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Published 22 Jan 2026, 09:50 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

VCSE - Mental Health Crisis Prevention and Outreach Service LOT 1

Official notice

Authority: South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Final published estimate£283,333initial estimate £340,000 · 1 value update
Submissions closed 20 Mar 2026
Contract term 2 yrsends 30 Jun 2028 · up to 30 Jun 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Mental Health Crisis Prevention and Outreach Service will offer timely, flexible, and responsive support to de-escalate crises in the community. This will be a VCSE-led service providing short-term crisis prevention and outreach for individuals who are unknown or recently known to secondary care services and who may present to Emergency Departments outside of standard operating hours. The service will be an important preventative element in Croydon’s mental health pathway.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 2 yrsPublished value£283,333
Contract period: 1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 30 Jun 2029 with extensionsValue: £283,333 exc. VAT · £340,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: 1 period of 12 Months

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: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical & Social Value Envelope: 80%
  • Commercial Envelope: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical & Social Value Envelope
  • Commercial Envelope
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
22 Jan 2026, 09:50 GMT
Last source update
27 Jan 2026, 15:53 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 May 2026
Authority reference
C417120
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-005596
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Health services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060bcc Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: 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
Submission deadline
20 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
12 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

22 Jan 2026 → 1 Jul 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published280 days ago
    22 Jan 2026, 09:50 GMT
  2. Latest notice published275 days ago
    27 Jan 2026, 15:53 GMT
  3. Clarification questions by231 days ago
    12 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Submission deadline223 days ago
    20 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  5. Award decision expected by180 days ago
    1 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  6. Contract starts120 days ago
    1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jan 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    22 Jan 2026, 09:50 GMT
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    27 Jan 2026, 15:53 GMT
    UK4
  3. Published value updated to £283,333
    27 Jan 2026, 15:53 GMT
    was £340,000
Published amendments (1)

Change to Contract start date & Values

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVHW-2176-TRVQ Bethlem Royal Hospital, Beckenham, London, BR3 3BXContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender