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(UK2) Preliminary Market Engagement: Enablement, Day Opportunities, Volunteering and Employment Services for Adults with a Learning Disability

Westminster City Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 23 Sept 2026, 12:02.

Opportunity overview

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) and Westminster City Council (WCC) are seeking to engage with the market ahead of a competitive procurement exercise for a multi-lot Learning Disability and Autism procurement covering enablement, moderate-to-complex community support, volunteering opportunities and employment-related progression. The services are intended to support adults with a learning disability and/or autism to increase independence, improve health and wellbeing, reduce social isolation, access community-based activities, and develop routes into volunteering, employment and wider community participation. The proposed lot structure is: Lot 1 WCC Enablement Hub Lot 2 RBKC Moderate-to-Complex Community Service Lot 3 Bi-Borough Volunteering Opportunities Service An online market engagement event will be held on 7th October at 10:00 - 11.30am. Please register your interest via Jaggaer: https://wcc.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ This will include an overview of the proposed services and model, timeline for procurement, contract information and procurement approach. This engagement exercise does not constitute a call for competition, commitment to procure, or pre-qualification process. Participation is entirely voluntary and will not confer any advantage or disadvantage in any future procurement.

Classification

  • CPV85310000 — Social work services
  • CPV85311200 — Welfare services for disabled people
  • CPV85312100 — Daycare services
  • CPV85312300 — Guidance and counselling services
  • CPV85312510 — Vocational rehabilitation services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
PRJ_31183
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Communication

Future Notice Date
20 Oct 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Jul 2027, 00:00
Ends
30 Jun 2032, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Jun 2036, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85310000
Description
Social work services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
85312100
Description
Daycare services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
85311200
Description
Welfare services for disabled people
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
85312510
Description
Vocational rehabilitation services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
85312300
Description
Guidance and counselling services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
An online market engagement event will be held on 7th October at 10:00 - 11.30am. Please register your interest via Jaggaer: https://wcc.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ This will include an overview of the proposed services and model, timeline for procurement, contract information and procurement approach.
Due
7 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
088050-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
17 Sept 2026, 09:57
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Westminster City Council
Id
GB-PPON-PJVD-6261-BPPJ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJVD-6261-BPPJ

Address

Street Address
64 Victoria Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1E 6QP
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea
Id
GB-PPON-PPRX-1592-MXGN

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPRX-1592-MXGN

Address

Street Address
Town Hall, Hornton Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
W8 7NX
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI33

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1E 6QP · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 078558-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 088050-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·