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Enhanced Primary Care Homeless Service in Lewisham

NHS South East London ICB

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28 Sep 2026 at 09:56

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS South East London ICB is procuring an enhanced primary care service for people experiencing homelessness in Lewisham. The service is part of the wider homeless health pathway and is intended to provide joined-up, equitable access to healthcare. It requires clinically led outreach clinics at multiple community sites, delivered by GPs or advanced nurse practitioners, with a named GP providing clinical oversight. The provider is expected to work alongside local homelessness agencies, housing teams, health and social care services, and voluntary organisations. The work also includes multidisciplinary coordination, support and guidance for homeless-service staff, and contribution to local care models, shared protocols and pathways. Delivery is across Lewisham community settings.

NHS South East London ICB selected the existing provider, Novum Health Partnership, through a Provider Selection Regime direct award process without a prior competition. The award is recorded as active; the notice describes an intention to award, with representations due by 9 October 2026. The contract was signed on 23 September 2026. Its value is £500,000, stated as £125,000 a year, for a two-year term from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029, with an option for the authority to extend by a further two years, to 31 March 2031. The ICB assessed quality and innovation, value for money, integration, collaboration, and service sustainability and social value; the provider exceeded a 70% threshold.

This award shows demand for a community-based primary care service specifically designed around the needs of people experiencing homelessness, rather than a standard clinic-only offer. A credible provider needs clinical leadership from a named GP and the capacity to staff multiple sites with GPs or advanced nurse practitioners who can prescribe and have experience or an interest in homeless healthcare. Strong partnership working is central: suppliers must coordinate with homelessness services and health, social care, housing and voluntary-sector teams, including through multidisciplinary meetings. The service also calls for continuity across sites, flexible staffing and delivery, business continuity cover, and the ability to adapt care during disruption. Experience developing shared pathways and training or informing frontline homeless-service staff would be relevant.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Enhanced Primary Care Homeless Service in Lewisham

Notice Description

The notice relates to the provision of Enhanced Primary Care Homeless Service in Lewisham This notice is an intention to award a contract to the existing provider following direct award process C. The lifetime value of this contract is PS500,000 (PS125,000 per annum) The contract term is 2 years with the option to extend for a further 2 year at the sole discretion of the Authority. The contract will start on 01/04/2027 and end 31/03/2029, if the optional extension is utilised the contract end date will be 31/03/31

Lot Information

Lot 1

This specification should be considered as part of the wider homeless health pathway. The service provider is expected to work in partnership with homeless agencies (as locally commissioned) as well as a range of health, social care and voluntary services to ensure a seamless and equitable service for homeless patients. The service provider shall: * Provide clinically led outreach clinics across multiple sites located in a community setting providing primary care health services to the homeless population. * Designated sites have been identified through collaborative engagement across SEL ICB, LBL colleagues (Housing teams, rough sleeping teams, health inclusion teams) and housing providers. The provision of outreach clinics may be considered through sub-contracting arrangements and as per any agreements with SEL ICB. * Ensure that there is a named GP identified as clinical lead to provide clinical oversight of the service. * Ensure that all clinics are clinician led and delivered by a GP or an Advanced Nurse Practitioner (including prescribing capabilities) * More than 1 clinician can be identified if covering different sites. Clinicians should have experience and/or an interest in working with the homeless population. * The service model should offer continuity of care through designated clinicians across sites. * Identify any additional workforce as they see fit for delivery of the homeless care model * Have the capabilities to flex the service model and respond to service delivery demands to meet the service users needs and in agreement with SEL ICB. * Lead on and attend frequent Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) meetings with multiple agencies actively involved in the health and wellbeing of the resident(s). Frequency to be determined by the provider and key stakeholders. * Delivery of annual webinar session and / or information and guidance for homeless service provider staff in supporting their homeless clients in accessing health services. * Participate in development of new models of care, shared protocols and pathways for homeless health in line with local strategies and commissioning intentions. * Develop good relationships with relevant services and agencies to ensure effective delivery of care. * Ensure that there are robust business continuity arrangements in place for incidences of annual leave or sickness. * Ensure that they are effectively able to implement flexible and alternative models of care in response to any local or national incidences e.g. pandemic ensuring that there is continued access and flexibility in service provision and that this is clearly communicated to all service users and key stakeholders. * Ensure delivery of the service aligns to the governments core principles for health and care professionals25

Options: 2 years

Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 09.10.2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077b2b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091276-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£500,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS South East London ICB
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 2TZ
Postcode Area
South East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Southwark
Electoral Ward
London Bridge & West Bermondsey
Westminster Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Novum Health Partnership

Further Information

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