--- title: "Soft Market Test for Blue Badge Independent Mobility Assessments" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078099" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078099" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078099.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078099.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Cornwall Council" published: "2026-10-05" --- # Soft Market Test for Blue Badge Independent Mobility Assessments Buyer: Cornwall Council Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078099 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078099) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078099.json) ## Summary Cornwall Council is assessing the market for independent mobility assessments to support decisions about Blue Badge applications. The proposed service sits within health services and would be delivered in Cornwall. The council is seeking to understand supplier interest and inform a business proposal; any proposal would still need a business case to be developed and approved. This is a preliminary market engagement exercise, not a formal tender or a commitment to buy. Suppliers with experience delivering mobility assessments and services related to Blue Badge applications are the most directly relevant. The market exercise is intended to help the council understand how the requirement could be delivered. The process is at planning stage: Cornwall Council is conducting a soft market assessment, not inviting tenders. Suppliers are invited to provide relevant information through the market-test questionnaire by 19 October 2026; this is an engagement response date, not a bid deadline. The council expects to publish a further notice on 4 January 2027. The estimated value is £160,000 excluding VAT (£192,000 including VAT). The planned contract period is 1 May 2027 to 30 April 2030, with an option to extend to 30 April 2031. The requirement is structured as one lot, and the council has indicated that the service is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses. No procurement procedure or evaluation basis has yet been set out. This exercise is relevant to providers able to carry out independent mobility assessments for people applying for Blue Badges in Cornwall. The council is seeking market input to understand potential interest and inform how the service could be delivered, so suppliers can use the engagement to explain their service model, relevant assessment expertise and capacity to serve the area. Small and medium-sized businesses are considered suitable for the requirement. The market exercise does not commit the council to proceed with a procurement, and taking part will not prejudice suppliers in any later competition. No specific professional accreditation, staffing level or technical standard is identified at this planning stage; suppliers should focus their response on the capabilities and delivery approach they can offer. ## Notice Cornwall Council is conducting a soft market assessment to gain an understanding of the potential level of interest for the delivery of a Blue Badge Independent Mobility Assessments requirement. It is intended that the responses supplied will enable the Council to develop a business proposal. Any such proposal would be subject to the development and approval of a business case, and, as such, this exercise implies no commercial commitment. This is not a formal tender document. Participation of this soft market assessment will not prejudice suppliers participating in any future procurement. If you are interested in this area of service provision and also helping with our assessment of the market, please complete the "Information Required" section in the soft market test questionnaire with any additional information you consider to be relevant and return via Supplying the Southwest ### Planning Information Cornwall Council is conducting a soft market assessment to gain an understanding of the potential level of interest for the delivery of a Blue Badge Independent Mobility Assessments requirement. It is intended that the responses supplied will enable the Council to develop a business proposal. Any such proposal would be subject to the development and approval of a business case, and, as such, this exercise implies no commercial commitment. This is not a formal tender document. Participation of this soft market assessment will not prejudice suppliers participating in any future procurement. If you are interested in this area of service provision and also helping with our assessment of the market, please complete the “Information Required” section in the soft market test questionnaire with any additional information you consider to be relevant and return via www.SupplyingtheSouthwest.org.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093741-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 5 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 4 Jan 2027 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 May 2027 - 30 Apr 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £160,000 | | 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 | Cornwall Council | | Locality | TRURO | | Postcode area | Truro | | Postcode | TR1 3AY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | | ITL 3 | TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | | Local authority | Cornwall | | Electoral ward | Truro Boscawen & Redannick | | Westminster constituency | Truro and Falmouth | | Delivery location | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 5 Oct 2026 at 11:57 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093741-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093741-2026 5th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.cornwall.gov.uk - 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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