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Soft Market Test for Blue Badge Independent Mobility Assessments
Cornwall Council · Local authority
In brief
Cornwall Council has announced plans to buy 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 £160,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 3 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 1 May 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
Typical: a median of 3 bids per contract for this buyer (from 42 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
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
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- 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.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 093741-2026
About the buyer
Cornwall CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
117Awards
62Suppliers it has used most for healthcare
- Barnardo's2 contracts
- St Petroc's2 contracts
- Alzheimer's Society1 contract
- Barnardo Services Limited1 contract
- Bosence Farm Community Ltd1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open healthcare tenders- £7.5mestimated
- £20mframework ceiling
- £140kestimated
- £14.1mestimated
- £88.3mframework ceiling
From notice 093741-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 5 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 5 October 2026.