Official UK procurement notice
Independent Medical Assessments for Concessionary Travel and Blue Badge Scheme
Authority: Staffordshire County Council (Local council)
Staffordshire County Council has a statutory obligation to provide concessionary travel passes to eligible residents with qualifying disabilities as part of the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS). Staffordshire County Council is seeking a Provider who will be able to provide independent medical assessments to new and existing applicants to the scheme. All medical assessments must be carried out by a qualified practising health professional. These must be Health & Care Professions (HCPC)-registered Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, or other appropriately registered clinicians with a minimum of two years post-registration experience and / or demonstrable expertise in functional mobility or disability assessment, and training in DfT concessionary travel eligibility guidance and Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) fitness-to-drive standards.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionStaffordshire County Council has a statutory obligation to provide concessionary travel passes to eligible residents with qualifying disabilities as part of the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS).
Staffordshire County Council is seeking a Provider who will be able to provide independent medical assessments to new and existing applicants to the scheme. This provider will also undertake independent mobility assessments for Blue Badge applicants to determine whether they meet the relevant eligibility criteria under the prevailing Department for Transport guidance.
Applicants will be assessed against the prevailing guidance at the time of the assessment. The object of the assessment will be to ascertain whether the applicant meets the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) eligibility criterion or not. All medical assessments must be carried out by a qualified practising health professional. These must be Health & Care Professions (HCPC)-registered Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, or other appropriately registered clinicians with a minimum of two years post-registration experience and / or demonstrable expertise in functional mobility or disability assessment, and training in DfT concessionary travel eligibility guidance and Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) fitness-to-drive standards.
The Provider will manage the whole process from booking the appointment(s) with the applicant, carrying out assessment(s), returning of the outcomes electronically by secure file transfer to the Council's Authorised Officers and managing an appeals process. The appointments will be booked with a frequency allowing the Provider to meet the requirements of the contract such as carrying out a walking assessment within 15 working days of request.
The Council requested 200 assessments as part of the ENCTS assessments and 100 blue badge assessments during the 2025/6 financial year.
The Contract will be for an initial three (3) year period commencing on 1st April 2027 with two potential twelve (12) months extension periods which can be exercised at the discretion of the County Council based on satisfactory performance of the Provider.
CPV: Administrative healthcare services · Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£62,500
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The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lot awarding rule: Tenders will be assessed on a price (80%) and quality (20%) basis. Providers will also have to meet the conditions of participation including required insurance levels, DBS agreement, Safeguarding, and HCPC registration (or demonstrable equivalent experience)
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- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £41,629 (twice the annual value).
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How Staffordshire County Council buys Administrative services of agencies (CPV 7512), and who usually turns up
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1 bid15% / 67%
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Lot #1CPV 7512Published estimate£63k
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1 bid28%
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About this data
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Nov 2026, 17:04 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Nov 2026, 17:04 GMT
- Authority reference
IA4017- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-107312- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07ba0bFind a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via ProContract (Due North)- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 9 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
All submissions must be made through the Council's eProcurement platform, Proactis (supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ↗) using the reference IA4017.
Full tender documents can be found with this opportunity on Proactis.
Timeline
11 Nov 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 4 dates- Tender notice published1h ago11 Nov 2026, 17:04 GMT
- Today11 Nov 2026
- Clarification questions byin 21 days2 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 27 days9 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract startsin 140 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published11 Nov 2026, 17:04 GMTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
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- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender