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UK02 - Preliminary market engagement notice - Community Services Transport for Older People

Westminster City Council

Planned

Key facts

Closing date
Not stated by the buyer
Buyer's estimated value
£2,890,000 (excl. VAT) The buyer's own estimate, not income to you.
Contract period
31 Mar 2027 to 31 Mar 2032
Procedure
Not stated
Notice type
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Suitable for SMEs (per buyer)
Yes

Decision brief

Taken from the buyer's published notice (shown as written, shortened where long). Tenderpatch has not added to or interpreted it. Always read the official documents before bidding.

How bids will be scored
Not stated in the notice.
Conditions of participation (what you must show)
None published in the notice. They may be in the tender documents.
Contract length and extensions
31 Mar 2027 to 31 Mar 2032.
How to submit
Not stated in the notice.
Tender documents
No document links in the notice. Use the official notice link.
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Framework
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Open for bids / closing date
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Clarification questions
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Conditions of participation
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Bids are scored on
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Lots
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Area (ITL)
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UK4 and other notice codes
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Description

Westminster City Council and the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea are seeking to engage with the market ahead of a competitive procurement for community transport services supporting older people who experience mobility, health or other barriers to using public transport. The service aims to promote independence, reduce loneliness and isolation, improve wellbeing, and enable older people to access shopping, social, leisure and community opportunities. The proposed services across Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea include: • shopper services; • transport to Age Well Centres; • flexible transport for trips, outings and community activities; • volunteer-led and paid driver car schemes; and • transport supporting wider Older People’s Day Opportunity Services. The anticipated contract term is five years, with an option to extend for up to a further three years and six months. This event follows preliminary market engagement undertaken in 2025 and is intended to update the market ahead of the forthcoming procurement. The previous preliminary market engagement notice was published on 7 August 2025 under notice reference 2025/S 000-047034. The previous notice can be viewed on Find a Tender. [047034-2025 An online market engagement event will be held on Wednesday 21 October 2026, from 10:30am to 11:45am. The event will include an overview of: • the proposed services and delivery model; • the anticipated procurement timetable; • the proposed contract arrangements; and • the intended procurement approach. Suppliers wishing to attend should register their interest through the Westminster City Council Jaggaer procurement portal and search for: SQ_30226 - Community Services Transport for Older People - Market engagement event EOI Joining instructions for the online event will be issued to registered suppliers through Jaggaer. This engagement exercise does not constitute a call for competition, a commitment to undertake the procurement or a pre-qualification process. Participation is voluntary and will not confer any advantage or disadvantage in any subsequent procurement.