South London HIV Peer Support and Advice & Advocacy Services
- NHS South East London Integrated Care Board
- NHS SOUTH WEST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-06e17c
Description
Overview:
South London HIV services are seeking a provider or group of providers for the provision of peer support and advice & advocacy (A&A) services as part of post-diagnosis support to people with HIV who have been diagnosed through the Emergency Department (ED) Blood-Borne Virus (BBV) Opt-Out Testing Programme.
Partnership and consortium bids are encouraged to support collaborative approaches that maximise expertise and strengthen engagement within the HIV voluntary and community sector.
Objectives:
• Provide a standardised in-clinic peer support offer across South London as an integral part of the multidisciplinary team in all HIV clinics
• Provide A&A services to support holistic needs of clients, such as with housing, finances and immigration advice, as well as signposting to drug and alcohol or mental health services where applicable
• Ensure equitable access to peer support and A&A services, supporting clients to gain a greater understanding and acceptance of an HIV diagnosis to improve engagement in care, improved health-related quality of life outcomes and to reduce onward transmission of HIV
• Increase the number of people retained in care and receiving effective HIV treatment
• Follow the National Standards in HIV Peer Support guidance to implement an effective programme
• Improve the skills, knowledge and confidence of people living with HIV as an effective way to tackle stigma
• Implement robust outcome measures and data reporting
Notices
UK4: Tender notice
- Notice identifier
- 2026/S 000-076287
- Published
- 11 August 2026, 2:37pm