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Published 3 Apr 2025, 13:26 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Step-Down Bed Service Estate provider

Official notice

Authority: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: London (UKI)
Awarded value£14,004,6556 contracts · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 28 Apr 2025awarded 3 Mar 2026
Awarded to Lifecome Limited, Chosen Care Group Limited6 awards
Contract term 1 yr 1 moends 31 Oct 2026 · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

CNWL is looking to commission 35 low to medium supported living beds to serve the boroughs of Brent, Harrow, Hillingdon, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster. The service should also include enough staffing to enable 24hr staffing coverage in each property, as well as provision of ‘enhanced’ mental health & care co-ordination support to patients across these 35 beds meeting all requirements laid out below<br/><br/>The aim of this provision is to:<br/>- Support early discharge of patients from acute MH wards safely into the community, supporting a reduction in length of stay & releasing capacity<br/>- Support early discharge of CNWL service users in out of area beds, including, where necessary, co-ordinating service user repatriations<br/>- Provide recovery-focused environments that support service users to build independence, engage with activities of daily living and remain complaint with treatment<br/>- Provide social care support, particularly in relation to benefits and housing process<br/>- Refer/signpost patients to activities within the local community that will support recovery<br/>- Provide support to service users with discharge goals and ensure timely discharge is being facilitated from the step down project so it can continue to support flow<br/>- Work jointly with CNWL Teams and other relevant organisations to support referrals, patient care and discharge planning, and participate in/lead MDT Professionals meetings.

CPV: Community health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The current contract was extended through the approval of a Single Tender Waiver (STW)…Awarded 1 yr 1 mo

The current contract was extended through the approval of a Single Tender Waiver (STW) as the Authority was unable to complete the planned procurement and award a new contract. This was due to significant changes in the service requirements that arose during the procurement process.<br/><br/>To ensure continuity of service while these changes were assessed, approval was granted for a Single Tender Waiver to extend the existing contract for a further 14 months. This extension provides the Authority with sufficient time to fully understand the impact of the revised requirements on service delivery and to undertake and complete a new compliant procurement process to secure the service for the future.

Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Oct 2026 (1 yr 1 mo)
Delivery: London
85323000 Community health services

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: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Tender Quality Questions: 60%
  • Tender Pricing: 30%
  • Tender Social Value Questions: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Tender Quality Questions: 60
  • Tender Social Value Questions: 10
  • Tender Pricing: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
3 Apr 2025, 13:26 BST
Last source update
12 Mar 2026, 14:40 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-022385
Classification (CPV)
Community health services
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fcad Find a Tender

Publisher note: A PIN notice under PSR 2023 was issued to run a Competitive Process PSR Regulations 2023 for this opportunity.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline
28 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

28 Apr 2025 → 12 Mar 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    28 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
  2. Contract starts380 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published217 days ago
    12 Mar 2026, 14:40 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 9 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Jun 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    12 Jun 2025, 13:56 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    12 Jun 2025, 13:56 BST
Published amendments (2)

The Submission deadline is 05/May /2025

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) notice confirming that the Authority has abandoned this provider selection process and no contract has been awarded. The decision has been made under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Due to changes in local population needs, the Authority’s specification requirements have significantly changed; accordingly, the procure…

Routine re-releases (9)
  • 2026-03: 2 releases · 12 Mar 2026, 12 Mar 2026
  • 2025-08: 1 release · 27 Aug 2025
  • 2025-06: 1 release · 12 Jun 2025
  • 2025-04: 2 releases · 3 Apr 2025, 3 Apr 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 6
Awarded value £14,004,6556 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 10
Contracts signed 6latest 3 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lifecome LimitedSMEMental Health Step Down Beds Service——Awarded
Lifecome LimitedSMEMental Health Step Down Beds Service——Awarded
Lifecome LimitedSMEMental Health Step Down Beds Service——Awarded
Lifecome LimitedSMEMental Health Step Down Beds Service——Awarded
Lifecome LimitedSMEMental Health Step Down Beds Service——Awarded
Chosen Care Group Limited——Awarded

Contracts

  • Mental Health Step Down Beds Service · Lifecome LimitedSME

    Signed
    3 Mar 2026
    Value
    £1,200,931
    Period
    1 Oct 2025 – 30 Nov 2026
    Status
    active
    • Change Extension of the current contract under the same terms and conditions for a further 14 months, Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: The previous procurement procedure was cancelled due to significant changes in the Authority’s requirements. As a result, the existing contract has been extended for a period of fourteen (14) months to allow the Authority sufficient time to undertake a new procurement process incorporating all necessary changes that have been agreed with the service.

  • Mental Health Step Down Beds Service · Lifecome LimitedSME

    Signed
    3 Mar 2026
    Value
    £1,200,931
    Period
    1 Oct 2025 – 30 Nov 2026
    Status
    active
    • Change Extension of the current contract under the same terms and conditions for a further 14 months, Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: The previous procurement procedure was cancelled due to significant changes in the Authority’s requirements. As a result, the existing contract has been extended for a period of fourteen (14) months to allow the Authority sufficient time to undertake a new procurement process incorporating all necessary changes that have been agreed with the service.

  • Mental Health Step Down Beds Service · Lifecome LimitedSME

    Signed
    3 Mar 2026
    Value
    £1,200,931
    Period
    1 Oct 2025 – 30 Nov 2026
    Status
    active
    • Change Extension of the current contract under the same terms and conditions for a further 14 months, Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: The previous procurement procedure was cancelled due to significant changes in the Authority’s requirements. As a result, the existing contract has been extended for a period of fourteen (14) months to allow the Authority sufficient time to undertake a new procurement process incorporating all necessary changes that have been agreed with the service.

  • Mental Health Step Down Beds Service · Lifecome LimitedSME

    Signed
    3 Mar 2026
    Value
    £1,200,931
    Period
    1 Oct 2025 – 30 Nov 2026
    Status
    active
    • Change Extension of the current contract under the same terms and conditions for a further 14 months, Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: The previous procurement procedure was cancelled due to significant changes in the Authority’s requirements. As a result, the existing contract has been extended for a period of fourteen (14) months to allow the Authority sufficient time to undertake a new procurement process incorporating all necessary changes that have been agreed with the service.

  • Mental Health Step Down Beds Service · Lifecome LimitedSME

    Signed
    3 Mar 2026
    Value
    £1,200,931
    Period
    1 Oct 2025 – 30 Nov 2026
    Status
    active
    • Change Extension of the current contract under the same terms and conditions for a further 14 months, Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: The previous procurement procedure was cancelled due to significant changes in the Authority’s requirements. As a result, the existing contract has been extended for a period of fourteen (14) months to allow the Authority sufficient time to undertake a new procurement process incorporating all necessary changes that have been agreed with the service.

  • Contract 031927-2025-1 · Chosen Care Group Limited

    Signed
    11 Jun 2025
    Value
    £8,000,000
    Period
    … – 31 Oct 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
10bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth 350 Euston Road, London, London, NW1 5JDContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • Chosen Care Group LimitedAwarded supplier06942967 61 Cranbrook House, Cranbrook Road, Ilford IG1 4PG, London, London, IG1 4PGContact email, phone
  • Lifecome LimitedAwarded supplier06913178 128B Brixton Hill, London, London, SW2 1RS

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.