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Supported Accommodation for Looked After Children and Care Leavers

Westminster City Council · Local authority

In brief

Westminster City Council has announced plans to buy care 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 £1,900,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2026.

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 27 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

This contract will be to manage and deliver high-quality accommodation aimed at 16-17-year-old looked after children across the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) and the City of Westminster. The contract comprises a total of 20 units based across 3 separate sites in the London Boroughs of Harrow and Brent, aiming to provide accommodation for RBKC and Westminster’s looked after children aged 16-17 (six and fourteen units respectively). The buildings are owned by Notting Hill Genesis, and the successful applicant will be required to take over day-to-day management of the building. The service is intended to be low support service, supporting looked after children who are moving from private semi-independent living provision, residential or foster care, or those who have recently been made looked after; and helping them to gain the skills and experience they will need to reach adulthood and live independently. While the aim is for the properties to accommodate 16-17-year-olds, there may be some 18+ young people also housed where this is deemed appropriate. The young people may have been referred from the respective boroughs’ localities or unaccompanied asylum-seeking children’s teams. This contract will be let for 3 years plus the option to extend for a further 1 + 1 years.

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 060810-2025
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 060822-2025

About the buyer

Westminster City CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

202

Awards

104

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From notice 060810-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 30 September 2025, last updated 30 September 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.