Planning

West London Rough Sleeping and Homelessness Prevention Grants Initiative for the Voluntary, Community and Faith Sector

  • Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-005921

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-060ca8

Published 22 January 2026, 4:06pm



Scope

Reference

SP-L0275

Description

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, on behalf of the West London Housing Partnership (partner boroughs of RBKC, Hammersmith & Fulham, Brent, Ealing, Hillingdon, Hounslow and Harrow), is carrying out pre-market engagement to help shape a potential grant funding programme targeting small to medium sized organisations in the local voluntary, community and faith sector (VCFS) organisations.

The West London Housing Partnership is seeking innovative, community-led projects that strengthen our collective ability to provide early intervention to prevent homelessness and reduce rough sleeping across our seven boroughs. We would be particularly interested in any provision that could be utilised across multiple boroughs in the West London region.

Subject to approval, the programme is expected to award grants with an average value of £50,000 per organisation, with the potential for larger awards of up to £100,000 where proposals demonstrate delivery across multiple boroughs.

Please note this engagement relates to a potential grant scheme. This notice is issued to understand interest in the proposed programme, gather early feedback, and identify organisations that may wish to be contacted if the grant scheme is launched. No funding decisions will be made as part of this engagement.

Further information is available in the attached Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire. Organisations interested in the potential programme are encouraged to review and complete the questionnaire.

Any queries relating to this market engagement exercise should be submitted to:

Laura.Palfreeman@rbkc.gov.uk

Isabella.Peebles@rbkc.gov.uk

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Health-and-social-work-services./DHVXC56BR2

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/DHVXC56BR2

Total value (estimated)

  • £50,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027
  • 1 year

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services
  • 85310000 - Social work services
  • 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
  • 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation

Contract locations

  • UKI74 - Harrow and Hillingdon
  • UKI75 - Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames
  • UKI33 - Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
  • UKI72 - Brent
  • UKI73 - Ealing

Engagement

Engagement deadline

5 February 2026

Engagement process description

VCFs interested in this potential opportunity are invited to complete the questionnaire via the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea's Delta Portal by 12:00 pm on Thursday 5th February 2026. The link to the questionnaire is available in the description of this notice.

The Authority may undertake further engagement with prospective Providers during January and February 2026, which may include follow‑up correspondence by email and/or meetings, as required.


Procedure

Special regime

Light touch


Contracting authority

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPRX-1592-MXGN

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Town Hall, 8 Hornton Street

London

W8 7NX

United Kingdom

Region: UKI33 - Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government