Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS South East London ICB
QKK
160 Tooley Street
London
SE1 2TZ
UK
E-mail: hub.queries@nhs.net
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.selondonics.org/icb/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.selondonics.org/icb/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Enhanced Primary Care Homeless Service in Lewisham
Reference number: Contract Ref: C458647
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The notice relates to the provision of Enhanced Primary Care Homeless Service in Lewisham
This notice is an intention to award a contract to the existing provider following direct award process C.
The lifetime value of this contract is £500,000 (£125,000 per annum)
The contract term is 2 years with the option to extend for a further 2 year at the sole discretion of the Authority.
The contract will start on 01/04/2027 and end 31/03/2029, if the optional extension is utilised the contract end date will be 31/03/31
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This specification should be considered as part of the wider homeless health pathway. The service provider is expected to work in partnership with homeless agencies (as locally commissioned) as well as a range of health, social care and voluntary services to ensure a seamless and equitable service for homeless patients.
The service provider shall:
• Provide clinically led outreach clinics across multiple sites located in a community setting providing primary care health services to the homeless population.
• Designated sites have been identified through collaborative engagement across SEL ICB, LBL colleagues (Housing teams, rough sleeping teams, health inclusion teams) and housing providers. The provision of outreach clinics may be considered through sub-contracting arrangements and as per any agreements with SEL ICB.
• Ensure that there is a named GP identified as clinical lead to provide clinical oversight of the service.
• Ensure that all clinics are clinician led and delivered by a GP or an Advanced Nurse Practitioner (including prescribing capabilities)
• More than 1 clinician can be identified if covering different sites. Clinicians should have experience and/or an interest in working with the homeless population.
• The service model should offer continuity of care through designated clinicians across sites.
• Identify any additional workforce as they see fit for delivery of the homeless care model
• Have the capabilities to flex the service model and respond to service delivery demands to meet the service users needs and in agreement with SEL ICB.
• Lead on and attend frequent Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) meetings with multiple agencies actively involved in the health and wellbeing of the resident(s). Frequency to be determined by the provider and key stakeholders.
• Delivery of annual webinar session and / or information and guidance for homeless service provider staff in supporting their homeless clients in accessing health services.
• Participate in development of new models of care, shared protocols and pathways for homeless health in line with local strategies and commissioning intentions.
• Develop good relationships with relevant services and agencies to ensure effective delivery of care.
• Ensure that there are robust business continuity arrangements in place for incidences of annual leave or sickness.
• Ensure that they are effectively able to implement flexible and alternative models of care in response to any local or national incidences e.g. pandemic ensuring that there is continued access and flexibility in service provision and that this is clearly communicated to all service users and key stakeholders.
• Ensure delivery of the service aligns to the governments core principles for health and care professionals25
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard
/ Weighting: 100
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
2 years
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award 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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 09.10.2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23/09/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Novum Health Partnership
Primary Care Centre | Hawstead Road
Catford, London
SE6 4JH
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award 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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.
The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period.
Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 09.10.2026.
This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Written representations should be sent to hub.psrrepresentation@nhs.net
Enter details of the decision makers: Bromley Procurement & Contracts Committee
Conflicts of interest : COIs were managed in-line with ICB policy and none were reported during the DAC process.
The ICB chose a set of key criteria against which the provider was assessed based on delivery of the current and future contract. These particular criteria covered Quality and Innovation, Value for Money, Integration, Collaboration, and Service Sustainability & social value.
A total of 100 points was available across these five areas split according to importance of each element to the ICB. A minimum threshold was set of 70%.
Following an evaluation the overall score was over this threshold and the ICB was satisfied in awarding the contract via this PSR DAC.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS South East London ICB
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/09/2026