---
title: "STEP DOWN BEDS & WORKERS"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04d449"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "CENTRAL AND NORTH WEST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2025-01-17"
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# STEP DOWN BEDS & WORKERS

Buyer: CENTRAL AND NORTH WEST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04d449

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## Summary

The Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) is planning a procurement process for a new supported living initiative titled "STEP DOWN BEDS & WORKERS." This project falls under the "Hospital Services" industry category and encompasses areas within Brent, Harrow, Hillingdon, Kensington & Chelsea, and Westminster. Currently in the planning stage, the initiative aims to begin in September 2025 and involves offering 30-40 supported living beds with 24-hour staffing. The primary objective is to facilitate early discharge from mental health wards, providing continuous support and enabling patients to integrate into the community. A market engagement outcome has already taken place, and detailed tendering will follow, inviting previously engaged bidders to participate. Key future dates include January 17, 2025, when additional notices will be communicated.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in supported living, mental health services, and hospital care management. Companies that can provide comprehensive patient care services, coordinate with healthcare teams, and manage recovery-focused environments will find this project particularly well-suited to their expertise. The initiative requires not just bed provisioning, but also dedicated "step down workers" to assist with patient discharges and integration into the community, creating avenues for businesses with strong healthcare and social care capabilities to grow and expand their operations by securing this contract.

## Notice

CNWL is set to introduce a new supported living initiative, offering 30-40 beds with 24-hour staffing across Brent, Harrow, Hillingdon, Kensington & Chelsea, and Westminster. This program aims to facilitate early discharge from mental health wards by providing continuous support, reducing the duration of hospital stays, and managing repatriations. It will create recovery-focused environments that help patients build independence, comply with treatments, and integrate into the community with the help of additional social care support. The service will also include 3-4 'step down workers' to further assist in achieving timely discharges, coordinating with CNWL teams and third-party organisations to optimise patient care and discharge processes.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Following the market engagement outcome, the Trust plans to conduct a detailed tender process involving bidders who participated in the market engagement. The goal is to select a supplier capable of providing this service starting September 2025. Additional information: https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_ContractPage?SearchType=Projects&uid=a07Sr00000NJlzZIAT&searchStr=C328243&sortStr=Recently+Published&page=1&filters=&County=

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001724-2025 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Jan 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 17 Jan 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| 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 | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CENTRAL AND NORTH WEST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | WC1X 8AQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden |
| Local authority | Camden |
| Electoral ward | Holborn & Covent Garden |
| Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras |
| Delivery location | TLI32 Westminster |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85111000 - Hospital services

## Release History

- 17 Jan 2025 at 14:26 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001724-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_ContractPage?SearchType=Projects&uid=a07Sr00000NJlzZIAT&searchStr=C328243&sortStr=Recently+Published&page=1&filters=&County=
- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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