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title: "Homeless Health Peer Advocacy Service in West London"
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# Homeless Health Peer Advocacy Service in West London

Buyer: NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-402df3fe-a996-46e1-a470-9323c948f808

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## Summary

The NHS Shared Business Services is managing the procurement process for the Homeless Health Peer Advocacy Service in West London, a vital initiative aimed at assisting individuals experiencing homelessness in accessing healthcare services. The contract was awarded on 18th March 2021, with a total contract value of £42,422 GBP. The contract period starts from 1st April 2021 and runs until 30th September 2021. This procurement falls under the health services category and relies on a direct procurement method through a single tender action below the threshold. The service is intended for delivery across London, ensuring support for a vulnerable population within the WLCCG footprint.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in health services, particularly those with experience in public health and social advocacy. Companies that can demonstrate capabilities in providing one-to-one engagement and support services are well-suited to compete. Additionally, businesses that represent or employ individuals with lived experiences of homelessness will find this tender especially relevant, as it necessitates building trust and rapport with clients to help them navigate healthcare appointments and resources effectively.

## Notice

Provision of a Homeless Health Peer Advocacy Service (HHPA) for residents within the WLCCG footprint, to deliver specialist one-to-one engagements to enable people experiencing homelessness to register with GPs, make and attend health appointments and have social needs addressed. In addition to providing practical support, such as travel fares and accompaniment to appointments, peers will focus on building the skills and confidence to enable clients to continue accessing health services independently. The Service will include: * Peer Advocates: peer advocates with lived experience of homelessness. Shared experience with clients to enable them to build the trusting relationships required to get people to appointments. Peers to acts as role models - proving you can improve your health, gain independence and move on from homelessness. * Advocacy Support: Peers to provide one-to-one support to enable homeless people to make, attend and maximise healthcare appointments. Working with homelessness services across the area to ensure appropriate referrals for clients with urgent but non-emergency health needs - engaging people with specialist and mainstream primary care and ensuring people are registered with GPs, dentists and opticians. * Health Promotion: Peers to run health promotion events in homelessness services across the area Additional information: Modification of an existing contract to effect a 6 month extension to current contractual arrangements, ensuring continuation of an essential service. This extension will afford the newly formed NHS North West London CCG time to review and develop substantive future commissioning requirements. The CCG has assessed it to be reasonable, proportionate and lawful to modify the existing contract in this manner. The existing contract 2-year contract commenced 1st April 2019. The 6 month extension will run 1st April 2021 until 30th September 2021.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5e8de76c-3dc0-44a8-acd8-6a95a51c23c3 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Apr 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Mar 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Mar 2021 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2021 - 30 Sep 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £42,422 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £42,422 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | North West London |
| Postcode | NW1 5JD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | Marylebone |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GROUNDSWELL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 16 Apr 2021 at 10:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5e8de76c-3dc0-44a8-acd8-6a95a51c23c3

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5e8de76c-3dc0-44a8-acd8-6a95a51c23c3
  16th April 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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