Notice Information
Notice Title
Assessments for Blue Badges and Disabled person's Freedom Passes
Notice Description
The Authority is awarding contract(s) to two suppliers to conduct assessments for those applicants who do not meet automatic eligibility criteria, but may meet the criteria on further assessment in line with Department for Transport guidance for Blue Badges and Disabled person's Freedom Passes. Assessments are required to be carried out by suitably qualified physiotherapists or Occupational Therapists who are registered with the HCP council.
Planning Information
Completion and return of Request for Information to inform specification. Please complete the questionnaire hosted on Procontract https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/portal/londontenders select Organisations 'London Borough of Southwark' chose the opportunity titled 'Preliminary Market Engagement - Assessments for Blue Badges and Disabled person's Freedom Passes' which has reference DN793047. Once completed submit the response via the messaging service on Procontract.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05adfd
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044113-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
75122000 - Administrative healthcare services
75313000 - Disability benefits
85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel
85310000 - Social work services
85321000 - Administrative social services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £800,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £800,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- £887,563 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 May 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 23 Feb 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Dec 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 19 Apr 20262 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2026 - 31 May 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SE1 2QH
- Post Town
- South East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
- Delivery Location
- TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
-
- Local Authority
- Southwark
- Electoral Ward
- London Bridge & West Bermondsey
- Westminster Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044113-2026
13th May 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007283-2026
27th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064628-2025
13th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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