Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Lewisham
4th Floor Laurence House
Catford
SE64RU
UK
Contact person: Beena Patel
E-mail: beena.patel@lewisham.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI44
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://lewisham.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.londontenders.org/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.londontenders.org/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.londontenders.org/
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
PSR Lewisham Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Service
Reference number: DN827965
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85323000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Lewisham Council (the Council) invites you to submit a Tender for the Lewisham Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Service.
The Lewisham Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Service will provide a single, recognisable point of access for residents seeking support with their mental health, wellbeing, and wider determinants of health. The service should offer preventative and early intervention community-based services for adults (18+) living in Lewisham experiencing emotional wellbeing and mental health challenges.
The contract will be between the successful provider and the Council for the period of two years, with the possibility of a 1-year extension, at the Council's sole discretion. It is expected that the successful provider will begin provision of the service(s) on 1 April 2027.
This procurement will be undertaken using the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Competitive Process, in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI44
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Lewisham Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Service will provide a single, recognisable point of access for residents seeking support with their mental health, wellbeing, and wider determinants of health. The service should offer preventative and early intervention community-based services for adults (18+) living in Lewisham experiencing emotional wellbeing and mental health challenges.
The service will:
- Provide a welcoming, non-clinical front door
- Offer information, advice, guidance, and time-limited support
- Enable effective triage and navigation
- Deliver both individual and group-based interventions
- Strengthen community-based support and prevention
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 45%
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10%
Price
/ Weighting:
45%
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/04/2027
End:
31/03/2030
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Option to extend for a further for 1 year at the Council's discretion.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
All procurement documentation, which includes the contract award criteria, the relative importance of the key criteria and how the award criteria will be assessed is available via the London Tenders portal.
All tender submission must be sent in electronically via the London Tenders Portal. https://www.londontenders.org/
If providers identify a technical issue with the London Tenders Portal, they should contact ProActis support without delay on email suppliersupport@proactisservicedesk.com or call on 03300050352.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
29/09/2026
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
29/09/2026
Local time: 13:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
The evaluation process will be conducted in a manner which ensures transparency, consistency, and equal treatment and in line with applicable UK procurement regulations.
Submissions will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation methodology set out in this ITP document. The Contract will be awarded to the Provider whose Submission achieves the highest overall score following application of the published evaluation criteria and weightings, subject to the Provider satisfying the applicable basic selection criteria and all mandatory requirements of this procurement.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Court of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/09/2026