Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 5 Oct 2026, 11:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Soft Market Test for Blue Badge Independent Mobility Assessments

Authority: Cornwall Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£160,000≈ £53k / year · £192,000 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected 4 Jan 2027from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsup to 4 yrs with extensions · starts 1 May 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cornwall Council is conducting a soft market assessment to gain an understanding of the potential level of interest for the delivery of a Blue Badge Independent Mobility Assessments requirement. It is intended that the responses supplied will enable the Council to develop a business proposal. Any such proposal would be subject to the development and approval of a business case, and, as such, this exercise implies no commercial commitment. This is not a formal tender document. Participation of this soft market assessment will not prejudice suppliers participating in any future procurement. If you are interested in this area of service provision and also helping with our assessment of the market, please complete the “Information Required” section in the soft market test questionnaire with any additional information you consider to be relevant and return via Supplying the Southwest

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 May 2027 — 30 Apr 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 4 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: South West
Extensions
Extension options published
85100000 Health services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
5 Oct 2026, 11:57 BST
Last source update
5 Oct 2026, 11:57 BST
Authority reference
DN831774
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Health services
Delivery area
South West (UKK3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078099

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedjust passed
    5 Oct 2026, 11:57 BST
  2. Market engagementin 14 days
    19 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
    Cornwall Council is conducting a soft market assessment to gain an understanding of the potential level of interest for the delivery of a Blue Badge Independent Mobility Assessments requirement. It is intended that the responses supplied will enable the Council to develop a business proposal. Any more…such proposal would be subject to the development and approval of a business case, and, as such, this exercise implies no commercial commitment. This is not a formal tender document. Participation of this soft market assessment will not prejudice suppliers participating in any future procurement. If you are interested in this area of service provision and also helping with our assessment of the market, please complete the “Information Required” section in the soft market test questionnaire with any additional information you consider to be relevant and return via www.SupplyingtheSouthwest.org.uk
  3. Tender notice expectedin 92 days
    4 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract startsin 207 days
    1 May 2027, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    5 Oct 2026, 11:57 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cornwall Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYRH-9827-DWLP County Hall, Truro, South West, TR1 3AY

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure