Social Prescribing Link Worker for the Lambeth Ageing Well Integrated Neighbourhood Team

Official notice

Authority: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: London (UKI)

Awarded value£44,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 30 Oct 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Age UK

Notice summaryFrom the published notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust intends to award a contract to Age UK Lambeth for the provision of a Social Prescribing Link Worker embedded within the Lambeth Ageing Well Integrated Neighbourhood Team. The service supports older residents living with, or at risk of, frailty. It provides personalised non clinical support, advice and signposting through home visits and community outreach, connecting residents with local voluntary and community services. The link worker supports multidisciplinary working, referral follow up and the development of the neighbourhood prevention model.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The service will provide an embedded social prescribing link worker to identify…Awarded

The service will provide an embedded social prescribing link worker to identify residents' social, practical and wider wellbeing needs, provide personalised advice, signposting and support through home visits and community outreach, connect residents with relevant services, work collaboratively with primary care and other partners.

Delivery: London · Lambeth

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
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: 30 Oct 2026, 22:54 GMT
Last source update: 30 Oct 2026, 22:54 GMT
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-103474
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: London (UKI)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07950d Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The authority intends to award the contract to the existing provider, Age UK Lambeth, using Direct Award Process C. The Trust has assessed the existing provider against the basic selection criteria and all five PSR key criteria. It is satisfied that Age UK Lambeth is deliveing the contract to a sufficient standard and is likely to deliver the proposed contract to a sufficient standard. The proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably. The standstill period begins on 31 October 2026. Written representations must be received by midnight at the end of 11 November 2026 and should be sent to [email protected]. The contract has not formally been awarded. The Trust will not enter into the contract until the standstill period has concluded and any qualifying representations have been addressed in accordance with Provider Selection Regime.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £44,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Oct 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Age UK	£44,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 103474-2026-1 · Age UK
Signed
30 Oct 2026
Value
£44,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Great Maze Pond, London, London, SE1 9RTContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Age UKAwarded supplier06825798 Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Square, London, London, London, WC1H 9NAContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.