✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 20 Oct 2026, 14:16.
Opportunity overview
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) has awarded a contract to commission 30 low to medium Step Down Beds within multiple properties to serve the boroughs of Brent, Harrow, Hillingdon, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster. This includes sufficient 24-hour staffing coverage in each property. The service is commissioned to support acute discharge and reduce delayed discharges with step down placements being time-limited and actively managed to enable services users to move on.<br/>The service is intended to commence on 1 December 2026 for an initial term of five years, with an option to extend the Contract for up to two further periods of 12 months each, giving a maximum potential contract term of seven years.
Awarded to
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Scope, procedure and submissions
Id
C452873
Main Procurement Category
services
Legal basis
Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX
Classification
Scheme
CPV
Id
85312500
Description
Rehabilitation services
Amendments
Entry 1
Id
1
Description
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and The Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. A contract has been awarded to LifeCome Care Limited using the Competitive Process. The date of the contract award is 19 October 2026 and the intended service start date is 01.12.2026 for an initial term of 5 years. Two optional one year extenstions are available after the initial term. The lifetime value of the contract, including the optional extension is £10,652,230.
Buyer, suppliers and contacts
Organisation 1
Name
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Id
GB-FTS-142798
Identifier
Legal Name
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Buyer location · London · UKI33 · NW1 5JD · United Kingdom
Notice and amendment history
4 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
4 VERSIONS
1
055212-2026planning, tender ·
2
060930-2026tender ·
3
093869-2026award, contract ·
4
098996-2026tenderUpdate ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
CNWL is seeking a provider for 30 low-to-medium step-down beds across multiple properties, with 24-hour staffing, to support time-limited acute-discharge placements in five London boroughs. The notice metadata says the procurement is open, but the description states that a contract “has awarded”; this status contradiction should be checked.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for providers able to deliver staffed step-down accommodation and discharge-support services. Detailed selection, safeguarding, quality, property and staffing requirements are unknown from the supplied notice.
Key points identified
Step-down bed capacity30 low to medium step-down bedsEvidence: “commission 30 low to medium Step Down Beds”
Staffing coverage24-hour staffing coverage in each propertyEvidence: “This includes sufficient 24-hour staffing coverage in each property.”
Placement managementTime-limited and actively managed placements enabling service users to move onEvidence: “step down placements being time-limited and actively managed to enable services users to move on.”
87% approved-analysis confidence4 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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CNWL is seeking a provider for 30 low-to-medium step-down beds across multiple properties, with 24-hour staffing, to support time-limited acute-discharge placements in five London boroughs. The notice metadata says the procurement is open, but the description states that a contract “has awarded”; this status contradiction should be checked.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for providers able to deliver staffed step-down accommodation and discharge-support services. Detailed selection, safeguarding, quality, property and staffing requirements are unknown from the supplied notice.
Key deliverables
30 low-to-medium step-down beds
Multiple properties serving Brent, Harrow, Hillingdon, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster
Sufficient 24-hour staffing coverage in each property
Time-limited, actively managed placements supporting acute discharge and move-on
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
4 criteria identified
Step-down bed capacity
99% confidence
30 low to medium step-down beds
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“commission 30 low to medium Step Down Beds”
Staffing coverage
99% confidence
24-hour staffing coverage in each property
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“This includes sufficient 24-hour staffing coverage in each property.”
Placement management
98% confidence
Time-limited and actively managed placements enabling service users to move on
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“step down placements being time-limited and actively managed to enable services users to move on.”
Supplier eligibility and selection criteria
98% confidence
Unknown
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No eligibility, financial-standing, insurance, safeguarding, quality or selection criteria are supplied.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Maximum contract value
99% confidence
GBP 10,833,000
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Opportunity field: value_max = 10833000 GBP.
Initial term
98% confidence
Five years
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“an initial term of five years”
Extension options
98% confidence
Up to two further periods of 12 months each
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“option to extend the Contract for up to two further periods of 12 months each”
Maximum potential term
99% confidence
Seven years
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“maximum potential contract term of seven years.”
Delivery
Service area
99% confidence
Brent, Harrow, Hillingdon, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster
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“serve the boroughs of Brent, Harrow, Hillingdon, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster.”
Delivery model
96% confidence
Multiple properties
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“within multiple properties”
Intended commencement
97% confidence
1 December 2026
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“The service is intended to commence on 1 December 2026”
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Display status
99% confidence
Open
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Opportunity field: display_status = open.
Procurement method
99% confidence
Open procedure
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Opportunity fields: procurement_method = open; procurement_method_details = Open procedure.
The notice description states that CNWL “has awarded a contract”, while the opportunity metadata identifies an open tender under an open procedure with a submission deadline of 22 July 2026. The supplied evidence does not resolve whether this is an active competition, an award-related notice, or erroneous publication text.
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Description: “has awarded a contract”; opportunity fields: display_status = open, procurement_method_details = Open procedure, submission_deadline = 2026-07-22T12:00:00+01:00.
Unstated supplier standards
98% confidence
Safeguarding, property standards, staffing ratios and qualifications, quality measures, mobilisation, insurance, pricing and evaluation criteria are unknown.
View supporting evidence
These matters are not stated in the supplied opportunity content; no documents are supplied.
Commencement dependency
96% confidence
The stated commencement date is expressed as intended rather than guaranteed.
View supporting evidence
“The service is intended to commence on 1 December 2026”
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