--- title: "NLFC - Co Production and Development of Lived Experience Roles" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0558de" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0558de" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0558de.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0558de.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "NORTH LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST" published: "2025-11-04" --- # NLFC - Co Production and Development of Lived Experience Roles Buyer: NORTH LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0558de [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0558de) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0558de.json) ## Summary The procurement process for the "NLFC – Co Production and Development of Lived Experience Roles" has been led by the North London NHS Foundation Trust, located in St Pancras Hospital, London, and has reached the award stage as of 4th November 2025. This tender, categorised under services for specialist training, involves the development of lived experience roles within the forensic mental health community in North London. The awarded contract is valued at £330,003 and was granted to User Voice, with the contract period extending from 10th December 2025 to 31st March 2027, with potential extensions until March 2029. The procurement was conducted using an open procedure, and the award notice stands out for its focus on strengthening and expanding roles for individuals with learning disabilities and autism, alongside enhancing family, friends, and carer engagement. This tender presents significant business growth opportunities, particularly for organisations specialising in co-production, training, and service development for mental health and community engagement. Businesses with a focus on public service sectors, particularly those experienced in working with the NHS or forensic mental health services, will find themselves well-suited to compete in similar future tenders. Additionally, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and those with experience in developing lived experience roles within governance structures can leverage this contract to showcase their expertise and expand into strategic partnerships within the public sector service domains. ## Notice The North London Forensic Collaborative (NLFC) commissions and delivers forensic adult secure inpatient and specialist forensic community services for the population of North London. This includes people with a learning disability and/or autism in inpatient and community forensic services. The collaborative is formed of five NHS Trusts and one Independent Provider. North London Foundation Trust (NLFT) as the Lead Provider, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL), East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT), North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT), West London NHS Trust (WLT), and The Priory Hospital, working in partnership to improve services for patients, families, carers and staff. There are currently 700 low and medium secure inpatient beds across the provider collaborative, and provision for 600 community forensic service users provided by three Specialist Community Forensic Teams (SCFT)'s, each aligned to one of the Integrated Care Systems (ICS) in North London. NLFT as part of their lead provider responsibilities are required to establish and host a delineated commissioning team, known as 'The Commissioning Hub'. The commissioning hub is comprised of clinical, operational, experts by experience and corporate staff, and the governance structures provide a framework through which providers can hold each other to account in a fair, transparent and constructive way. Clinical networks are comprised of staff from across the collaborative, and the patient council is comprised of current patients from adult secure inpatient services, placing co-production, and staff and patient engagement at the centre of quality and service improvement. In addition to maintaining the existing model, the appointed provider will be required to strengthen and expand it by developing new roles for people with a learning disability and autistic people, and by supporting the engagement of families, friends, and carers. The provider will also deliver strategic expertise and a comprehensive training programme; both aimed at embedding meaningful involvement at all stages of the commissioning cycle and governance structures. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Renewal: 2 x 12 month extensions dependant on funding ### Planning Information This pre-procurement exercise will allow NLFT to engage directly and collaboratively with potential providers to: • Aid with procurement process design. • Determine the level of provider interest. • Help enable providers to participate in the process. • Inform development of service specification/s and collaborative service delivery options. • Help shape the commissioning and contracting process. Initial market briefing event will be held virtually at the following date and time: Date: 22nd July 2025 Time: 14:00am – 15:30pm To access the opportunity, please register via the eTendering portal Atamis: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome Contract reference: C372880 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070952-2025 | | Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Planning, Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 4 Nov 2025 | | Submission deadline | 22 Sep 2025 | | Future notice date | 8 Aug 2025 | | Award date | 4 Nov 2025 | | Contract period | 10 Dec 2025 - 31 Mar 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £341,667 | | Lots value | £341,667 | | Awards value | £330,003 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Complete | | Awards status | Pending | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NORTH LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | | Additional buyers | NORTH EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | North West London | | Postcode | NW1 0PE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI5 Outer London - East and North East | | ITL 3 | TLI52 Barking & Dagenham and Havering | | Local authority | Havering | | Electoral ward | Rainham & Wennington | | Westminster constituency | Dagenham and Rainham | | Delivery location | TLI31 Camden and City of London, TLI43 Haringey and Islington, TLI54 Enfield, TLI71 Barnet | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | USER VOICE | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 79633000 - Staff development services - 80510000 - Specialist training services ## Release History - 4 Nov 2025 at 15:59 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070952-2025 - 8 Sep 2025 at 09:29 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054538-2025 - 8 Sep 2025 at 09:29 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054537-2025 - 29 Aug 2025 at 15:04 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052569-2025 - 11 Aug 2025 at 09:15 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047527-2025 - 7 Jul 2025 at 08:58 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037654-2025 - 7 Jul 2025 at 08:57 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037653-2025 - 4 Jul 2025 at 09:46 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037334-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070952-2025 4th November 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054538-2025 8th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054537-2025 8th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052569-2025 29th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047527-2025 11th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037654-2025 7th July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037653-2025 7th July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037334-2025 4th July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome - https://services.atamis.co.uk/docs/Supplier_User_Guide.pdf - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.nelft.nhs.uk - https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk - https://www.uservoice.org/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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