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Contract for Community Connectors Service ELFT

East London NHS Foundation Trust · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 12:32.

Opportunity overview

Community Connectors collaborative provision within NHS mental health teams. Mind BLMK work as part of blended teams with the Community Mental Health Teams across Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes. They provide a Face-to-Face service offering one-to-one support for people with enduring and severe mental health challenges. They support people to get back into the community and reduce isolation. This could mean supporting them to attend services and groups within their local areas. This service is only available to those under the NHS Community Mental Health Team. Work within a Primary Care Network as part of a blended mental health team working individually with people to co-produce plans and set goals. Take a holistic approach – looking at wider determinants of health. Offer an in-depth knowledge of the local VCSE and community resources. Support people on a 1:1 basis over 12 weeks to overcome barriers to engagement and walk the journey together.

Awarded to

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MIND BLMK

Matched by number
Published award value
£812.9k
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 03511342
Location
Bedfordshire, UKH25, MK45 1AH, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
ocds-h6vhtk-0673d8
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
This would’ve been awarded by Compass previously (BLMK MIND community connectors), and as we are in-housing this, there wouldn’t have been a notice published when it was originally awarded years ago.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
switchingDirectAward

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Vcse
Yes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Id
GB-PPON-PQBH-7734-VGLG

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PQBH-7734-VGLG

Address

Street Address
9 Alie Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
E1 8DE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI42

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
MIND BLMK
Id
GB-COH-03511342

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
03511342

Address

Street Address
The Rufus Centre Steppingley Road Flitwick
Locality
Bedfordshire
Postal Code
MK45 1AH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH25

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
Yes

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
pending
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85323000
Description
Community health services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
812,868
Amount
812,868
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-03511342
Name
MIND BLMK

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2028, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
027309-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Published
25 Mar 2026, 13:04
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
27 Mar 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI42 · E1 8DE · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 027309-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·