- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06abbaFind a Tender
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award 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 do not apply to this award. The contract has not yet been formally awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR The standstill period begins on the day following publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be submitted to the Trust by insert representation deadline date (midnight 13/08/2026) Representations should be submitted electronically to: [email protected] This contract has not yet been formally awarded. This notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the Competitive Process of the Provider Selection Regime. The contract award criteria and relative weightings were set out within the procurement documentation and reflected the requirements of the service specification. Technical Response weighting - 85% Commercial Response weighting - 15% Technical Response criteria: Criteria Weighting Service Delivery 10% Knowledge and Skills 10% Support Delivery 5% Transition and Move-on 10% Working in Partnership 10% Tenancy Sustainment/Housing Mgt 5% Mobilisation 10% Quality Assurance 5% Risk Mgt. 10% Social Value/Net Zero 10% Total 85% Following evaluation and moderation of all compliant submissions, Look Ahead Care and Support achieved the highest overall moderated score and was assessed as providing the most advantageous proposal against the published award criteria.
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 3 Jul 2026
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 3 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
3 Jul 2026 → 2 Sept 2026 · 4 dates- Submission deadline110 days ago3 Jul 2026
- Bids opened109 days ago3 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Notice published78 days ago3 Aug 2026, 16:29 BST
- Bids must remain valid until48 days ago2 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Aug 2026- Status changed to complete3 Aug 2026, 16:29 BST
- Buyer details updated3 Aug 2026, 16:29 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Look Ahead Care and Support Limited | £5,319,958 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 073365-2026-1 · Look Ahead Care and Support Limited
- Signed
- 29 Jul 2026
- Value
- £5,319,958
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Independent patient choice and procurement panelReview body
- The Independent Patient Choice and Procurement PanelReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Look Ahead Care and Support LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.