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title: "Specialist Mental Health Outreach Service for Rough Sleepers"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05ac7b"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM"
published: "2025-10-10"
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# Specialist Mental Health Outreach Service for Rough Sleepers

Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ac7b

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## Summary

The London Borough of Lewisham has completed the procurement process for a Specialist Mental Health Outreach Service for Rough Sleepers. This award was made under the Provider Selection Regime's Direct Award Process A, which allows for a direct award to a single provider due to the absence of competition for technical reasons. The contract, valued at £269,932, has been directly awarded to the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) for a duration of 12 months starting from the signing date of 3rd October 2025. The procurement stage is 'Award', and the service is intended to fill critical gaps in the care of rough sleepers in the Lewisham borough, aligning with NICE guidance and national homelessness priorities. The location for this service is specified as the UKI44 region in the United Kingdom.

This tender presents growth opportunities primarily for organisations in the health and social work services sector, particularly those with expertise in managing trauma-informed, multidisciplinary care systems. Regional service providers with proficiency in working with local boroughs and delivering healthcare services to homeless populations would be well-suited for such contracts. Although the current award process was limited and conducted without a prior call for competition, businesses can take note of the areas of service adoption and potential collaboration opportunities with SLaM or similar organisations, to better position themselves in future procurement cycles. The procurement method utilised, which focuses on quality, innovation, social value, and integration, suggests future avenues for competitive participation.

## Notice

This notice is for the direct award of a 12-month contract to South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) to deliver the Lewisham START Team, a specialist mental health outreach service for rough sleepers. The service will be funded through the in-year Rough Sleeping Prevention and Recovery Grant (RSPARG) increased allocation, alongside contributions from South East London (SEL) RSPARG and existing funding for the Dual Diagnosis Homeless Outreach Practitioner. The service will provide trauma-informed, multidisciplinary care aligned with NICE guidance and national homelessness priorities. The START Team will address a critical gap in provision identified through borough-wide service mapping. Under the Provider Selection Regime, officers utilised the Direct Award Process A to identify the provider. The annual contract value will be PS269,932 for the duration of the 12 month contract. This notice is placed to set out Lewisham Council's award of contract under the Direct Award Process A of the Provider Selection Regime.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Lewisham is one of the few South East London boroughs without a dedicated mental health multidisciplinary outreach service for rough sleepers. Neighbouring boroughs such as Lambeth and Greenwich benefit from established START and RAMP teams respectively, offering integrated care across health and housing systems. The START Team for Lewisham, to be delivered by South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM), directly responds to this gap. It will expand the DD HOP model into a full multidisciplinary team, incorporating consultant psychiatry, care coordinators, and support workers. The service will be embedded within the existing START framework operating in Lambeth, Southwark, and Croydon, and will deliver trauma-informed, NICE-compliant care to rough sleepers across Lewisham. The key criteria that was used for selection was: 1. Quality and innovation; 2. Value; 3. Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability; 4. Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice; 5. Social Value This is an award notice under the Direct Award Process A of the Provider Selection Regime.

### Procurement Information

This contract will be awarded under the PSR Direct Award Process A, which permits a direct award where: *There is an existing provider of healthcare services to which the proposed contracting arrangements relate *The authority is satisfied that the provider is the only provider that can provide the services *The type of service means that there is no realistic alternative to existing provider. Lewisham Council has determined that SLaM is the only possible provider as the following PSR Direct Award Process A conditions have been met: *Is there an existing provider or group of providers? SLaM currently run the DD HOP post, the START team will be the expanded full service from the DD HOP. *Does the nature of the service mean that there is no realistic alternative to the current provider or group of providers? The service must be run by a statutory NHS mental health service to be able to carry out the core functions of the work. SLaM is the local mental health NHS trust and so is there only suitable provider

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064055-2025 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Oct 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £269,932 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM |
| Locality | CATFORD |
| Post town | South East London |
| Postcode | SE6 4RU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark |
| Local authority | Lewisham |
| Electoral ward | Rushey Green |
| Westminster constituency | Lewisham East |
| Delivery location | TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (SLAM |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 10 Oct 2025 at 09:35 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064055-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://lewisham.gov.uk

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