Official UK procurement notice
Life Choice and Opportunity Service for people with a Learning Disability and/or Autism SPOT Open Framework
Authority: Westminster City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBi-Borough is looking to procure a new Open Framework to replace the current SPOT purchasing process. This is to ensure that ASC funding is used to purchase services that offer value of money, the best quality, greater choice in provision for service users and enable the Bi-Borough to have greater oversight over delivery so that provision is optimum.
The Open Framework plans to include several lots:
- Employment and Volunteering
- Day Centres
- Outreach
- Complex Community/Day Care
SPOT Framework overarching goals:
- Services provided under the framework will have the following overarching objectives -
- Support users towards greater independence and independent living, as appropriate to individual needs.
- Improve the overall quality of life for people with learning disabilities and autism.
- Give carers a break from their caring role.
- Improve service users’ physical and mental health, and general wellbeing through accessing meaningful support.
- Support users to maximise the use of community facilities.
CPV: Community action programme · Social work services · Welfare services for disabled people
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 4 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 1 Apr 2026
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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).
- “Life Choice and Opportunity Service for people with a Learning…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Oct 2025, 14:27 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Oct 2025, 14:27 GMT
- Authority reference
PRJ_30793- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-068583- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d449Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
27 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 4 dates- Planning notice published366 days ago27 Oct 2025, 14:27 GMT
- Market engagement348 days ago14 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Initial pre-market engagement questionnaire now open.
Further market development and engagement will be enabled via our e-procurement system, Jaggaer. Please regiser for further details and subsequent engagement.
This questionnaire will not form part of the formal procurement process. All responses are to be submitted via our e-Procurement system, Jaggaer, by 14th November 2025. All responses received by this date will be considered but will not bind either Authority to any particular procurement approach. WCC & RBKC reserve the right to not review any responses received after the submission date.
Additional information and the questionnaire can be obtained from the below address, please create and account and access via the Opportunities tab.
- Tender notice expected300 days ago1 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts211 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published27 Oct 2025, 14:27 GMTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- The Royal Borough of Kensington & ChelseaContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender