Planning

Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) Support Services

LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL

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Planning

27 Mar 2025 at 16:51

Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council is in the planning stage for a contract to provide Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) Support Services for adults aged 18 and above in Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland. The procurement process is presently in the Soft Market Testing (SMT) phase, inviting organisations to submit their responses by 14:00 on Friday, 11th April 2025. This initiative aims to gather information and insights from potential providers prior to the formal tender, anticipated to commence in April 2025, contingent on the engagement exercise. The service falls under the Health and Social Work Services category and will be operational in the UKF21 region, encompassing various workshops, peer support groups, and webinars addressing different aspects of living with ADHD.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in health and social work services, particularly those with expertise in ADHD support for adults. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate. The SMT phase allows businesses to influence the development of the service model, ensuring it meets the needs of the community. By engaging in this procurement process, companies can potentially expand their service offerings, gain a foothold in the public sector market, and further their impact within the community. The comprehensive service model, involving multi-faceted support and engagement activities, is ideal for organisations experienced in providing holistic healthcare and social support services.

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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. The offer of support made available to those people who access the Service will include a mixture of One-to-One support, workshops, and peer support groups designed to increase knowledge and understanding of ADHD. The schedule of workshops individuals can access will cover aspects of living with ADHD and may include the following (note this list is not exhaustive): Peer support groups (face to face and virtual). * All about ADHD * Executive functions (sleep, diet) * Life functions (relationships, work) * Finances * Accessing support * Communicating needs * Neurodiversity as a parent * Trauma * Addictive Behaviours * Building resilience * Talks from professionals * Talks from individuals with neurodiversity Included in this offer, we are looking to maintain the 3 existing Peer Support Groups across Leicester and Leicestershire which are currently weekly 2 hour long face to face and virtual meetings that run at various times to meet the needs of people across LLR. If there is the demand, we would also be looking to develop new groups to meet the needs for people in Rutland. We are also looking for the continuation of the delivery of Webinars and Workshops as detailed in the Summary.

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-04f9be
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011642-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Mar 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
10 Apr 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 May 2025 - 30 Apr 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Mr Muhammad Sidat
Contact Email
procurement-asc@leicester.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1164543325

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

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