Official UK procurement notice
Music therapy - HMP Pentonville and HMP Wormwood Scrubs
Authority: North London NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·On behalf of: North East London NHS Foundation Trust
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNLFT require a musician in residence to attend HMP Pentonville and HMP Wormwood Scrubs in person for 2 full days per week / 4 sessions per site to provide music sessions that focus on but not limited to:
- Live music
- Instrument learning
- Music appreciation
- Song writing and performance
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£50,000
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).
Lot awarding rule: The supplier's offer that (a - 30%) meets all the requirements set out in the Annex to this letter (b-25%) provides all information required by this letter and (c - 45%) is the lowest price.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 1 Apr 2026, 16:44 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Apr 2026, 16:44 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-030571- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067b23Find a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Via the Multiquote platform.
Timeline
1 Apr 2026 → 1 May 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published207 days ago1 Apr 2026, 16:44 BST
- Clarification questions by193 days ago15 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline193 days ago15 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts178 days ago1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published1 Apr 2026, 16:44 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- North East London NHS Foundation TrustProcess contact pointProcuring entityManaging Organisation
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender