Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- London Borough of Lewisham · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- St Mungo Community Housing Association SME
- Value
- £6,507,440
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 002356-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Oct 2025
- Published12 Jan 2026Published 103 days after the contract date
Description
The Lewisham Assessment and Recovery Centre (LARC) is an assessment centre which provides 24-hour support for some of the borough's highest needs service users. The service is a key contract in the supported housing pathways and Lewisham's homelessness and substance misuse offers. This notice is placed to set out Lewisham Council's award of contract under the Direct Award Process C of the Provider Selection Regime. The key criteria that was used for selection was: 1. Quality and innovation; 2. Value; 3. Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability; 4. Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice; 5. Social Value This is an award notice under the Direct Award Process C of the Provider Selection Regime.
About the supplier
St Mungo Community Housing Association: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 08225808).