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NHS South East London Integrated Care Board

South London HIV Peer Support and Advice & Advocacy Services

HealthcareCPV 85312320
Value£734k
Deadline18 Sept 2026
Published11 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 11 Aug 202630 days leftCloses 18 Sept 2026
Who to contact
hub.queries@nhs.net

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How to submit
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Contract value in context
£734ktotal contract value
median £380k
this tender£0£16.5m

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The brief

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

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

Partnership and consortium bids are encouraged

Partnership and consortium bids are encouraged to support collaborative approaches that maximise expertise and strengthen engagement within the HIV voluntary and community sector.

02

Provide a standardised in-clinic peer support offer

Provide a standardised in-clinic peer support offer across South London as an integral part of the multidisciplinary team in all HIV clinics.

03

Provide A&A services to support holistic needs

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.

04

Ensure equitable access to peer support

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.

05

Follow the National Standards in HIV Peer

Follow the National Standards in HIV Peer Support guidance to implement an effective programme.

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What it takes to bid this

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidCQC registration / safeguarding policies
  • Plan for deliveryDBS-checked staff & vetting process
  • Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
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Stage
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Source
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076287-2026
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