Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Lewisham
4th Floor Laurence House
Catford
SE6 4RU
Contact
Ms Beena Patel
Telephone
+44 2083146330
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI44 - Lewisham and Southwark
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Expression of Interest: Extra Care Housing Services
Reference number
DN729374
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
LB Lewisham (LBL) is reviewing options for the future procurement of extra care housing services for Lewisham Residents.
LB Lewisham is seeking early expressions of interest, this includes interested organisations who can identify suitable buildings in the borough of Lewisham that can be used as extra care housing from 1st May 2025.
Extra Care services are funded by grant awarded via the Local Authority on the basis of agreed packages of care, as well as Housing Benefit & Enhanced Housing Benefit income.
If you would like to make an EOI, please complete pro-forma on the London Tenders Portal and return to Joint Commissioning Team. We will only be responding to EOI that include a completed pro-forma and who meet the criteria as described above.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI44 - Lewisham and Southwark
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
We are seeking suitable accommodation offering:
• 1 building, or two buildings able to be managed as a single service, in the London Borough of Lewisham offering 52 self-contained flats that can be used to deliver extra care housing services for adults with high to low level care needs.
• These buildings would need to be able to be vacant and available on the required date to accommodate the residents of the existing scheme.
We will not consider:
• buildings with less than 52 self-contained flats
• buildings with over 80 self-contained flats
• buildings with self-contained flats that do not include all the following: kitchen/ living area, a separate bedroom and a walk in shower room
• building in need of investment / repair
• buildings that do not comply with relevant Health & Safety regulations
• buildings that are not in the borough of Lewisham
• buildings that are not available for use from 1st May 2025
• buildings that cannot be used for the duration of a 5 year extra care housing contract
We are interested in working with Landlords / RSL’s / Organisations who are willing enter into leasehold or management agreements with domiciliary care providers to host extra care housing services, or organisations who may be in a position to provide both accommodation and care. We are looking for landlords who are willing to work in partnership with care providers and are not looking to lease the properties directly.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 October 2024
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes