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title: "2526-0626 Homeless Healthcare Peer Advocacy"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06fa84"
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buyer: "London Borough of Islington"
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# 2526-0626 Homeless Healthcare Peer Advocacy

Buyer: London Borough of Islington  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06fa84

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## Summary

The London Borough of Islington commissioned healthcare peer advocacy for people experiencing homelessness. The service is a community health service supporting people to access and engage with healthcare, including practical assistance around appointments, hospital stays and discharge. Delivery is centred on people experiencing homelessness in Islington and the surrounding London borough service context. The requirement covers both direct support and outreach or in-reach activity, including joint outreach sessions. It is intended to improve access to healthcare interventions, help people attend appointments, support them during hospital stays and after discharge, and reduce avoidable emergency admissions. The buying organisation is the London Borough of Islington, a sub-central public authority. The selected provider is Groundswell Network Support UK, a voluntary, community or social enterprise based in London.

This procurement has been completed and awarded. The contract was signed on 7 September 2026 with Groundswell Network Support UK, which holds the active award. It was run as a below-threshold process using a method recorded as “below threshold - unknown”, and comprised one completed lot. The contract runs from 7 September 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £60,903 excluding VAT, or £73,083.60 including VAT. The agreement includes a 12-month extension option, giving a maximum end date of 31 March 2028. Performance will be measured through client engagement with healthcare interventions, accompanied appointments, hospital-stay support, support during and after discharge, outreach and in-reach sessions, and emergency hospital admissions avoided.

This award signals a requirement for a specialist homelessness and community-health provider able to combine peer advocacy with practical healthcare navigation. A credible competitor would need to engage people experiencing homelessness, build trust with clients who may face barriers to mainstream services, and support access to healthcare interventions and appointments. Relevant delivery capability includes accompanying clients to appointments, providing support during hospital stays, preventing unplanned discharge, and continuing assistance after discharge. The service also requires organised outreach and in-reach delivery, including joint sessions with other services, together with the ability to record activity and outcomes consistently. Providers with experience of homelessness services, peer-led support, hospital liaison, discharge support and outcome monitoring would be well placed when this requirement is next considered.

## Notice

Healthcare peer advocacy for people experiencing homelessness

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087480-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - unknown |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 7 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £60,903 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | London Borough of Islington |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | North London |
| Postcode | N1 2UD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington |
| Local authority | Islington |
| Electoral ward | St Mary's & St James' |
| Westminster constituency | Islington South and Finsbury |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GROUNDSWELL NETWORK SUPPORT UK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85323000 - Community health services

## Release History

- 15 Sep 2026 at 16:37 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087480-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087480-2026
  15th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://groundswell.org.uk/
- https://www.islington.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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