Scope
Reference
0-19 Health Visiting and School Health
Description
The Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames is seeking to engage service providers of 0-19 Health Visiting and School Health through a soft market testing questionnaire in preparation for its forthcoming procurement.
The purpose of this soft market testing exercise is to gather insight into the market interest, capacity and ability of the prospective suppliers to deliver the proposed services and to assist the Council in shaping and scoping requirements for the most suitable delivery model (s) of the 0-19 Health Visiting and School Health service.
This soft market testing activity does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services, supplies or works for the Council and the Council is not bound to accept any proposals offered. Any information provided will be strictly confidential and non-binding. The Council is not liable for any costs, fees or expenses incurred by any party participating in the soft market testing exercise. This soft market testing exercise does not constitute any commitment by the Council or any of its stakeholders to undertake any public procurement exercise in the future.
The Council wishes to provide fixed points of contact for this soft market testing exercise and interested parties are requested not to contact any other individual or team at the Council or any of its other advisors. Any enquiries and responses should be sent via the messaging function within the London Tenders Portal.
Organisations that are interested in participating in this exercise are asked to return this questionnaire via the London Tenders Portal at https://www.londontenders.org/ no later than 10:00 am on Monday 5th January 2026.
Please note that The 0-19 Health Visiting and School Health service fall under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR).
Total value (estimated)
- £25,200,000 excluding VAT
- £30,240,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032
- 5 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85323000 - Community health services
Contract locations
- UKI63 - Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
Engagement
Engagement deadline
5 January 2026
Engagement process description
The Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames (RBK) is seeking to engage service providers of 0-19 Health Visiting and School Health through a soft market testing questionnaire. Organisations that are interested in participating in this exercise are asked to register on the London Tenders Portal. This is free to do, just log in and express an interest. Organisations can then download the soft market testing questionnaire. The soft market testing questionnaire return is also via the London Tenders Portal. The deadline for responses is no later than 10:00 am on Monday 05 January 2026.
Participation
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Contracting authority
Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWRN-9366-HZGV
Guildhall
Kingston upon Thames
KT1 1EU
United Kingdom
Email: commissioning@kingston.gov.uk
Website: http://www.kingston.gov.uk
Region: UKI63 - Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government