Official UK procurement notice
Integrated Young People's Substance Misuse and Sexual Health Service
Authority: London Borough of Lewisham (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe London Borough of Lewisham is seeking to commission an integrated Substance Misuse and Sexual Health Service for children and young people aged 10-25. The Service will deliver information, advice and early, preventative interventions relating to substance misuse and sexual and reproductive health, including brief educational and psychosocial support. Where needs are identified, the Service will also provide specialist, structured treatment and case management for substance misuse, alongside supported access to relevant clinical and specialist provision across both substance misuse and sexual health pathways.
The contract will be between the successful Tenderer and the Council for an initial term of three (3) years. At the Council's sole discretion, the Contract may be extended for up to two further periods of three (3) years each, subject to satisfactory performance and ongoing service requirements. This would result in a maximum potential contract duration of nine (9) years.
It is expected that the successful Tenderer will commence delivery of the Service from April 2027.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£2,457,837
- Economic & financial standing
No minimum level of economic and financial and/or a minimum threshold has been set for this procurement.
The Authority will carry out credit checks provided by Creditsafe on each supplier.
The Supplier may be asked to present detailed information for the previous year, for example audited accounts, balance sheets, and profit and loss statements to demonstrate financial health and stability.
- Technical & professional ability
Please provide details of up to three contracts to meet conditions of participation relating to technical ability set out in the relevant notice or procurement documents, in any combination from either the public or private sectors (which may include samples of voluntary, charity or social enterprise (VCSE) grant-funded work that are relevant to our requirements). Each contract listed must include the delivery of substance misuse and sexual health services to young people between the ages of 10-25.
Where this procurement is for goods or services, the examples must be from the past three years.
The named contact provided should be able to provide written evidence to confirm the accuracy of the information provided.
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)
- Price
- Quality: Mobilisation and Service Readiness 9% Staffing Model and Service Delivery 9% Measuring Impact and Service Improvement 4% Co-production and Lived Experience 4% Understanding of Sexual and Reproductive Health Issues 5% Understanding of Substance Misuse and Transitions 5% Engaging with At-Risk or Vulnerable Groups 9% Digital Offer and Online Engagement 5%
- Social Value: Social Value (Social Value KPIs + Social Value Action Plan)
- Economic & financial standing
No minimum level of economic and financial and/or a minimum threshold has been set for this procurement.
The Authority will carry out credit checks provided by Creditsafe on each supplier.
The Supplier may be asked to present detailed information for the previous year, for example audited accounts, balance sheets, and profit and loss statements to demonstrate financial health and stability.
- Technical & professional ability
Please provide details of up to three contracts to meet conditions of participation relating to technical ability set out in the relevant notice or procurement documents, in any combination from either the public or private sectors (which may include samples of voluntary, charity or social enterprise (VCSE) grant-funded work that are relevant to our requirements). Each contract listed must include the delivery of substance misuse and sexual health services to young people between the ages of 10-25.
Where this procurement is for goods or services, the examples must be from the past three years.
The named contact provided should be able to provide written evidence to confirm the accuracy of the information provided.
- 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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 1 Oct 2026
- First published
- 15 Jun 2026, 14:18 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Jul 2026, 09:30 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Sept 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-062043- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b515Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
15 Jun 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 7 dates- Planning notice published136 days ago15 Jun 2026, 14:18 BST
- Market engagement130 days ago21 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
This Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) is being undertaken to inform the market of a forthcoming procurement opportunity and to provide access to background information relating to the proposed service and delivery requirements. This information is available to interested suppliers via the link below.
No supplier engagement events (such as webinars or market engagement sessions) are planned as part of this exercise.
Interested suppliers are invited to review the available information, register their interest in the opportunity, and submit any clarification questions via the following link:
procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗
Expressions of interest and all clarification questions must be submitted by 21 June 2026. Responses to questions will be published, where appropriate, to ensure transparency and equal treatment of all interested parties.
This notice is issued for information and engagement purposes only and does not constitute a call for competition. Participation or non-participation in this engagement will not confer any advantage or disadvantage in any subsequent procurement process.
- Tender notice published119 days ago2 Jul 2026, 09:30 BST
- Clarification questions by104 days ago17 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline76 days ago14 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by29 days ago30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 152 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jun 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published15 Jun 2026, 14:18 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published2 Jul 2026, 09:30 BSTUK4
- Published value updated2 Jul 2026, 09:30 BST
- Status changed to active2 Jul 2026, 09:30 BST
- Procurement method changed2 Jul 2026, 09:30 BST
- Deadline published: 14 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST2 Jul 2026, 09:30 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender