UK4 Tender Notice - CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S HOMECARE, PASSENGER ASSISTANCE AND COMMUNITY CARE OPEN FRAMEWORK

Official notice

Authority: Westminster City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Open framework scheme5 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: London (UKI32)

Framework ceiling (notional)£30,558,982total for 5 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 1 Dec 2025

Lots 5see the lot list below

Framework period 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2034 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The London Boroughs of Kensington & Chelsea and The City of Westminster are seeking to establish a Framework agreement for Children and Young People’s Home Care, Passenger Assistance and Community Care. THe aim of this procurement is to provide access to high quality and responsive services which are available in the local area whilst providing opportunities for children and young people to thrive, whether in education, employment, independent living, or community participation. We want to enable our children and young people to realise their ambitions, overcome their concerns and to have the skills and opportunities they need to live happy and fulfilled lives.

Please note, Prior Information Notice 2024/S 000-041245 was under the PCR2015, and as such, there is no linked UK3 Notice for this procurement.

The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Nov 2028, 23:59 GMT.

CPV: Child daycare services · Daycare services for disabled children and young people · Health and social work services · Non-scheduled passenger transport · Social work services with accommodation · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services · Welfare services for disabled people

How this framework works

From the published notice

Type: Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
Call-offs: call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
Framework period: 3 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 1 Apr 2026
Scheme runs until: 31 Mar 2034

Published description of the framework

This Framework operates under the Procurement Act 2023 as an Open Framework Agreement for Light Touch Regime services.

This Framework will re-open at pre-determined intervals as detailed within this Notice. All successful Providers will be appointed to one or more Lots and will be eligible to receive individual call-offs.

Prices will be established at call-off stage in line with the reates and pricing methodology submitted at framework entry. Individual allocations ("call-offs") will be made without further competition, based on suitability, availability, and best fit to service user needs, as determined by the Council's commissioning team, and in line with the provisions detailed within the Tender.

This structure allows flexibility to meet demand across Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea, whilst maintaining transparency, fairness, and proportionality for all approved providers.

For further detail, please refer to the Instructions to Tender, available on our e-procurement platform, Jaggaer.

Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure

5 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lot

Every one of these 5 lots carries the same published figure, £30,558,982: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1Community SupportRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEceiling above

One-to-one community access, personal care

Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2034 with extensions