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title: "Life Choice and Opportunity Service for people with a Learning Disability and/or Autism SPOT Open Framework"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05d449"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL"
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# Life Choice and Opportunity Service for people with a Learning Disability and/or Autism SPOT Open Framework

Buyer: WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d449

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## Summary

Westminster City Council, in partnership with The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, is currently in the planning stage of procuring a "Life Choice and Opportunity Service for people with a Learning Disability and/or Autism" through an Open Framework. This initiative falls within the social work services industry category and targets regions in London, specifically UKI32 and UKI33. The procurement process, marked as above the threshold, involves a preliminary market engagement starting with a questionnaire due by 14th November 2025. The proposed contract period spans from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2030, with the possibility of extension to 2034.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for SMEs and VCSEs specialising in social services, particularly those offering employment, volunteering, and community outreach services for individuals with learning disabilities and autism. With an estimated contract value of £16 million (up to £19.2 million), businesses can benefit not only financially but also by enhancing their service footprint in high-demand sectors within London. Engaging in this tender allows companies to contribute to improving service users' quality of life, thereby creating meaningful social impact and expanding their business portfolio in the public sector.

## Notice

Bi-Borough is looking to procure a new Open Framework to replace the current SPOT purchasing process. This is to ensure that ASC funding is used to purchase services that offer value of money, the best quality, greater choice in provision for service users and enable the Bi-Borough to have greater oversight over delivery so that provision is optimum. The Open Framework plans to include several lots: - Employment and Volunteering - Day Centres - Outreach - Complex Community/Day Care SPOT Framework overarching goals: - Services provided under the framework will have the following overarching objectives - - Support users towards greater independence and independent living, as appropriate to individual needs. - Improve the overall quality of life for people with learning disabilities and autism. - Give carers a break from their caring role. - Improve service users' physical and mental health, and general wellbeing through accessing meaningful support. - Support users to maximise the use of community facilities.

### Planning Information

Initial pre-market engagement questionnaire now open.
Further market development and engagement will be enabled via our e-procurement system, Jaggaer. Please regiser for further details and subsequent engagement.
This questionnaire will not form part of the formal procurement process. All responses are to be submitted via our e-Procurement system, Jaggaer, by 14th November 2025. All responses received by this date will be considered but will not bind either Authority to any particular procurement approach. WCC & RBKC reserve the right to not review any responses received after the submission date. 
Additional information and the questionnaire can be obtained from the below address, please create and account and access via the Opportunities tab.
https://wcc.ukp.app.jaggaer.com

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068583-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Jan 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £16,000,000 |
| 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 | WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON & CHELSEA |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1E 6QP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham |
| Local authority | Kensington and Chelsea |
| Electoral ward | Campden |
| Westminster constituency | Kensington and Bayswater |
| Delivery location | TLI32 Westminster, TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85310000 - Social work services
- 85311200 - Welfare services for the handicapped
- 85322000 - Community action programme

## Release History

- 27 Oct 2025 at 14:27 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068583-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068583-2025
  27th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://wcc.ukp.app.jaggaer.com
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/
- https://www.westminster.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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