Official UK procurement notice
Rough Sleeper Grant Increase, START team award
Authority: London Borough of Lewisham (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe report recommends directly awarding a 12-month contract to South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) to deliver the Lewisham START Team, a mental health outreach service for rough sleepers. Funded through the Rough Sleeping Prevention and Recovery Grant and related contributions, the service will fill a critical gap in local provision and be commissioned under Direct Award Process A of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR), pending legal approval.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-072819- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05deb8Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Further Following Competitive Procedure
- Published justification
"Existing provider: SLaM already delivers related mental health services, including the DD HOP post.
Only suitable provider: As the local NHS mental health trust, SLaM is the only provider able to deliver this statutory service.
No viable alternative: The specialist nature of the service means there's no realistic alternative to ensure continuity and quality."
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 11 Nov 2025- Transparency notice published11 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMTUK5
- Contract signature expected18 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soith London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust18 Nov 2025 – 6 Oct 2026 | £224,943 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Soith London and Maudsley NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender