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Learning Disability Residential Care Market Engagement

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

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22 Sep 2026 at 11:27

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea is planning to procure residential care and support for adults with learning disabilities in Kensington and Chelsea. The service currently covers two homes: Barlby Road, with four units, and St Quintin’s Avenue, with six units, supporting 10 predominantly older residents with complex learning disabilities, high support needs, complex behaviours and communication needs. The purpose is to provide safe, person-centred care that promotes wellbeing, independence, choice, control and quality of life, while meeting the Council’s statutory duties under the Care Act 2014. This is a social care service with accommodation, classified under CPV 85311000. The procurement is intended to secure continued provision across the existing residential settings.

This procurement is at the planning and market-engagement stage, not a call for tenders or a pre-qualification exercise. The Council is considering an open procedure, with an indicative future notice date of March 2027 and anticipated service commencement in late 2027. The initial contract period is expected to run from October 2027 to September 2032, with options that could extend delivery to September 2037. The indicative total value is £12.13 million excluding VAT, or £14.556 million including VAT; the stated annual values are about £574,000 for Barlby Road and £639,000 for St Quintin’s Avenue. The Council is seeking market feedback on interest and capacity to shape its procurement strategy and service specification. Market-engagement responses are expected by 9 October 2026.

The future procurement is likely to suit established residential social care providers, including small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises. Relevant suppliers will need the operational capacity to run accommodation-based services for 10 residents with complex learning disabilities and high support needs, including complex behaviours and communication needs. Strong capability in person-centred care, safeguarding, supporting independence and promoting choice, control and wellbeing will be important. Providers should be able to deliver consistent, high-quality care in residential settings and demonstrate how they meet statutory adult social care duties and achieve positive outcomes for residents. Businesses with experience supporting predominantly older adults with learning disabilities, and with capacity to engage in a substantial long-term service arrangement, should monitor the planned competition and use the current engagement to provide informed market feedback.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Learning Disability Residential Care Market Engagement

Notice Description

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) currently commissions two Learning Disability Residential Care Services for Adults at Barlby Road (4 units) and St Quintin's Avenue (6 units), supporting 10 residents with complex learning disabilities and high support needs. A procurement exercise is required to secure the continued provision of high-quality residential care and support services that meet the Council's statutory duties under the Care Act 2014. The services support predominantly older adults with learning disabilities, including individuals with significant care needs, complex behaviours and communication needs. Their purpose is to provide safe, person-centred care and support that promotes wellbeing, independence, choice, control and quality of life, enabling residents to achieve the best possible outcomes. Funding arrangements are to be finalised, but the indicative annual value of the contracts will be around PS574k for Barlby Road and PS639k for St Quintin Avenue. This Market Engagement Questionnaire is issued on behalf of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC), to obtain market feedback in relation to the future procurement of Learning Disability Residential Care in the borough. The Market Engagement Questionnaire is not a call for tenders or a pre-qualification exercise. The purpose of the questionnaire is to gain insight and to gauge the level of interest and capacity of the market with feedback used to inform the procurement strategy and service specification. The Council is currently considering re-tendering under an open procedure in early 2027 for service commencement in late 2027. The procurement will fall within, and comply, with the Procurement Act 2023. It is likely the contract(s) will be for an initial duration of five years, with options to extend for three years and an additional option to extend for two years. This questionnaire will not form part of the formal procurement process. All responses are to be submitted by 9 October 2026. The link to the questionnaire can be found here - https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=FcHYUH-3lUOjujtAfK8NiHnwIss--i9JnfXcyoUzNVlURE05MjI2REI0WllSSU5IOFowRkFJUTIwUi4u&route=shorturl

Planning Information

This Market Engagement Questionnaire is issued on behalf of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC), to obtain market feedback in relation to the future procurement of Learning Disability Residential Care in the borough. The Market Engagement Questionnaire is not a call for tenders or a pre-qualification exercise. The purpose of the questionnaire is to gain insight and to gauge the level of interest and capacity of the market with feedback used to inform the procurement strategy and service specification. The Council is currently considering re-tendering under an open procedure in early 2027 for service commencement in late 2027. The procurement will fall within, and comply, with the Procurement Act 2023. It is likely the contract(s) will be for an initial duration of five years, with options to extend for three years and an additional option to extend for two years. This questionnaire will not form part of the formal procurement process. All responses are to be submitted by 9 October 2026. The link to the questionnaire can be found here - https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=FcHYUH-3lUOjujtAfK8NiHnwIss--i9JnfXcyoUzNVlURE05MjI2REI0WllSSU5IOFowRkFJUTIwUi4u&route=shorturl

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077745
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089526-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£12,130,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Mar 20275 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Oct 2027 - 30 Sep 2032 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
W8 7NX
Postcode Area
West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Electoral Ward
Campden
Westminster Constituency
Kensington and Bayswater

Further Information

Notice Documents

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