Planning

SCE0005 - Voluntary and Community Services Partnership for Children's Residential Services

LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL

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Planning

22 May 2025 at 13:30

Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council, a public authority in sub-central government, is the buying organisation for the procurement process titled "SCE0005 - Voluntary and Community Services Partnership for Children's Residential Services." This procurement is currently in the planning stage and falls under the services category, specifically targeting social work and related services. The initiative is intended for the East Midlands region of the United Kingdom, with significant dates including the future notice publication deadline set for 2nd January 2026, and the planned contract period running from 1st September 2026 to 31st August 2031.

The procurement offers an excellent opportunity for businesses that operate within the voluntary and community services sector, particularly those with a focus on children's residential services. By participating in this tender, service providers can potentially form long-term partnerships aimed at improving social outcomes while maintaining fiscal responsibility. Organisations adept at providing not-for-profit solutions with an emphasis on social value could find this opportunity especially rewarding. The tender seeks to harness the expertise of businesses that prioritise direct investment in service delivery over profit generation.

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Notice Title

SCE0005 - Voluntary and Community Services Partnership for Children's Residential Services

Notice Description

This service aims to procure focussed partnership arrangement to put measures in place that support not-for-profit arrangements for children who are looked after. Benefits of this service include, improved outcomes and best value spending due to less council funding intended for children and young people being routed through private sector, profit making business. Not diminishing the private sector market that the council has to, and will continue to rely on but acknowledging that inherently the preferred model with a social value focus is for all funding to go towards the service where possible.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-051e34
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024984-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85300000 - Social work and related services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 May 20259 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
2 Jan 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Miss Liane Pereira
Contact Email
procurement-asc@leicester.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1164542446

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
Not specified

Local Authority
Leicester
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Leicester South

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