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# UK02 - Preliminary market engagement notice - Community Services Transport for Older People

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uk02-preliminary-market-engagement-notice-community-services-transport-for-older-people-ocds-h6vhtk-0583a7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Westminster City Council: "UK02 - Preliminary market engagement notice - Community Services Transport for Older People". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £2,890,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Westminster City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/westminster-city-council-ons-e09000033)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £2,890,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Non-scheduled passenger transport
- **Delivery Location:** UKI32, UKI33
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uk02-preliminary-market-engagement-notice-community-services-transport-for-older-people-ocds-h6vhtk-0583a7#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0583a7`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uk02-preliminary-market-engagement-notice-community-services-transport-for-older-people-ocds-h6vhtk-0583a7#tl-md)

## Description
Westminster City Council and the Royal Borough of Kensington &
Chelsea are seeking to engage with the market ahead of a competitive procurement for community transport services supporting older people who experience mobility, health or other barriers to using public transport.
The service aims to promote independence, reduce loneliness and isolation, improve wellbeing, and enable older people to access shopping, social, leisure and community opportunities.
The proposed services across Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea include:
•	shopper services;
•	transport to Age Well Centres;
•	flexible transport for trips, outings and community activities;
•	volunteer-led and paid driver car schemes; and
•	transport supporting wider Older People’s Day Opportunity Services.
The anticipated contract term is five years, with an option to extend for up to a further three years and six months.
This event follows preliminary market engagement undertaken in 2025 and is intended to update the market ahead of the forthcoming procurement. The previous preliminary market engagement notice was published on 7 August 2025 under notice reference 2025/S 000-047034. The previous notice can be viewed on Find a Tender. [047034-2025 
An online market engagement event will be held on Wednesday 21 October 2026, from 10:30am to 11:45am.
The event will include an overview of:
•	the proposed services and delivery model;
•	the anticipated procurement timetable;
•	the proposed contract arrangements; and
•	the intended procurement approach.
Suppliers wishing to attend should register their interest through the Westminster City Council Jaggaer procurement portal and search for:
SQ_30226 - Community Services Transport for Older People - Market engagement event EOI
Joining instructions for the online event will be issued to registered suppliers through Jaggaer.
This engagement exercise does not constitute a call for competition, a commitment to undertake the procurement or a pre-qualification process. Participation is voluntary and will not confer any advantage or disadvantage in any subsequent procurement.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 60140000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2032
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F095168-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-08T11:37:35.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T04:05:19.818Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0583a7