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

London Borough of Brent · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 01:08.

Opportunity overview

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.

Classification

  • CPV85300000 — Social work and related services

Lots

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

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ASCH-2526-011
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
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).
Has Recurrence
Yes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
The Council is inviting Bidders to bid in this competition for the award of the Care and support at six supported living sites for adults with Mental Health Difficulties. 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. The Council reserves the right to refine award criteria prior to issuing the final invitation to submit a tender, in accordance with Section 24 of the Procurement Act 2023.

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
9 Apr 2026, 13:00

Enquiry period

Ends
2 Apr 2026, 23:59

Expected award period

Ends
22 Jun 2026, 23:59

Lot Details

Maximum Lots Bid Per Supplier
1
Maximum Lots Awarded Per Supplier
1
Award Criteria Details
Bidders have the opportunity to tender for all or any combination of the two lots. However, in order to ensure that the Council’s requirements benefit from a diverse range of providers, a Tenderer may be awarded a maximum of only one lot. If a Bidder is successful in more than two lots, they will be awarded only one of the lots according to their order of preference, and an offer of Contract will be made to the next ranking Bidder in the other lot.

Recurrence

Dates

Entry 1
Starts
9 Mar 2031, 23:59

Contract terms

Financial Terms
30 days from the date of a valid invoice

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Lot 1 Mental Health Supported Living Service at Braemar Avenue, Craven Park Road and St Gabriels Road
Description
• Mental Health Supported Living Service at 54 Braemar Avenue, Wembley. • Mental Health Supported Living Service at 18 Saint Gabriels Road, Cricklewood. • Mental Health Supported Living Service at 69 Craven Park Road, Roundwood. Braemar Avenue, St Gabriels and Craven Park Road will be tendered as one Lot with one provider delivering care at all 3 services.
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
4,441,508.4
Amount
3,701,257
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
50
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Social Value

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
price
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
As set out in Appendix 1 PSQ and Appendix 2 PSQ Evaluation Criteria
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
As set out in Appendix 1 PSQ and Appendix 2 PSQ Evaluation Criteria

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Aug 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Aug 2033, 23:59

Renewal

Description
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.
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Lot 2 - Mental Health Supported Living Service at The Mall, Essex Road and Walm Lane
Description
• Mental Health Supported Living Service at 144 The Mall Kenton. • Mental Health Supported Living Service at 33 Essex Road Roundwood. • Mental Health Supported Living Service at 155 Walm Lane Cricklewood. The Mall, Essex Road and Walm Lane will be tendered as one Lot with one provider delivering care at three services.
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
4,638,643.2
Amount
3,865,536
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
50
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Social Value

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
price
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
As set out in Appendix 1 PSQ and Appendix 2 PSQ Evaluation Criteria
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
As set out in Appendix 1 PSQ and Appendix 2 PSQ Evaluation Criteria

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Aug 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Aug 2033, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The duration of the contract for 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.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85300000
Description
Social work and related services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI7
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85300000
Description
Social work and related services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI7
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
future
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Access Details
Tender documents will be available on London Tenders Portal https://www.londontenders.org/ Link to opportunity: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=10f43054-401b-f111-813c-005056b64545&p=2241eb95-058a-e511-80f7-000c29c9ba21
Entry 2
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 3
Id
020712-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
9 Mar 2026, 09:36
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
London Borough of Brent
Id
GB-PPON-PQVJ-5248-JQQY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PQVJ-5248-JQQY

Address

Street Address
Brent Civic Centre
Locality
Wembley
Postal Code
HA9 0FJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI72

Contact

Name
Bhavin Mistry
Telephone
+44 2089373615

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Wembley · UKI72 · HA9 0FJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI7 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 006340-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 020712-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·