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Awarded· 5 Jan 2026

Action for Refugees in Lewisham and Greenwich Leisure Limited to provide mental health and wellbeing support to asylum seekers in Lewisham

London Borough of Lewisham · Lewisham, London

London Borough of Lewisham has awarded this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Lewisham.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 5 Jan 2026. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2026

    Award notice published

    UK6 - Contract Award Notice · 13:39

    View notice

  2. 2026

    Contract starts

  3. 2026

    Contract ends

    0½ years after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

London Borough of Lewisham has awarded this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Lewisham. The contract went to Action for Refugees in Lewisham. It was awarded on 5 January 2026. The awarded value is £40,000. The contract runs from 5 January 2026 to 31 May 2026. It lasts 0½ years.

It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 5 January 2026. The notice number is 000319-2026. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05ff5e.

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process managed by the London Borough of Lewisham focuses on delivering mental health and wellbeing support to asylum seekers in Lewisham. This initiative, titled "Action for Refugees in Lewisham and Greenwich Leisure Limited to provide mental health and wellbeing support to asylum seekers in Lewisham," is classified under the services category, specifically counselling services.

The procurement process reached the award stage with a direct procurement method, categorised as below threshold and conducted without competition. The contract is valued at £40,000, with services scheduled from 5th January 2026 to 31st May 2026. The initiative is funded through a grant provided by the Greater London Authority (GLA), with the activities expected to be finalised by the end of May 2026 in the UKI44 region, United Kingdom.

Organisations with experience in outreach and support services, particularly those focusing on refugee and asylum seeker communities, would be ideal candidates to engage in similar future procurements.

The notice in full

Lewisham Council was awarded a PS40,000 grant from the GLA for asylum mental health initiatives in October 2025. The proposed activities included targeted outreach to people in dispersed asylum accommodation and additional casework provided by AFRIL (PS25,000) and and water safety courses and soft play vouchers at Lewisham leisure centres provided by GLL (PS9,000). The grant requirement is for the activities to be completed by end of May 2026.

Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
5 Jan 2026 to 31 May 2026 (0½ years)
Awarded to
Action for Refugees in Lewisham
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement method
Direct
Procedure
Below threshold - without competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
Large

Values

Awards value
£40,000

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, contracts value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Complete
Awards
Active

Not stated in the notice: contracts.

References

Find a Tender notice
000319-2026
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ff5e
CPV code
85312320 - Counselling services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

London Borough of Lewisham is based in Lewisham. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Lewisham
Town
South East London
Postcode
SE6 4RU
Electoral ward
Rushey Green
Constituency
Lewisham East
Region
London
Sub-region
Lewisham and Southwark
Area
Inner London - East
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
London Borough of Lewisham
Category
Services
Address
Catford, SE6 4RU · London · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Action for Refugees in Lewisham
Awardee scale
Large
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
£40,000
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about this tender

Who won the Action for Refugees in Lewisham and Greenwich Leisure Limited to provide mental… contract?

London Borough of Lewisham awarded the contract to Action for Refugees in Lewisham on 5 January 2026. It is due to end on 31 May 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.

How much is the Action for Refugees in Lewisham and Greenwich Leisure Limited to provide mental… contract worth?

The awarded value is £40,000. The contract runs from 5 January 2026 to 31 May 2026 (0½ years).

Who is the buyer for Action for Refugees in Lewisham and Greenwich Leisure Limited to provide mental…?

London Borough of Lewisham, based in Lewisham, London.

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