Lewisham Sanctuary Seeking Wellbeing Service

NEL Commissioning Support Unit
London
Invited to quote
1 April 2025 to 31 March 2027

Delivery of family-orientated psychoeducational and psychosocial interventions in Arabic, Dari, Pashto, and Ukrainian. The service includes 1:1 counselling, community wellbeing workshops, and engagement training for local stakeholders. Providers must implement a management system for reporting and ensure seamless integration with statutory services for children aged 13-18 and adults.

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Awarded value: £360k; As published
Published: 12 December 2024
Awarded: 27 June 2025; Refugee Council
Contract length: 24 months; Ends 31 March 2027

What the contract covers

Wellbeing service

Provision of culturally sensitive community-based mental health and wellbeing support services for refugee and resettled populations.

Deliver family-orientated, community-based psychoeducational and psychosocial interventions in Arabic, Dari, Pashto and Ukrainian
Provide culturally sensitive community-based interventions, advice and practical support for Lewisham's resettled population
Deliver community wellbeing workshops for resettled and refugee populations covering wellbeing and mental health, available borough services and peer support
Deliver culturally specific 1:1 wellbeing workshops offering time-limited psychosocial support and counselling outside statutory services, delivered by people fluent in participants' native languages
Deliver community engagement workshops on the experiences of the resettled and refugee population, available befriender programmes and culturally sensitive support during resettlement
Deliver community training and education for people living and working in Lewisham on the experiences of the resettled community and how to support them to make Lewisham home
Engage with local services supporting the service user group

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Wellbeing service
Procedure: Invited to quote
Initial term: 24 months
Contract dates: 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2027
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 85000000

Services in this contract

Welfare, advice and wellbeing support for people seeking asylumMain service£61k typicalCulturally sensitive wellbeing, psychosocial and counselling support for resettled refugees

Lifecycle

Published
12 December 2024
Contract awardedto Refugee Council
27 June 2025
Contract starts
1 April 2025
Contract ends
31 March 2027

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/254766/lewisham-sanctuary-seeking-wellbeing-service
Buyer reference: PRJ1383
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-cc8e70b0-bff8-4f57-bf30-974eac993ad6
Last checked: 4 November 2026

NEL Commissioning Support Unit. Lewisham Sanctuary Seeking Wellbeing Service. Contract award, 12 December 2024. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/254766/lewisham-sanctuary-seeking-wellbeing-service (accessed 4 November 2026).