--- title: "0-19 Health Visiting and School Health" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05f550" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05f550" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05f550.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05f550.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES" published: "2025-12-15" --- # 0-19 Health Visiting and School Health Buyer: ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f550 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05f550) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05f550.json) ## Summary The Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process aimed at engaging service providers for its 0-19 Health Visiting and School Health services. This initiative falls within the community health services industry category and is located in Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom. As part of the planning, the Borough is conducting a soft market testing questionnaire to assess market interest and capacity. Business users interested in participating must submit their responses through the London Tenders Portal by 10:00 am on Monday 5th January 2026, marking a critical deadline for engagement. This tender represents an opportunity for businesses specialising in community health services to influence the development of service delivery models that the Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames is considering. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly well-suited to compete, given the procurement's focus on engaging diverse suppliers. Businesses participating in this process can potentially shape the framework of service provision, opening pathways for future collaboration and contracts valued at approximately £25.2 million, with a gross amount of £30.24 million. The market engagement stage provides a platform for interested parties to showcase their capabilities and align with local government objectives for health services. ## Notice The Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames is seeking to engage service providers of 0-19 Health Visiting and School Health through a soft market testing questionnaire in preparation for its forthcoming procurement. The purpose of this soft market testing exercise is to gather insight into the market interest, capacity and ability of the prospective suppliers to deliver the proposed services and to assist the Council in shaping and scoping requirements for the most suitable delivery model (s) of the 0-19 Health Visiting and School Health service. This soft market testing activity does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services, supplies or works for the Council and the Council is not bound to accept any proposals offered. Any information provided will be strictly confidential and non-binding. The Council is not liable for any costs, fees or expenses incurred by any party participating in the soft market testing exercise. This soft market testing exercise does not constitute any commitment by the Council or any of its stakeholders to undertake any public procurement exercise in the future. The Council wishes to provide fixed points of contact for this soft market testing exercise and interested parties are requested not to contact any other individual or team at the Council or any of its other advisors. Any enquiries and responses should be sent via the messaging function within the London Tenders Portal. Organisations that are interested in participating in this exercise are asked to return this questionnaire via the London Tenders Portal at https://www.londontenders.org/ no later than 10:00 am on Monday 5th January 2026. Please note that The 0-19 Health Visiting and School Health service fall under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). ### Planning Information The Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames (RBK) is seeking to engage service providers of 0-19 Health Visiting and School Health through a soft market testing questionnaire. Organisations that are interested in participating in this exercise are asked to register on the London Tenders Portal. This is free to do, just log in and express an interest. Organisations can then download the soft market testing questionnaire. The soft market testing questionnaire return is also via the London Tenders Portal. The deadline for responses is no later than 10:00 am on Monday 05 January 2026. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082963-2025 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 15 Dec 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 5 Jan 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2032 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £25,200,000 | | 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 | ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES | | Locality | KINGSTON UPON THAMES | | Post town | Kingston upon Thames | | Postcode | KT1 1EU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI6 Outer London - South | | ITL 3 | TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton | | Local authority | Kingston upon Thames | | Electoral ward | Kingston Town | | Westminster constituency | Kingston and Surbiton | | Delivery location | TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85323000 - Community health services ## Release History - 15 Dec 2025 at 14:42 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082963-2025 - 15 Dec 2025 at 08:51 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082726-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082963-2025 15th December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082726-2025 15th December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.kingston.gov.uk - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.londontenders.org/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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