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.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
Health Equity Teams - PSR Most suitable provider
Reference number
DN766190
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Lewisham has a history of strong partnership working with communities. Our long-standing Community Development Team proactively engages with and undertakes community development activity with residents and the community and voluntary sector. The Council is involved in a range of partnerships to better understand the drivers of inequality and the impact of COVID-19.
Under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR), officers utilised the ‘Most Suitable Provider Process’ to identify six VCSO’s best placed to form HET’s with Health Equity Fellows (HEF’s).
The services will be contracted for a period of two years from 6th June 2025 to 31st May 2027. The annual contract value will be £40,000 for each VSCO and £80,000 for the duration of the contract over two years. For all six organisations the values will be £240k over a year and £480k over 2 years.
This notice is placed to set out Lewisham Council's intention to award a contract under the Most Suitable Provider Process of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR).
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £480,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI44 - Lewisham and Southwark
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lewisham Council Intend to award of contracts to six VSCO’s under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, ‘Most Suitable Provider Process’, in order to deliver health interventions and raise awareness of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) in Black Heritage and Ethnically Diverse Communities.
The key criteria that VSCO’s were submitting an application for are:
1. Quality and innovation;
2. Value;
3. Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability;
4. Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice;
5. Social Value;
A notice (2025/S 000-008065) was published for 14 days informing the market of the intention to follow the Most Suitable Provider Process. The Council sought a providers who were suitable and capable to continue the delivery of this work.
Officers followed a robust evaluation against the above key criteria, after which the 6 most suitable providers were selected.
This notice is placed to set out Lewisham Council's intention to award a contract under the Most Suitable Provider Process of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50%
Price - Weighting: 50%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.
The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 5th June 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR'.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2025/S 000-008065
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21 May 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Red Ribbon Living Well CIC
9 Deptford Church Street
London
SE8 4RX
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI44 - Lewisham and Southwark
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £80,000
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21 May 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
COCO COLLECTIVE COMMUNITY HUB LTD
38 Glenwood Road
London
SE6 4NF
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI44 - Lewisham and Southwark
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £80,000
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21 May 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Africa Advocacy Foundation
76 Elmer Road
Catford, London
SE6 2ER
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI44 - Lewisham and Southwark
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £80,000
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21 May 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mabadiliko
217 Friern Road
London
SE22 0BD
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI44 - Lewisham and Southwark
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £80,000
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21 May 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Therapy 4 Healing
120 Stanstead Road
Forest Hill, London
SE23 1BX
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI44 - Lewisham and Southwark
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £80,000
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21 May 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
DIVERSITY HEALTH & WELL-BEING CIC
Building 6, 30, Friern Park
London
N12 9DA
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £80,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The decision to award this contract in line with the Most Suitable Provider Process was based on evaluation against the Key selection criteria listed above. The successful providers were evaluated by the panel as being the 6 VCSO’s that best met the key criteria and scored the highest scores using Lewisham Council’s Scoring Matrix. They provided robust additional information that evidenced that they were the Most Suitable Organisations.
Award decisions have been recommended by the Director of Public Health, Health Inequalities Project Officer, a representative from SIRG (Social Inclusion Recovery Group providing the Community Voice), the Community of Practice Lead for Health Equity (representing SEL ICB) and the Public Health Commissioning Manager for Lewisham Council, with key decision makers being
Executive Director of Adult Social Care and Health.
No conflicts of interest were declared.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on 6th June 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Written representations should be sent to: Lewisham.procurement@lewisham.gov.uk
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
WC24 2LL
Country
United Kingdom