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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-05d44b"
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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-05d44b

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## Summary

The Westminster City Council, in collaboration with The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, is in the planning stage for a new procurement titled "Life Choice and Opportunity Service for People with a Learning Disability and/or Autism SPOT Open Framework". This is aimed at the social services sector, covering key areas like employment, volunteering, and community care services, targeted within the London regions of UKI32 and UKI33. The pre-market engagement questionnaire is available for interested parties, with a submission deadline on 14th November 2025 via the Jaggaer e-procurement system. The complete tendering process is scheduled to progress, with the framework anticipated to commence on 1st April 2026 and potentially running until 31st March 2034, following renewal possibilities.

This tender offers lucrative opportunities for businesses specialising in social work, welfare services for disabled individuals, and community action programmes. Enterprises, especially SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs), can benefit significantly by participating in this open framework, which promises a substantial contract value of up to £19.2 million. By engaging in this framework, businesses will not only secure a steady stream of work but will also contribute to improving the quality of life and promoting independence for individuals with learning disabilities and autism, thus aiding both social good and business growth.

## 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/068585-2025 |
| 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 14:28 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068585-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068585-2025
  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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