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Awarded· 24 Apr 2025

Care Navigation and social prescribing

NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board · Islington, London

NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board has awarded Care Navigation and social prescribing. It is a contract for other health and social care in Islington.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 24 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK5 - Transparency Notice · 10:21

    View notice

  2. 2025

    Contract starts

  3. 2026

    Contract ends

    1 year after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board has awarded Care Navigation and social prescribing. It is a contract for other health and social care in Islington. The contract went to Age Uk Camden. It was awarded on 24 April 2025. The awarded value is £464,898. The contract runs from 24 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. It lasts 1 year.

It is run as a direct award. The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 24 April 2025. The notice number is 016724-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0506d9.

Summary of the contracting process

NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board has completed the procurement process for its "Care Navigation and Social Prescribing" services in London, as outlined in the tender with ID C337316. This procurement, under the category of community services, aims to integrate community-based navigation and social prescribing alongside existing health and social care services.

The procurement has been conducted through a direct award method, justified by the technical necessity of the service, and represents a full contract cycle scheduled from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026.

This initiative is crucial for addressing the community's health and wellbeing needs, particularly targeting outcomes such as reducing hospital admissions and fostering independent living for older populations in Camden, a region witnessing a significant increase in its elderly demographic. The awarded contract, valued at £464,898, has been extended to AGE UK Camden, an SME with a strong community focus, suited for delivering services to the elderly and marginalised communities.

The notice in full

Community-based integrated navigation and social prescribing service, alongside traditional statutory health and social care services to help promote, provide practical options and support people to make positive choices to enabling good health and emotional well-being. These preventative interventions put in place help provide support to residents earlier within community settings, helping to reduce and delay the need for costly interventions.

The contract will be signed once the standstill period has terminated, for the period from 01/04/25 to 31/03/26.

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
24 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2026 (1 year)
Suitable for
Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Awarded to
Age Uk Camden
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement method
Direct
Procedure
Direct award
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
SME

Values

Awards value
£464,898

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

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Complete
Awards
Pending

Not stated in the notice: contracts.

References

Find a Tender notice
016724-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0506d9
CPV code
85312310 - Guidance services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board is based in Islington. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Islington
Town
North London
Postcode
N1 1TH
Electoral ward
Laycock
Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury
Region
London
Sub-region
Haringey and Islington
Area
Inner London - East
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board
Category
Services
Address
London, N1 1TH · London · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Age Uk Camden
Awardee scale
SME
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
£464,898
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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 Care Navigation and social prescribing

Who won the Care Navigation and social prescribing contract?

NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Age Uk Camden on 24 April 2025. It is due to end on 31 March 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.

How much is the Care Navigation and social prescribing contract worth?

The awarded value is £464,898. The contract runs from 24 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 (1 year).

Who is the buyer for Care Navigation and social prescribing?

NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board, based in Islington, London.

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