Official UK procurement notice
Assessments for Blue Badges and Disabled person's Freedom Passes
Authority: London Borough of Southwark (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority is awarding contract(s) to two suppliers to conduct assessments for those applicants who do not meet automatic eligibility criteria, but may meet the criteria on further assessment in line with Department for Transport guidance for Blue Badges and Disabled person’s Freedom Passes. Assessments are required to be carried out by suitably qualified physiotherapists or Occupational Therapists who are registered with the HCP council.
CPV: Administrative healthcare services · Administrative social services · Disability benefits · Services provided by medical personnel
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£800,000
- Economic & financial standing
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legal and financial capacity, technical ability, qualifications and standards
- Technical & professional ability
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What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: All award criteria are stated in the tender documents
- Price: All award criteria are stated in the tender documents
- Social Value: All award criteria are stated in the tender documents
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to the Procurement Specific Questionnaire for further information regarding
legal and financial capacity, technical ability, qualifications and standards
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the Procurement Specific Questionnaire for further information regarding
legal and financial capacity, technical ability, qualifications and standards
- Price carries 55 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Oct 2025, 10:48 BST
- Last source update
- 13 May 2026, 16:41 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
DN803917- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-007283- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05adfdFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
As set out in the tender documents
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Feb 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tender documents are available from: procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/portal… ↗
Select Organisations 'London Borough of Southwark' choose the opportunity titled 'Assessments for Blue Badges and Disabled person's Freedom Passes' with an expression end date of 23/02/2026.
The Tender and associated documents must be submitted by uploading onto the Authority's e-procurement system and may not be delivered by any other method, including by email, by hand or courier to any Authority office, officer or member.
Timeline
13 Oct 2025 → 1 Jun 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published374 days ago13 Oct 2025, 10:48 BST
- Market engagement352 days ago3 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Completion and return of Request for Information to inform specification.
Please complete the questionnaire hosted on Procontract procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/portal… ↗ select Organisations 'London Borough of Southwark' chose the opportunity titled 'Preliminary Market Engagement - Assessments for Blue Badges and Disabled person's Freedom Passes' which has reference DN793047.
Once completed submit the response via the messaging service on Procontract.
- Next notice expected324 days ago1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published268 days ago27 Jan 2026, 16:31 GMT
- Clarification questions by248 days ago16 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline241 days ago23 Feb 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by205 days ago30 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent163 days ago12 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published162 days ago13 May 2026, 16:41 BST
- Contract starts143 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Oct 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published13 Oct 2025, 10:48 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published27 Jan 2026, 16:31 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £800,00027 Jan 2026, 16:31 GMTwas £670,000
- Status changed to active27 Jan 2026, 16:31 GMT
- Procurement method changed27 Jan 2026, 16:31 GMT
- Deadline published: 23 Feb 2026, 10:00 GMT27 Jan 2026, 16:31 GMT
- Contract award notice published13 May 2026, 16:41 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete13 May 2026, 16:41 BST
- Contract signature expected27 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access Independent LtdSME, Pure Physiotherapy Limitedjoint award1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2031 | £887,563 | 20 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Access Independent LtdAwarded supplier
- Pure PhysiotherapyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender