Care and support at six supported living sites for adults with Mental Health Difficulties

London Borough of BrentcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-060db2Procurement Act 2023Light-touch servicesSME suitableVCSE suitableclosed for bids
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Estimated value

£7.6m

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

2

0 awarded

Published

09 Mar 2026

Deadline 09 Apr 2026

Description

This tender which is for care and support services at the six supported living sites for adults with mental health difficulties. The six sites are dedicated to serving vulnerable adults with varying levels of mental illness and who may: be in receipt of clinical treatment, have previously been detained under the Mental Health Act 1983, use drugs and/or alcohol, have a ‘dual diagnosis’, have been or be involved in the criminal justice system. These adults may be using secondary mental health services coordinated by Brent Mental Health Service staff and will have been assessed as eligible to move into supported accommodation. All six sites currently accommodate 33 existing service users. Lot 1 - Mental Health Supported Living Service at Braemar Avenue, Craven Park Road and St Gabriels Road Lot 2 - Mental Health Supported Living Service at Braemar Avenue, Craven Park Road and St Gabriels Road. The total contract value for all services for the initial contract term of five years and two year extension (7 years) is estimated to be £3,701,257 for Lot 1 and £3,865,536 for Lot 2. The procurement process will follow the competitive flexible procedure in accordance with the Act. The Services to which the Procurement relate fall within the “Light Touch Contracts” of Schedule 1 to the Procurement Regulations 2024 (the Regulations). Following evaluation of the responses to the PSQ submitted in response to the Tender Notice, provided there are six suitable Bidders based on application of the PSQ evaluation, the Council intends to invite the top six scoring Bidders to tender via issue of the ITT.

Scope

Reference
ASCH-2526-011
Total value
£7,566,793 excluding VAT
£9,080,151.6 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
31 Aug 2026 to 31 Aug 2031
Possible extension to 31 Aug 2033

The duration of the contracts for the the Lot will be for a period of five years with the option to extend for a further two years on a one plus one basis (5+1+1) subject to satisfactory performance of the contract by the successful provider.

Main category
services
CPV classifications
85300000
Contract locations
London, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Qualityquality50.00%
Social Valuequality10.00%
Priceprice40.00%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

As set out in Appendix 1 PSQ and Appendix 2 PSQ Evaluation Criteria

Submission & procedure

Enquiry deadline
02 Apr 2026, 10:59 pm
Submission deadline
09 Apr 2026, 12:00 pm
Submission address
This procurement is being undertaken through the use of an electronic tendering web based system called The London Tenders Portal which can be found at https://www.londontenders.org (E-Portal).
Electronic submission
Yes
Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure

Lots · 2 total

Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.

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LotTitleEst. valueStatus
1Lot 1 Mental Health Supported Living Service at Braemar Avenue, Craven Park Road and St Gabriels Road£3.7mactive
2Lot 2 - Mental Health Supported Living Service at The Mall, Essex Road and Walm Lane£3.9mactive