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Coming up· published 28 Apr 2025

Life Choice and Opportunity Service for people with a Learning Disability - Reminder

Westminster City Council · Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London

Westminster City Council is planning Life Choice and Opportunity Service for people with a Learning Disability - Reminder. It is a contract for learning disability and autism in Kensington and Chelsea.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 28 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Pipeline notice published

    UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 10:18

    View notice

  2. 2025

    Pipeline notice published

    UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 13:24

    View notice

  3. 2025

    Tender notice expected

    Date given in the buyer's earlier notice

  4. 2026

    Contract starts

  5. Next

    2031

    Contract ends

    5 years after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

Westminster City Council is planning Life Choice and Opportunity Service for people with a Learning Disability - Reminder. It is a contract 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 £2,655,000. The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2031. It lasts 5 years.

The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 28 April 2025. The notice number is 017328-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04fd2b. Bids are made through the buyer's Jaggaer portal.

Summary of the contracting process

It falls under the industry category of social work services and welfare services for disabled people. The services will be provided in the London regions UKI32 and UKI33. This procurement, which embodies a "light-touch" regime, is set within the framework laid down by the UK Public General Acts.

Key dates include the deadline for the submission of responses to the market engagement by the 2nd of May 2025 and an anticipated start of service delivery in April 2026. The procurement strategy is expected to be finalised by the summer of 2025, with procurement commencing in autumn 2025.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for SMEs and VCSEs specialising in social services and support for individuals with learning disabilities and/or autism to expand their operations. With a projected contract value of £2,655,000, this service will support the London boroughs' social initiatives and enhance community welfare programmes.

The notice in full

This Market Engagement Questionnaire jointly issued by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) and Westminster City Council, seeks to obtain market feedback in relation to the procurement of Life Choice and Opportunity Service for people with a Learning Disability and/or Autism in RBKC and WCC. This Market Engagement Questionnaire is not a call for tenders or a pre-qualification exercise.

The purpose of the market sounding questionnaire is to gain insight into the market for Life Choice and Opportunity Service for people with a Learning Disability and/or Autism in order to understand the level of interest and capacity of the market in relation to this future opportunity. Feedback received will be used to inform the procurement strategy and specification for the service.

Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Learning Disability and Autism Support
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2031 (5 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
£2,655,000

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
017328-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fd2b
CPV code
85310000 - Social work services; 85311200 - Welfare services for the handicapped; 85322000 - Community action programme
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Westminster City Council is based in Kensington and Chelsea. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
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
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Buyer

Contracting authority

Organisation
Westminster City Council
Category
Services
Contact
James Richardson
Address
London, SW1E 6QP · Greater London · England

Not stated in the notice: phone.

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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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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 £2,655,000. The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2031 (5 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. The named contact is James Richardson.

How do I bid for Life Choice and Opportunity Service for people with a Learning Disability…?

Register on the buyer's Jaggaer portal, download the tender pack and check every condition of participation before you start writing. The buyer has marked it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Care Sync Experts writes and reviews care tender bids from £1,500 + VAT.

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  1. Read the early notice in full.
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