Awarded· 2 Oct 2025
Specialist Mental Health Outreach Service for Rough Sleepers
London Borough of Lewisham · Lewisham, Greater London
London Borough of Lewisham has awarded Specialist Mental Health Outreach Service for Rough Sleepers. It is a contract for other health and social care in Lewisham.
Source: Find a Tender, published 10 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (slam
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 09:35
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About this tender
In brief
London Borough of Lewisham has awarded Specialist Mental Health Outreach Service for Rough Sleepers. It is a contract for other health and social care in Lewisham. The contract went to South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (slam. It was awarded on 2 October 2025. The contract value is £269,932.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 10 October 2025. The notice number is 064055-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05ac7b.
Summary of the contracting process
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. The procurement method utilised, which focuses on quality, innovation, social value, and integration, suggests future avenues for competitive participation.
The notice in full
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.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
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.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (slam
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Award Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £269,932
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Cancelled
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 064055-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ac7b
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Town
- South East London
- Postcode
- SE6 4RU
- Electoral ward
- Rushey Green
- Constituency
- Lewisham East
- Delivery area
- Lewisham and Southwark
- Region
- Greater London
- Sub-region
- Lewisham and Southwark
- Area
- Inner London - East
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Catford, SE6 4RU · Greater London · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (slam
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Specialist Mental Health Outreach Service for Rough Sleepers
Who won the Specialist Mental Health Outreach Service for Rough Sleepers contract?
London Borough of Lewisham awarded the contract to South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (slam on 2 October 2025.
How much is the Specialist Mental Health Outreach Service for Rough Sleepers contract worth?
The contract value is £269,932.
Who is the buyer for Specialist Mental Health Outreach Service for Rough Sleepers?
London Borough of Lewisham, based in Lewisham, Greater London.
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