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# Provision of a Befriending Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-befriending-service-ocds-h6vhtk-049a5b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** London Borough of Waltham Forest: "Provision of a Befriending Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £752,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 24 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [London Borough of Waltham Forest](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-waltham-forest-ons-e09000031)
- **Published Value:** £752,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 October 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services, Metal, Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI53
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £723,200 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-befriending-service-ocds-h6vhtk-049a5b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-049a5b`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-befriending-service-ocds-h6vhtk-049a5b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-befriending-service-ocds-h6vhtk-049a5b#participate

## Description
The service will deliver a minimum of 190 active befriending matches a year. The Service will collaborate with the existing LBWF, Health and VCSE organisations to support the wellbeing of clients to reduce so isolation and meet client goals to build independence and resilience. The service is targeted at those aged over 18 that are known to Adult Social Care and partner organisations to deliver the following outcomes:
• Reduce experience of loneliness/social isolation
• Increase the independence of individuals
• Support individuals to increase their resilience
• Help to build positive connections and networks
• Support mental & physical wellbeing
• Increase the diversity of volunteer characteristics and experience to support befriending needs.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Estimated Value:** £752,000
- **Description:** The service will deliver a minimum of 190 active befriending matches a year. The Service will collaborate with the existing LBWF, Health and VCSE organisations to support the wellbeing of clients to reduce so isolation and meet client goals to build ...
- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2025 to 31/12/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 059629-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **LifeLine Community Projects**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-175557`
  - Value: £723,200 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 059629-2025-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £723,200
  - Signed Date: 08/01/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F059629-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-09-25T11:08:37.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T19:39:38.522Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-049a5b