Step Down Accommodation

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
London
18 November 2024 to 19 November 2027

Provision of step-down accommodation across four London boroughs, comprising 30 beds in total: 10 in Croydon, 10 in Lambeth, 5 in Lewisham, and 5 in Southwark. The service supports patients who no longer require hospitalisation but await home or care packages, with an average length of stay between 2 and 4 weeks.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £7.1m; As published
Published: 7 June 2024; Find a Tender
Awarded: 18 November 2024; Southcroft Health Care Lodge and Lifecome Limited
Contract length: 36 months; Ends 19 November 2027

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of residential step-down accommodation and recovery support services for NHS mental health patients transitioning from hospital to community settings.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
7 June 2024
Contract awardedto Southcroft Health Care Lodge and Lifecome Limited
18 November 2024
Contract starts
18 November 2024
Contract ends
19 November 2027

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The buyer

Type: NHS and health body
Mental health supported housing contracts, 24 months: 5
Open mental health supported housing tenders: 0
Typical mental health supported housing contract: £212k

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How it compares

5.9× the typical mental health supported housing contract (£1.2m).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/848476/step-down-accommodation
Buyer reference: ST24-P019
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. Step Down Accommodation. Contract award, 7 June 2024. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/848476/step-down-accommodation (accessed 12 October 2026).