Award

NLFC - Co Production and Development of Lived Experience Roles

NORTH LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

This public procurement record has 8 releases in its history.

Award

04 Nov 2025 at 15:59

TenderUpdate

08 Sep 2025 at 09:29

TenderUpdate

08 Sep 2025 at 09:29

TenderUpdate

29 Aug 2025 at 15:04

Tender

11 Aug 2025 at 09:15

PlanningUpdate

07 Jul 2025 at 08:58

PlanningUpdate

07 Jul 2025 at 08:57

Planning

04 Jul 2025 at 09:46

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the "NLFC – Co Production and Development of Lived Experience Roles" has been led by the North London NHS Foundation Trust, located in St Pancras Hospital, London, and has reached the award stage as of 4th November 2025. This tender, categorised under services for specialist training, involves the development of lived experience roles within the forensic mental health community in North London. The awarded contract is valued at £330,003 and was granted to User Voice, with the contract period extending from 10th December 2025 to 31st March 2027, with potential extensions until March 2029. The procurement was conducted using an open procedure, and the award notice stands out for its focus on strengthening and expanding roles for individuals with learning disabilities and autism, alongside enhancing family, friends, and carer engagement.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities, particularly for organisations specialising in co-production, training, and service development for mental health and community engagement. Businesses with a focus on public service sectors, particularly those experienced in working with the NHS or forensic mental health services, will find themselves well-suited to compete in similar future tenders. Additionally, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and those with experience in developing lived experience roles within governance structures can leverage this contract to showcase their expertise and expand into strategic partnerships within the public sector service domains.

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Notice Title

NLFC - Co Production and Development of Lived Experience Roles

Notice Description

The North London Forensic Collaborative (NLFC) commissions and delivers forensic adult secure inpatient and specialist forensic community services for the population of North London. This includes people with a learning disability and/or autism in inpatient and community forensic services. The collaborative is formed of five NHS Trusts and one Independent Provider. North London Foundation Trust (NLFT) as the Lead Provider, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL), East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT), North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT), West London NHS Trust (WLT), and The Priory Hospital, working in partnership to improve services for patients, families, carers and staff. There are currently 700 low and medium secure inpatient beds across the provider collaborative, and provision for 600 community forensic service users provided by three Specialist Community Forensic Teams (SCFT)'s, each aligned to one of the Integrated Care Systems (ICS) in North London. NLFT as part of their lead provider responsibilities are required to establish and host a delineated commissioning team, known as 'The Commissioning Hub'. The commissioning hub is comprised of clinical, operational, experts by experience and corporate staff, and the governance structures provide a framework through which providers can hold each other to account in a fair, transparent and constructive way. Clinical networks are comprised of staff from across the collaborative, and the patient council is comprised of current patients from adult secure inpatient services, placing co-production, and staff and patient engagement at the centre of quality and service improvement. In addition to maintaining the existing model, the appointed provider will be required to strengthen and expand it by developing new roles for people with a learning disability and autistic people, and by supporting the engagement of families, friends, and carers. The provider will also deliver strategic expertise and a comprehensive training programme; both aimed at embedding meaningful involvement at all stages of the commissioning cycle and governance structures.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: 2 x 12 month extensions dependant on funding

Planning Information

This pre-procurement exercise will allow NLFT to engage directly and collaboratively with potential providers to: • Aid with procurement process design. • Determine the level of provider interest. • Help enable providers to participate in the process. • Inform development of service specification/s and collaborative service delivery options. • Help shape the commissioning and contracting process. Initial market briefing event will be held virtually at the following date and time: Date: 22nd July 2025 Time: 14:00am – 15:30pm To access the opportunity, please register via the eTendering portal Atamis: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome Contract reference: C372880

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0558de
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070952-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

79633000 - Staff development services

80510000 - Specialist training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£341,667 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£341,667 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£330,003 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Nov 20253 months ago
Submission Deadline
22 Sep 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
8 Aug 2025Expired
Award Date
4 Nov 20253 months ago
Contract Period
10 Dec 2025 - 31 Mar 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NORTH LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Additional Buyers

NORTH EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contact Name
Dola Kolawole, Dominic Caddle
Contact Email
procurement@nelft.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
NW1 0PE
Post Town
North West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI5 Outer London - East and North East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI52 Barking & Dagenham and Havering
Delivery Location
TLI31 Camden and City of London, TLI43 Haringey and Islington, TLI54 Enfield, TLI71 Barnet

Local Authority
Havering
Electoral Ward
Rainham & Wennington
Westminster Constituency
Dagenham and Rainham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

USER VOICE

Further Information

Notice Documents

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