--- title: "Groundswell Homeless Health - C406313" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-064906" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-064906" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-064906.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-064906.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "NHS NORTH CENTRAL LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD" published: "2026-03-11" --- # Groundswell Homeless Health - C406313 Buyer: NHS NORTH CENTRAL LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-064906 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-064906) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-064906.json) ## Summary The NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board is overseeing the procurement process for the Groundswell Homeless Health service in Camden. This initiative focuses on community health services, particularly for homeless individuals, offering vital emotional and practical support. The contract formalises a Provider Selection Regime (PSR), confirmed on 19th February 2026, with a start date set for 1st April 2026. The procurement stage is at the award phase, and the contract spans three years with an option to extend for another two years. The contract, valued at £212,250, is delivered through a direct award process without prior publication, adhering to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses within the community health services sector, specifically those skilled in working with vulnerable populations such as the homeless. Organisations with expertise in delivering empathetic care, fostering engagement with healthcare systems, and providing peer support could benefit from participating. The process supports collaborative integration and service sustainability, appealing to entities focused on reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice. Groundswell UK, the existing provider, highlights the value of building self-esteem and mutual understanding to enable individuals to positively impact their health, reflecting potential growth areas for businesses adept in these areas. ## Notice "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 "This notice relates to 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. This notice is an intention to award a contract to the existing provider following direct award process C. The annual value of the contract is PS42,450.00 The lifetime value of the contract is PS212,250.00 The expiring contract ends 31/03/2026 The contract term will be 3 Year with 2 Year Option to Extend The contract will start 01/04/2026 and end 31/03/2027" ### Procurement Information "Justification: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below Reason: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations Explanation: 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 19/02/2026 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/021617-2026 | | 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 | 11 Mar 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 5 Feb 2026 | | 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 - 11 Mar 2026 at 09:16 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021617-2026 - 5 Feb 2026 at 14:10 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010517-2026 ## 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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