--- title: "HAC6116 Activity Based Learning Disability Opportunities" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05838a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05838a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05838a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05838a.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS" published: "2025-08-07" --- # HAC6116 Activity Based Learning Disability Opportunities Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05838a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05838a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05838a.json) ## Summary The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is in the planning stage for a procurement process titled "HAC6116 Activity Based Learning Disability Opportunities." This process, focusing on the Health and Social Work Services industry category, aims to establish a provider list to deliver community-based and non-community based day activities for adults with a learning disability and autistic adults. The procurement is valued at up to £24.8m and includes a contract term of three years starting from 2nd February 2026, with a possible 12-month extension. Potential suppliers have until 4th September 2025 to engage with the council before the tender is published in September 2025. The initiative is directed from Tower Hamlets Town Hall in London, with Ms. Joanne Spree serving as the primary contact. This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social care services, particularly those with expertise in providing personalised, activity-based day support for individuals with complex needs. Companies that can offer innovative solutions to transform conventional day service models into dynamic, strengths-based programmes will find this procurement appealing. This initiative encourages the participation of businesses that can deliver varied programmes involving life, health, and pre-employment skills in both mixed and singular service environments. By becoming an approved contracted supplier, businesses can be part of a pivotal community project and secure stable, long-term business through Tower Hamlets’ procurement strategy. ## Notice Tower Hamlets currently purchases centre-based day support for 257 adults with a learning disability across 6 Providers operating within borough boundaries. This provision is transacted via an activity-based framework contract with different prices for standard, enhanced and complex levels of support. The current annual expenditure via the framework is projected at PS5.9m in 2024-25. In addition, the borough purchases 15 Tower Hamlets centre-based placements at PS158,012 outside the established framework and in the region of 63 non-building-based placements at approximately PS410k. Non-centre based provision is usually delivered in the form of 1:1 support and often outside of core day provision hours. There is 1 provider operating. Both centre-based and non-centre based provision delivers a range of personalised support with life skills, budgeting, access to education, training, employment, clinical and health care services, and social interactions to develop or maintain independence within the community. Activities are delivered through a range of varied programmes personalized to meet individual needs, choice and aspiration. The Borough is seeking to establish a new activity-based contract from which the provision of day support for adults with a learning disability can be purchased when the current framework ends in February 2026. Once established the Council will only spot purchase provision from organisations that have been successful and are listed as approved contracted suppliers and hold a contract with the Authority. ### Planning Information The London Borough of Tower Hamlets will be creating a Provider List of up to 12 providers to deliver community based and non-community based day activities for for adults with a learning disability and autistic adults who have been assessed as being eligible for support under the Care Act. There is currently in the region of 257 people with Learning disability and autism receiving day services within the boroughs existing provision which is delivered through a framework contract of 6 providers due to end in 2026. There is also a number of people receiving support outside of the Framework through centre based and non-building based placements and the Council is keen to incorporate these into this contract. Tower Hamlets are seeking to transform the way in which its Day Opportunities for people with Learning Disability and autistic adults are delivered to ensure that its provision can meet the increasing complexity of need that is presenting within the borough and which we know will increase over time. Tower Hamlets are keen to ensure there is a shift from the conventional day service model and that the day opportunities delivered through the new contracts are strengths based and that a meaningful and varied programme of activities which enable people to develop life, health and pre-employment related skills and involvement in community activities are delivered. We are also seeking to explore mixed environments where older and younger clients can be supported and the achievability of this. A support offer where providers have the expertise, experience and skill to provide safe and effective support to people with significant levels of complexity and behaviour that challenges is our overall aim. We are keen to ensure environmental standards are set around the premises from which day service provision operates as we recognise the significance environment plays in service delivery. Estimated at up to the maximum value over the contract maximum term of £24.8m (estimated value to be finalised at tender publishing date) This is a prior information notice to give advance notification to potential suppliers that may be interested in discussing with Commissioners the requirements of the service and applying for this future contract opportunity. Intended date to publish tender September 2025 Contract length 3 years with 1 12 month extension ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046986-2025 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 7 Aug 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 4 Sep 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 2 Feb 2026 - 1 Feb 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £19,200,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | East London | | Postcode | E1 1BJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI42 Tower Hamlets | | Local authority | Tower Hamlets | | Electoral ward | Whitechapel | | Westminster constituency | Bethnal Green and Stepney | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 7 Aug 2025 at 14:09 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046986-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046986-2025 7th August 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/content_pages/online_services/online_services.aspx ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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