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Supported Accommodation for Looked After Children and Care Leavers

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

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Opportunity overview

This contract will be to manage and deliver high-quality accommodation aimed at 16-17-year-old looked after children across the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) and the City of Westminster. The contract comprises a total of 20 units based across 3 separate sites in the London Boroughs of Harrow and Brent, aiming to provide accommodation for RBKC and Westminster’s looked after children aged 16-17 (six and fourteen units respectively). The buildings are owned by Notting Hill Genesis, and the successful applicant will be required to take over day-to-day management of the building. The service is intended to be low support service, supporting looked after children who are moving from private semi-independent living provision, residential or foster care, or those who have recently been made looked after; and helping them to gain the skills and experience they will need to reach adulthood and live independently. While the aim is for the properties to accommodate 16-17-year-olds, there may be some 18+ young people also housed where this is deemed appropriate. The young people may have been referred from the respective boroughs’ localities or unaccompanied asylum-seeking children’s teams. This contract will be let for 3 years plus the option to extend for a further 1 + 1 years.

Classification

  • CPV85300000 — Social work and related 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_30583
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
028457-2025
Description
The procurement description has been updated to include an increased service scope and contract value.
Entry 2
Id
028492-2025
Description
The procurement description has been updated to include an increased service scope and contract value. The procurement is now above threshold.
Entry 3
Id
060822-2025
Description
Updated contract scope and value

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
11 Dec 2025, 23:59

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work and related services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
024033-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
21 May 2025, 14:46
Entry 2
Id
028457-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
29 May 2025, 13:46
Entry 3
Id
028492-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
29 May 2025, 14:40
Entry 4
Id
060810-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
30 Sept 2025, 11:38
Entry 5
Id
060822-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
30 Sept 2025, 11:47

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
16 Oct 2025, 23:59
Description
This is a soft market testing exercise to determine the appetite of the market for this opportunity. Those who do express an interest will be invited to the open tender opportunity. This market engagement exercise includes a series of questions for the market to respond to. These are in the e-tendering platform Jaggaer: https://wcc.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/esop/ogc-host/public/wcc/web/login.jst?VISITORID=aa9cfe71-7fb3-45a4-b28f-bbfc7c1f5f88&_ncp=1722517400147.1709454-1 An online market engagement event will also be held on 16th October 2025.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Roles

buyer

Address

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

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PJVD-6261-BPPJ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-051b26-2025-09-30T11:47:11+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·