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title: "Southwark Works - employment support services for people with learning disabilities"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0789ab"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "London Borough of Southwark"
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# Southwark Works - employment support services for people with learning disabilities

Buyer: London Borough of Southwark  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0789ab

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## Summary

London Borough of Southwark intends to commission employment support services for Southwark residents with learning disabilities. The service is intended to help residents access and sustain employment. It falls within social work and related services (CPV 85300000) and will be delivered in Southwark, London. The planned procurement is a single lot. Southwark has scheduled an online supplier briefing as part of preliminary market engagement, where suppliers will receive the same core information. Feedback will be anonymised and used to shape the procurement. This is a planned service purchase rather than a tender invitation; the formal competition has not yet begun.

The process is at planning stage, with no invitation to tender. Southwark expects to use a one-stage Competitive Flexible Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023, including conditions of participation and detailed technical and commercial evaluation. One lot is planned. The estimated value is £730,822 excluding VAT (£939,498 including VAT). The initial contract period is expected to run from 1 July 2027 to 31 March 2030, with a possible extension to 31 March 2031. The buyer expects to publish a further notice on 16 November 2026. A preliminary market engagement supplier briefing is scheduled online via Microsoft Teams for 5 November 2026, 10–11am; suppliers can register interest through the stated online form. The briefing is not a tender or a condition of eligibility for the later competition.

The service is suited to providers experienced in employment support for people with learning disabilities, particularly organisations able to work with Southwark residents and support their route into and retention in work. The council has indicated that small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises are suitable participants. Suppliers should prepare to demonstrate how their service will meet the council’s needs through detailed technical and commercial proposals, as well as satisfy conditions of participation; the specific criteria are expected to be developed through the procurement design. The planned single-lot contract calls for the capacity to deliver a sustained local service over several years, with potential continuation beyond the initial term. Participation in market engagement can help providers share practical delivery insight before the formal competition is designed, but does not confer preference or determine eligibility.

## Notice

Provision of employment support service for Southwark residents with learning disabilities. This is a preliminary market engagement notice please see engagement section for further details.

### Planning Information

Procurement Description: The council anticipates using a one-stage Competitive Flexible Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. This will include:
• Conditions of Participation and a tender with detailed technical and commercial evaluation
This Preliminary Market Engagement Notice is to advertise a Preliminary Market Engagement Event - Supplier briefing session to be held online on 5 November 2026; 10 - 11am via Microsoft Teams 
All suppliers will receive the same core information. Insights gathered will be anonymised and used solely to inform the procurement design.
How to Participate
Suppliers interested in participating in Preliminary Market Engagement should register their interest via:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Bs-t94-VxES8HDOe3ZCQPfIyJpSSy4dGjnyUUHCb7hFURU4wTTIyWUFSUUFBRVNRVEgwMFZXV01YRi4u
This is not an invitation to tender nor does it preclude or favour eligibility to participate in the formal procurement once it starts.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098029-2026 |
| 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, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 16 Nov 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Jul 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £730,822 |
| 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 | London Borough of Southwark |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 2QH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark |
| Local authority | Southwark |
| Electoral ward | London Bridge & West Bermondsey |
| Westminster constituency | Bermondsey and Old Southwark |
| Delivery location | TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 16 Oct 2026 at 14:44 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098029-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098029-2026
  16th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.southwark.gov.uk
- https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Bs-t94-VxES8HDOe3ZCQPfIyJpSSy4dGjnyUUHCb7hFURU4wTTIyWUFSUUFBRVNRVEgwMFZXV01YRi4u
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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