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Published 28 Oct 2025, 14:50 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Mental Health Supported Living - Women's Only Service

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Camden (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£3,575,000≈ £794k / year · £3,575,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update2.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 1 Apr 2026awarded 1 Jul 2026
Awarded to Southside Partnership
Contract term 4 yrs 6 moends 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2033 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The London Borough of Camden has awarded a qualified supplier to deliver the Mental Health Supported Living Women's service. The service forms part of the Mental Health Supported Living (MHSL) Pathway which provides accommodation-based support for people with a serious mental illness (SMI), which includes conditions such as psychotic disorders (including schizophrenia), bipolar disorder and personality disorder.

CPV: Social work services with accommodation

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 4 yrs 6 moSMEVCSEPublished value£3,575,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 (4 yrs 6 mo) · up to 31 Mar 2033 with extensionsValue: £3,575,000 exc. VAT · £3,575,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: The will be an option of a two year extension at the sole discretion of the Council
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Technical & professional ability

    Must have a minimum of three years experience delivering similar services

    Must have delivered mental health supported living contracts with a minimum value of £250,000 per annum

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (10)
  • Implementation: 3%
  • Service Methodology: 17%
  • Partnership Working: 5%
  • Resident and Family Engagement: 3%
  • Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: 4%
  • Staffing Structure, Standards and Management: 10%
  • Presentation: 4%
  • Property Management: 4%
  • Price: 40%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (10)
  • Implementation
  • Service Methodology
  • Partnership Working
  • Resident and Family Engagement
  • Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
  • Staffing Structure, Standards and Management
  • Social Value
  • Presentation
  • Price
  • Property Management
Conditions of participation1
  • Technical & professional ability

    Must have a minimum of three years experience delivering similar services

    Must have delivered mental health supported living contracts with a minimum value of £250,000 per annum

What this means for your bid
  • 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
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
28 Oct 2025, 14:50 GMT
Last source update
10 Jul 2026, 10:16 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 3 Jul 2026
Authority reference
camdenwomen
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-015360
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Social work services with accommodation
Delivery area
London (UKI31)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d564 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
1 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
25 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Oct 2025 → 1 Oct 2026 · 10 dates
  1. Planning notice published365 days ago
    28 Oct 2025, 14:50 GMT
  2. Next notice expected295 days ago
    6 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  3. Market engagement274 days ago
    27 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT

    We are inviting the market to another market engagement event (online) scheduled for Tuesday 27th January 2026, 2.00pm - 3.00pm.

    Ahead of the event, please access and review further information via this link procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗

  4. Tender notice published251 days ago
    19 Feb 2026, 15:35 GMT
  5. Clarification questions by217 days ago
    25 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  6. Submission deadline210 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
  7. Award decision expected by117 days ago
    3 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Assessment summaries sent111 days ago
    10 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
  9. Latest notice published111 days ago
    10 Jul 2026, 10:16 BST
  10. Contract starts28 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

12 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Oct 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    28 Oct 2025, 14:50 GMT
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    29 Oct 2025, 11:44 GMT
    UK2
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    12 Nov 2025, 11:29 GMT
    UK2
  4. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    13 Jan 2026, 13:31 GMT
    UK2
  5. Tender notice published
    19 Feb 2026, 15:35 GMT
    UK4
  6. Published value published: £3,575,000
    19 Feb 2026, 15:35 GMT
  7. Status changed to active
    19 Feb 2026, 15:35 GMT
  8. Procurement method changed
    19 Feb 2026, 15:35 GMT
  9. Deadline published: 1 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
    19 Feb 2026, 15:35 GMT
  10. Contract award notice published
    10 Jul 2026, 10:16 BST
    UK6
  11. Status changed to complete
    10 Jul 2026, 10:16 BST
  12. Contract signature expected
    1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
Published amendments (2)

stated clearly that the budget and contract term are subject to review.

deadline extended to 4.00pm 14th November 2025.

Routine re-releases (6)
  • 2025-11: 1 release · 12 Nov 2025
  • 2025-10: 2 releases · 28 Oct 2025, 29 Oct 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,489,5401 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Southside PartnershipVCSE1 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2033Extensions: The contract can be extended for a period of 1 x 24 months at the sole discretion of the Council£3,489,5401 Jul 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 8 at stage one01—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Camden

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZXL-5842-VBBG Town Hall, Judd Street, London, London, WC1H 9JEContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • SOUTHSIDE PARTNERSHIPAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02599171GB-PPON: PRZT-9281-DVQG 31-33 Lumiere Court, London, London, SW17 7BQContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure