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Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea · Local authority

In brief

Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea has announced plans to buy care and healthcare work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £13,921,569 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 5 years, up to 9 years with extensions, starting 1 July 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually low: a median of 2 bids per contract for this buyer (from 10 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC), working in partnership with Westminster City Council (WCC), is undertaking a market engagement exercise to gather information regarding premises that may be suitable for the delivery of the proposed Adult Social Care Mental Health Day Opportunities model. The proposed service model is expected to commence during Spring/Summer 2027 and is currently being developed following earlier market engagement activity. The model is anticipated to comprise three locality-based hubs across the borough: (i)North Hub (ii)South Hub (iii)Cultural Hub (located in the north of the borough) These hubs will provide accommodation to support staff delivery, key…Read the full description
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC), working in partnership with Westminster City Council (WCC), is undertaking a market engagement exercise to gather information regarding premises that may be suitable for the delivery of the proposed Adult Social Care Mental Health Day Opportunities model. The proposed service model is expected to commence during Spring/Summer 2027 and is currently being developed following earlier market engagement activity. The model is anticipated to comprise three locality-based hubs across the borough: (i)North Hub (ii)South Hub (iii)Cultural Hub (located in the north of the borough) These hubs will provide accommodation to support staff delivery, key working, care coordination, group activities and service user engagement. The service model will also utilise community assets across the borough, including community venues, libraries, green spaces and other suitable facilities to support flexible delivery within local neighbourhoods. Through this engagement, the Council wishes to better understand: (i)The availability of suitable premises within the borough. (ii)Capacity, accessibility and physical characteristics of available spaces. (iii)Potential leasing, licensing or partnership arrangements. (iv)Opportunities to support community-based mental health day opportunities from existing assets. (v)Indicative costs, constraints and considerations relating to premises provision. Interested organisations, landlords, community organisations, faith groups, charities, social enterprises, property managers and other relevant stakeholders are invited to complete a short questionnaire. Information gathered will be used to inform future service design, commissioning and procurement planning. Participation in this engagement exercise will not confer any advantage or disadvantage in any future procurement process, nor does it constitute a call for competition. The Council reserves the right to amend its requirements and procurement strategy following completion of this engagement activity.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 014670-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 015554-2026
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 057245-2026
  4. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 077717-2026
  5. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 086597-2026

Last time this was bought

Mental Health Recovery Services: Supported Accommodation (High Support)

Won by
Onecare UK Ltd, Turning Point (Services) Ltd
Awarded
10 August 2026
Value
Not stated, or split across lots

Matched on Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

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From notice 014670-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 18 February 2026, last updated 11 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.