Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) has awarded a contract to commission 30 low to medium Step Down Beds within multiple properties to serve the boroughs of Brent, Harrow, Hillingdon, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster. This includes sufficient 24-hour staffing coverage in each property. The service is commissioned to support acute discharge and reduce delayed discharges with step down placements being time-limited and actively managed to enable services users to move on.<br/>The service is intended to commence on 1 December 2026 for an initial term of five years, with an option to extend the Contract for up to two further periods of 12 months each, giving a maximum potential contract term of seven years.

Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and The Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. A contract has been awarded to LifeCome Care Limited using the Competitive Process. The date of the contract award is 19 October 2026 and the intended service start date is 01.12.2026 for an initial term of 5 years. Two optional one year extenstions are available after the initial term. The lifetime value of the contract, including the optional extension is £10,652,230.