--- title: "West London Direct Payments Service for Homelessness Prevention and Ending Rough Sleeping" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0605f5" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0605f5" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0605f5.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0605f5.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA" published: "2026-01-14" --- # West London Direct Payments Service for Homelessness Prevention and Ending Rough Sleeping Buyer: ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0605f5 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0605f5) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0605f5.json) ## Summary The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, acting on behalf of the West London Housing Partnership, is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "West London Direct Payments Service for Homelessness Prevention and Ending Rough Sleeping." This initiative seeks to engage suppliers to provide a match-funded direct payment service aimed at preventing homelessness and reducing rough sleeping in the regions including Kensington & Chelsea, Hammersmith & Fulham, Brent, Ealing, Hillingdon, Hounslow, and Harrow. The procurement, which falls under the health and social work services category, is set to commence from 1st April 2026, spanning until 31st March 2027. Interested providers should submit their engagement questionnaires by noon on 28th January 2026, as market engagement activities and potential further dialogues will occur through early 2026. This opportunity presents significant potential for businesses with a proven track record in personalised budget or direct payment services, especially those capable of providing 100% match funding to maximise the council's £500,000 investment. The project aims to rapidly facilitate access to funds for at-risk individuals, thus providing a critical service in the social work sector. Organisations operating within the health and social services industry with sufficient capacity for scale and innovation would be ideal candidates to engage in this project. Businesses can expect long-term growth and exposure by contributing to meaningful social impact through this strategically funded scheme. ## Notice The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea on behalf of the West London Housing Partnership (partner boroughs of RBKC, Hammersmith & Fulham, Brent, Ealing, Hillingdon, Hounslow and Harrow) wishes to engage with suppliers regarding capacity in the market to provide a match funded direct payment service for people who are at risk of homelessness to prevent homelessness occurring and/or who are at risk of rough sleeping to make it short lived and non-reoccurring. The service will provide rapid access to funds for eligible households referred by an approved partner to enable a swift response to prevent homelessness or support a move away from rough sleeping. The Council is seeking an organisation with demonstrable experience of delivering similar personalised budget or direct payment schemes. The Council intends to commit a minimum of PS500,000 to this scheme and is looking for an organisation that is able to provide 100% match funding in order to maximise the impact of the councils' investment. This notice is issued for the purpose of understanding supplier appetite and the availability of suitable providers. Further information is set out in the attached Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire. Interested organisations are invited to review and respond to the questionnaire in full on the delta portal, the link can be found below. Any queries relating to this market engagement exercise should be submitted to: laura.palfreeman@rbkc.gov.uk Isabella.peebles@rbkc.gov.uk For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Health-and-social-work-services./YP328652G8 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/YP328652G8 ### Planning Information Providers interested in this potential opportunity should complete the questionnaire on the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea's Delta Portal by no later than 12:00pm on Wednesday 28th January 2026. The link to the questionnaire can be found in the description of this notice. The Authority may conduct further engagement via email or meetings as required with potential Providers over January/February 2026. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003216-2026 | | 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 | 14 Jan 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 28 Jan 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £500,000 | | 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 KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | West London | | Postcode | W8 7NX | | 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 | TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham, TLI73 Ealing, TLI74 Harrow and Hillingdon, TLI75 Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 85300000 - Social work and related services - 85320000 - Social services - 85323000 - Community health services ## Release History - 14 Jan 2026 at 16:05 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003216-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003216-2026 14th January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/YP328652G8 - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Health-and-social-work-services./YP328652G8 - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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