Coming up· published 26 Oct 2025
Life Choice and Opportunity Service for people with a Learning Disability and/or Autism SPOT Open Framework
Westminster City Council · Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London
Westminster City Council is planning this contract. It is a framework for learning disability and autism in Kensington and Chelsea.
Source: Find a Tender, published 27 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 15:16
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2030
Contract ends
4 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Westminster City Council is planning this contract. It is a framework for learning disability and autism in Kensington and Chelsea. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £16,000,000. The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2030. It lasts 4 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 27 October 2025. The notice number is 068634-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05d466. Bids are made through the buyer's Jaggaer portal.
Summary of the contracting process
This initiative is shared with The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea and is at the planning stage. The process covers services categorised under social work and welfare services, and it is focused in the London regions of UKI32 and UKI33. Key dates include a pre-market engagement questionnaire due by 14th November 2025.
The procurement is conducted as an Open Framework under a special regime, with the contract period starting from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2030, with potential extensions to 2034 available. This tender offers substantial opportunities for business growth, especially for SMEs and voluntary community and social enterprises (VCSEs). The framework seeks providers delivering employment, volunteering, day centres, outreach, and complex community care services.
With a gross budget of £19.2 million, businesses that can deliver cost-effective, high-quality service solutions will be well-positioned to benefit from this procurement opportunity. The focus on pre-market engagement indicates a collaborative approach, paving the way for interested entities to influence procurement strategies before the tendering stage.
The notice in full
Bi-Borough is looking to procure a new Open Framework to replace the current SPOT purchasing process. This is to ensure that ASC funding is used to purchase services that offer value of money, the best quality, greater choice in provision for service users and enable the Bi-Borough to have greater oversight over delivery so that provision is optimum.
The Open Framework plans to include several lots: - Employment and Volunteering - Day Centres - Outreach - Complex Community/Day Care SPOT Framework overarching goals: - Services provided under the framework will have the following overarching objectives - - Support users towards greater independence and independent living,
as appropriate to individual needs. - Improve the overall quality of life for people with learning disabilities and autism. - Give carers a break from their caring role. - Improve service users' physical and mental health, and general wellbeing through accessing meaningful support. - Support users to maximise the use of community facilities.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Learning Disability and Autism Support
- Procurement type
- Framework
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2030 (4 years)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Buyer's portal
- Jaggaer
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £16,000,000
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
- Lots
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 068634-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d466
- CPV code
- 85310000 - Social work services; 85311200 - Welfare services for the handicapped; 85322000 - Community action programme
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Town
- South West London
- Postcode
- SW1E 6QP
- Electoral ward
- Campden
- Constituency
- Kensington and Bayswater
- Delivery area
- Westminster, TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
- Region
- Greater London
- Sub-region
- Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
- Area
- Inner London - West
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Westminster City Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- London, SW1E 6QP · Greater London · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068634-2025
- Jaggaer portal, to register and bidwcc.ukp.app.jaggaer.com
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-05d466 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about this tender
When will the Life Choice and Opportunity Service for people with a Learning Disability… tender open?
Westminster City Council has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How much is the Life Choice and Opportunity Service for people with a Learning Disability… contract worth?
The estimated value is £16,000,000. The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2030 (4 years).
Who is the buyer for Life Choice and Opportunity Service for people with a Learning Disability…?
Westminster City Council, based in Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London.
How do I bid for Life Choice and Opportunity Service for people with a Learning Disability…?
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