Notice Information
Notice Title
Contract for Community Connectors Service ELFT
Notice Description
Community Connectors collaborative provision within NHS mental health teams. Mind BLMK work as part of blended teams with the Community Mental Health Teams across Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes. They provide a Face-to-Face service offering one-to-one support for people with enduring and severe mental health challenges. They support people to get back into the community and reduce isolation. This could mean supporting them to attend services and groups within their local areas. This service is only available to those under the NHS Community Mental Health Team. Work within a Primary Care Network as part of a blended mental health team working individually with people to co-produce plans and set goals. Take a holistic approach - looking at wider determinants of health. Offer an in-depth knowledge of the local VCSE and community resources. Support people on a 1:1 basis over 12 weeks to overcome barriers to engagement and walk the journey together.
Procurement Information
This would've been awarded by Compass previously (BLMK MIND community connectors), and as we are in-housing this, there wouldn't have been a notice published when it was originally awarded years ago.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0673d8
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027309-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK5 - Transparency Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85323000 - Community health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £812,868 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 25 Mar 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 25 Mar 20261 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- E1 8DE
- Post Town
- East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI42 Tower Hamlets
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Electoral Ward
- Whitechapel
- Westminster Constituency
- Bethnal Green and Stepney
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027309-2026
25th March 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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