--- title: "Groundswell Homeless Health" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04cfab" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04cfab" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04cfab.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04cfab.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "NHS NORTH CENTRAL LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD" published: "2025-01-24" --- # Groundswell Homeless Health Buyer: NHS NORTH CENTRAL LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04cfab [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04cfab) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04cfab.json) ## Summary NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract for the "Groundswell Homeless Health" service, focused on community health services within the London Borough of Camden. The procurement addresses complex mental health and practical needs of homeless individuals, enhancing their access and engagement with medical appointments. The contract, valued at £42,450, begins on 1st April 2025 and concludes on 31st March 2026. The procurement method was a direct award under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR), regulated by the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, bypassing the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This tender presents significant business opportunities for companies specialising in community health services, particularly those experienced in working with vulnerable and homeless populations. Service providers with expertise in mental health support, volunteer management, and navigating healthcare pathways for underserved communities would be well-suited to compete. The contract’s emphasis on quality, innovation, collaboration, and social value underscores the need for businesses that offer comprehensive and empathetic health solutions, contributing to reducing health inequalities and improving patient outcomes. ## Notice Mental Health- Groundswell HHPA service provides the emotional and practical support to individuals with complex lives that they need to engage with medical appointments in Camden. The service works with homeless people in Camden who experience barriers to access and engagement with preventative and life-saving services that mean that problems can remain untreated until they become very severe and complex and result in hospital services, especially via emergency admission, or readmission. It does this by, for example, encouraging and helping people to consider their health needs, scheduling appointments, and helping people prepare (mentally and physically) for appointments, accompanying them to the appointments and waiting in the waiting room with them, helping schedule follow-up appointments, helping health services to understand the adjustment and approaches the homeless person may need, and providing emotional support. The service may provide support to homeless people staying in hospital. Barriers homeless people face to accessing services include stigma and discrimination; lack of trust; fragmented and confusing pathways and a lack of appropriate communication. Often when homeless people access services, they experience being further labelled (as difficult or complex) and then excluded again for being too hard to help. The service helps to bridge the gap between people's needs and capacity and capability of health services to respond. The service is managed by a paid member of staff and delivered by trained and closely supervised volunteers who have experienced homelessness themselves. It has a strong commitment to working in a way that enables people to have greater control over their lives. Those accessing the service encounter a non-judgemental and friendly environment, and an advocate that wants to get to know them and listen. This peer element is an essential component of the service, as it enables homeless people to benefit from the insight and understanding of others who have been in similar situations. The advocates act as a trusted source of hope, help to build self-esteem, and bring mutual understanding to enable people to make decisions and find solutions that positively impact their health. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Mental Health- Groundswell HHPA service provides the emotional and practical support to individuals with complex lives that they need to engage with medical appointments in Camden. The service works with homeless people in Camden who experience barriers to access and engagement with preventative and life-saving services that mean that problems can remain untreated until they become very severe and complex and result in hospital services, especially via emergency admission, or readmission. It does this by, for example, encouraging and helping people to consider their health needs, scheduling appointments, and helping people prepare (mentally and physically) for appointments, accompanying them to the appointments and waiting in the waiting room with them, helping schedule follow-up appointments, helping health services to understand the adjustment and approaches the homeless person may need, and providing emotional support. The service may provide support to homeless people staying in hospital. Barriers homeless people face to accessing services include stigma and discrimination; lack of trust; fragmented and confusing pathways and a lack of appropriate communication. Often when homeless people access services, they experience being further labelled (as difficult or complex) and then excluded again for being too hard to help. The service helps to bridge the gap between people's needs and capacity and capability of health services to respond. The service is managed by a paid member of staff and delivered by trained and closely supervised volunteers who have experienced homelessness themselves. It has a strong commitment to working in a way that enables people to have greater control over their lives. Those accessing the service encounter a non-judgemental and friendly environment, and an advocate that wants to get to know them and listen. This peer element is an essential component of the service, as it enables homeless people to benefit from the insight and understanding of others who have been in similar situations. The advocates act as a trusted source of hope, help to build self-esteem, and bring mutual understanding to enable people to make decisions and find solutions that positively impact their health. ### 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 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 decision makers by 24 January 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002598-2025 | | Notice type | Tender 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 | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 24 Jan 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 20 Nov 2024 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS NORTH CENTRAL LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | North London | | Postcode | N1 1TH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington | | Local authority | Islington | | Electoral ward | Laycock | | Westminster constituency | Islington South and Finsbury | | Delivery location | TLI31 Camden and City of London | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | GROUNDSWELL | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85323000 - Community health services ## Release History - 24 Jan 2025 at 15:58 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002598-2025 - 13 Jan 2025 at 17:06 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001092-2025 ## Notice URLs - http://groundswell.org.uk - https://www.nclhealthandcare.org.uk/icb/north-central-london-integrated-care-board ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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