Official UK procurement notice
RBKC -Contract Details Notice – Community Transport (Interim Direct Award)
Authority: The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis contract provides Community Transport services to support older residents in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to access essential community activities, shopping, day opportunities and social participation. The service includes:
Group minibus transport, including scheduled community routes and ad‑hoc bookings for eligible groups.
Individual transport through the Community Car Scheme, delivered by a volunteer driver network.
A Shopper Service, providing scheduled transport to local supermarkets and key retail locations.
Subsidised transport for named Westminster groups (WCC contract only), delivered in line with current service policy.
The supplier must deliver all transport using an appropriate fleet of minibuses and volunteer vehicles, meeting safety, accessibility, insurance and licensing requirements. Services must operate reliably, to agreed timetables, and in accordance with the KPIs set out in the contract.
annual value: £127,237, with optional monthly extensions up to a total possible value of £169,648.
The supplier must provide all staffing, volunteer coordination, vehicle scheduling, reporting, record‑keeping and performance monitoring necessary to deliver the service, ensuring continuity of provision throughout the contract period.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Jul 2026, 10:50 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Jul 2026, 10:50 BST
- Authority reference
PRJ_30769- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-064552- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c72aFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published9 Jul 2026, 10:50 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westway CTSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
RBKC Community Transport · Westway CTSME
- Signed
- 4 Mar 2026
- Value
- £169,648
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2027 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- option to extend for up to a further three (3) months
6 agreed KPIs: Car Scheme / Flexi Vehicle · Unique Number of residents using all the services per quarter · New membership of the scheme to increase by 5% per annum …
- Car Scheme / Flexi Vehicle
- Unique Number of residents using all the services per quarter
- New membership of the scheme to increase by 5% per annum
- Single passenger journeys shall increase by 5% per annum
- At least 70% of participants rate the project as ‘good’ or ‘excellent’
- % of Responsible Procurement (RP) delivered that was due in this time period
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Westway CTAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender