Soft Market Test for Blue Badge Independent Mobility Assessments
Cornwall CouncilEstimated Value
Up to £160,000
Deadline
19 October 2026
8 days remaining
Published
5 October 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
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.
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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
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Cornwall Council is running a soft‑market test to gauge interest from suppliers who could provide independent mobility assessments for Blue Badge applicants. It’s an informal questionnaire, not a binding contract.
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Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Home-Start Kernow
4 contracts wonlatest 7 Sept 2026ends 31 Mar 2029£499,998
total awarded
- 2
Livewest Homes Ltd
3 contracts wonlatest 9 Sept 2026ends 31 Mar 2030£25m
total awarded
- 3
Cygnus Contracting Ltd
2 contracts wonlatest 6 Oct 2026£586,255
total awarded
- 4
The Women's Centre Cornwall
2 contracts wonlatest 30 Sept 2026ends 31 Mar 2031£16m
total awarded
- 5
Barnardo's
2 contracts wonlatest 30 Sept 2026ends 30 Jun 2029£10m
total awarded
Home-Start Kernow is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Cornwall CouncilKey Dates
Published
5 October 2026
Submission deadline
19 October 2026
Source
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