Housing First Service
Scope
Description
This a floating support service providing brief but intensive support to adults Lewisham with additional support needs. The service has focus on tenancy sustainment and resolving immediate crisis in people’s lives. The service operates across Lewisham.
Total value (estimated)
- £1,753,230 excluding VAT
- £1,753,230 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029
- Possible extension to 31 March 2033
- 6 years
Description of possible extension:
option to extend for 4 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85000000 – Health and social work services
Contract locations
- UKI44 – Lewisham and Southwark
ParticipationParticipation
Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation
No minimum level of economic and financial and/or a minimum threshold has been set for this procurement.
The Authority will carry out credit checks provided by CreditSafe on each supplier.
The Supplier may be asked to present detailed information for the previous year, for example audited accounts, balance sheets, and profit and loss statements to demonstrate financial health and stability.
Technical ability conditions of participation
Please provide details of up to three contracts to meet conditions of participation relating to technical ability set out in the relevant notice or procurement documents, in any combination from either the public or private sectors (which may include samples of grant-funded work).
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
SubmissionSubmission
Enquiry deadline
25 September 2026, 12:00am
Submission type
Requests to participate
Deadline for requests to participate
1 October 2026, 12:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
23 December 2026
Recurring procurement
Publication date of next tender notice (estimated): 23 December 2026
Award criteriaAward criteria
This table contains award criteria for this lot
| Name | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | Quality | 55.00% |
| Price | Price | 35.00% |
| Social Value | Quality | 10.00% |
Other informationOther information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
ProcedureProcedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Competitive flexible procedure description
This procurement is being conducted under the Procurement Act 2023, using a two-stage Competitive Flexible Procedure.
The process is structured into two stages:
Stage 1 – Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) Suppliers are assessed against the Council’s conditions of participation, covering legal, financial and technical capability. This stage includes pass/fail checks and scored specialist knowledge questions. PSQs will then be evaluated by the Council to determine which organisations will be shortlisted and invited through to the second stage.
Suppliers must obtain a “pass” for each of the questions/sections where it is stated as being a pass or fail assessment. The Suppliers that do so may continue to take part in the procurement process. If you fail any of these questions, you will be excluded from the competition and not invited to Stage 2 of the tender process.
Questions numbered 2; 5 to 6; 8 to 13; 15 to 21 are mandatory questions and will be assessed PASS or FAIL. If you fail any of these questions, you will be excluded from the competition and not invited to Stage 2 of the tender process.
Questions numbered 22 and 23 are mandatory questions about risk management and your experience. Your response must achieve a minimum score of 3 in each question and will be scored based on the criteria set out at 7.5 below. The Council will reject any Tender that fails to achieve this minimum threshold score in both scored questions, and you will not be invited to submit the Stage 2 method statements, social value KPIs and pricing documents.
Interested organisations should complete and submit the PSQ during the first stage only and await the Council’s evaluation and shortlist before continuing.
The Council will notify unsuccessful bidders who will not be invited to the second stage and the successful bidders who will be invited to the second stage of the procurement.
The five highest scoring suppliers will be shortlisted and invited to participate in the next stage of the procurement process. Where two or more suppliers achieve an equal score in fifth position, all such tied suppliers will be shortlisted. Supplier ranking is determined solely by final weighted PSQ evaluation scores.
The scored questions in the PSQ are questions 22 and 23, the maximum score for each question is 5, the total combined score therefore for the two questions is 10. The questions both carry an equal weighting. The minimum score for each question is 3. If you do not meet the minimum score, you will fail the question and will not advance to Stage 2.
Stage 2 – Invitation to Tender (ITT) The shortlisted Suppliers following the PSQ stage who meet the conditions of participation will be invited to submit a full tender. The ITT will be evaluated against the published Award Criteria (Quality, Price and Social Value) to determine the Most Advantageous Tender. Progression to Stage 2 confirms eligibility to tender and does not guarantee contract award.
DocumentsDocuments
Documents to be provided after the tender notice
Contracting authorityContracting authority
London Borough of Lewisham
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYXG-1482-BYWG
4th Floor Laurence House
Catford
SE6 4RU
United Kingdom
Contact name: Ilona Plekhanova
Telephone: +44 208314
Email: Lewisham.Procurement@lewisham.gov.uk
Website: http://www.lewisham.gov.uk
Region: UKI44 – Lewisham and Southwark
Organisation type: Public authority – sub-central government
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