Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 11 Jul 2025, 14:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Semi Independent Placements · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Bromley (Local council)

ServicesAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Nov 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Dec 2027 · up to 31 Dec 2028 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The London Borough of Bromley is seeking to commission multiple residential care providers able to deliver semi-independent placements across multiple homes within their estate. The contract would be for 2 years with an option to extend for a further year.

The first step of the procurement process is to engage with the market through this Expression of Interest. The primary aim is to identify that there are interested and capable providers available, which will inform our approach to procuring the services.

Our requirements are split into two lots. The first being 16-18 years olds and the second being 18+. Please see the document attached to our ProContract portal for further details of our requirements, including how to register an interest in this opportunity and the mandatory criteria that you will need to fulfil.

CPV: Social work services with accommodation

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Dec 2028 with extensions
Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
11 Jul 2025, 14:45 BST
Last source update
11 Jul 2025, 14:45 BST
Authority reference
DN782255
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-039338
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Social work services with accommodation
Delivery area
London (UKI61)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055dca Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

11 Jul 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    11 Jul 2025, 14:45 BST
  2. Market engagement
    25 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST

    The engagement will be via the return of an Expression of Interest form. The form is available on our ProContract portal (www.londontenders.org ↗) and response must be made on the portal.

    The form asks for basic information about the potential provision, as well as feedback on our requirements. This will help us understand the size and nature of the market, and will inform any subsequent procurement exercise.

  3. Tender notice expected361 days ago
    1 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract starts301 days ago
    1 Jan 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    11 Jul 2025, 14:45 BST
    UK2

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

London Borough of Bromley

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBBG-1282-YCXD Bromley Civic Centre, Churchill Court, 2 Westmoreland Road, Bromley, London, BR1 1DPContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure