Contract award · 29 Jul 2026

Forensic Step-down Supported Living Service

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust awarded “Forensic Step-down…” to Look Ahead Care and Support Limited for £5.32m.

Health & social careLondon

Open competition

Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.

Key facts

Value
£5,319,958.35
Procedure
Open procedure
Sector
Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
Region
London
Timeline
  1. Contract date29 Jul 2026
  2. Published3 Aug 2026Published 5 days after the contract date

Description

Description II.2.4 The Trust intends to award a contract under the Competitive Process of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 for the provision of a Forensic Step-down Supported Living Service. The service will provide a specialist, structured step-down pathway for adults who are clinically ready to move on from low and/or medium secure mental health services but who continue to require forensic-informed rehabilitation, support and risk management. The service comprises 18 units of accommodation arranged across high-support and low-support elements of the pathway. This is a new service model replacing existing arrangements. The Trust intends to award the contract to a new provider. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £5,319,958.35, excluding VAT. This is inclusive of the specified extension provisions. The intended contract term is five years from 4 January 2027, ending 4 January 2032, with extension provisions for an additional 2 years,…

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