Award

Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) Support Services

LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

AwardUpdate

03 Mar 2026 at 12:28

Award

26 Nov 2025 at 14:27

Tender

21 Aug 2025 at 15:15

Planning

13 Jun 2025 at 10:37

Planning

27 Mar 2025 at 16:39

Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council has successfully concluded the procurement process for Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) Support Services aimed at adults 18+ on behalf of the Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland Integrated Care Board (ICB). The service encompasses a pre- and post-diagnosis support programme with robust information, advice, and guidance offerings. Conducted as an open competition per the Procurement Act 2023, the contract was awarded to Cogs AI Ltd on 3 March 2026, after the initial tender phase conducted in August 2025 and award updates in November 2025. The procurement stage has advanced from planning to award, with the upcoming contract set to commence on 30 March 2026 and conclude on 29 March 2027, including one potential 12-month extension, fulfilling requirements within the health and social work services sector.

This contract offers significant opportunities for growth within the health and social care industry. The provision of ADHD support services can benefit small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specialising in mental health services by leveraging their expertise to enhance service delivery. Organisations focused on community engagement and partnership building with local stakeholders, particularly in Leicester and surrounding regions, are well-aligned to compete for such contracts. With a total potential contract value of £156,000 over a possible two-year term, this tender facilitates business development for service providers intending to expand within community health services and engage in strategic collaborations with public sector authorities like Leicester City Council.

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Notice Title

Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) Support Services

Notice Description

Leicester City Council on behalf of the Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland ICB wishes to commission an ADHD pre and post diagnosis support offer for adults 18 + (the 'Service'). The Service will offer support to adults 18+ with either a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The primary function of this Service will be to offer a comprehensive programme of support, which includes a robust offer of Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) to those who either self refer or are signposted to the Service. This was conducted as an open tender under the Procurement Act 2023.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: The proposed Contract will be for an initial period of 12 months anticipated to commence on 13th October 2025 to 12th October 2026 (initial term) with an option to extend, subject to funding and satisfactory performance outcomes and agreement by the Authority, for further period of 12 months to 12th October 2027, taking the contract term to a maximum of 24 months.

Renewal: The proposed Contract will be for an initial period of 12 months anticipated to commence on 13th October 2025 to 12th October 2026 (initial term) with an option to extend, subject to funding and satisfactory performance outcomes and agreement by the Authority, for further period of 12 months to 12th October 2027, taking the contract term to a maximum of 24 months.

Planning Information

**THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION** Leicester City Council (the Authority) on behalf of the Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland ICB wishes to commission an Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) pre and post diagnosis support offer for adults aged 18+ (the ‘Service’). The Service will offer support to adults aged 18+ with either a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The primary function of this Service will be to offer a comprehensive programme of support, which includes a robust offer of Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) to those who either self refer or are signposted to the Service. It is anticipated, dependent upon an engagement exercise, that tenders for this service would be sought in April 2025, to enable a new contract to begin as soon as practicable. Please note, however, that the exact date of when tenders would be sought is subject to change. The Authority is undertaking this preliminary market engagement as part of the commissioning process through conducting a soft market testing (SMT) exercise. This gives potential providers and other stakeholders the opportunity to express their interests and feed in their views. The Commissioners will use the information to appraise options and develop the Service model. To participate in this Soft Market Testing, for organisations that may be interested, either individually or as part of a consortium, please complete the Soft Market Testing questionnaire. The SMT Questionnaire must be completed and submitted by no later than 14:00hrs on Friday 11th April 2025. The SMT Questionnaire can be accessed through the following link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=f9a1edd0-3c0a-f011-8136-005056b64545 The link to the Soft Market Testing is expected to be shared widely across multiple suitable platforms, such as on suitable social media platforms, with the aim of promoting the preliminary market engagement further to ensure responses can be obtained from a wider range of organisations. This will assist with gaining a clearer understanding of the market for this service. This is also likely to allow for the service model to be drafted taking into consideration small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs), and potentially a large number of organisations. This advert is regarding undertaking a Soft Market Test and therefore is not a call for competition. This process does not constitute a formal Tender or other competitive bidding process and will not result in the letting of a Contract. The Commissioners are using this process solely to test the market to gather information. There are therefore no formal criteria which Commissioners will use to judge your responses, and it is not our intention to provide any feedback. Please be aware that we are subject to the disclosure requirements of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and that potentially any information we hold is liable to disclosure under that Act. For this reason, we would strongly advise that any information you consider to be confidential is labelled as such. The Authority may also decide to include certain information in the publication scheme which the Authority maintains under the Act. Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 ("FOIA"), members of the public or any interested party may make a request for information to the Authority. The Authority will consider the disclosure of any information, contained in the SMT questionnaire, subject to the exemptions under the FOIA.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f9bb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018896-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

98 - Other community, social and personal services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£65,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£65,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
£130,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Mar 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
4 Sep 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
4 Aug 2025Expired
Award Date
26 Nov 20254 months ago
Contract Period
29 Mar 2026 - 29 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
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Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE1 1FZ
Post Town
Leicester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF21 Leicester
Delivery Location
TLF21 Leicester

Local Authority
Leicester
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Leicester South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

COGS AI

SPIRIT CLINICAL SERVICES

Further Information

Notice Documents

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