Tender

Home Care for Leicestershire 2026

LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Tender

06 Oct 2025 at 16:32

Planning

20 Aug 2025 at 10:11

Planning

23 May 2025 at 08:39

Summary of the contracting process

Leicestershire County Council is conducting a tender process titled "Home Care for Leicestershire 2026," focusing on health and social work services within the region of UKF2, United Kingdom. The current stage of the procurement is the tender phase, with the deadline for tender submissions being 10th November 2025 at 14:00. This open procedure invites bids from potential providers who can deliver high-quality adult social care and health care services to the residents of Leicestershire. The procurement aims to form a framework agreement with a contract period beginning on 25th September 2026 and ending on 24th September 2034.

This tender represents an excellent opportunity for businesses in the health and social work industry eager to expand their footprint, especially those specialising in domiciliary and continuous health care services. The open procedure and framework structure provide a flexible entry point for qualified providers, particularly SMEs and VCSE organisations. Successful bidders will need to demonstrate adherence to quality standards and conditions outlined in the council's service specifications, aligning with national regulations and frameworks for care services. This tender offers a significant growth avenue through packages of care allocated via specific procedures, allowing diverse businesses to develop and sustain valuable partnerships with the public authority.

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Notice Title

Home Care for Leicestershire 2026

Notice Description

Leicestershire County Council (the Authority) is committed to the delivery of high-quality Adult Social Care Services and Health Care Services within Home Care for residents of Leicestershire who are assessed as requiring Home Care. The Authority wishes to work in 'Partnership' with independent sector Home Care Providers ("Providers"), who can demonstrate and maintain quality standards in line with the Council's Service Specification ("Specification"), which has at its core the Care Quality Commission's Regulations, National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care 2018 and is in accordance with the Care Act 2014. Providers are required to deliver services focusing on the health, safety, enablement, progression and wellbeing of people who require such services. They must enable people to gain, maintain or regain skills to help them live independently and recover from illness. The Service, wherever possible, supports people to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital and residential care. The service should also support people to be discharged from hospital or move out of long or short term, building based care.

Lot Information

Home Care (maintenance)

Providers will be awarded packages of care for Homecare maintenance via the Call of Procedure described within the tender documentation

Home Care (Continuing Health Care)

Those Providers who have included Continuing Health Care in their tender submission will be awarded packages of care via the Call of Procedure described within the tender documentation

Home Care (Live in Care/24 Hour Care)

Providers will be awarded packages of care for Homecare Live in Care / 24 Hour Care via the Call of Procedure described within the tender documentation

Planning Information

Leicestershire County Council currently holds virtual Homecare Provider meetings every 2 months to all Providers including those who are current Providers on the Homecare for Leicestershire Framework Providers to discuss current issues and inform the market of future commissioning intentions.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-052016
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062651-2025
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
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
£496,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
£496,000,000 £100M-£1B
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Oct 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
10 Nov 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
29 Aug 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
24 Sep 2026 - 24 Sep 2034 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Martin Hall
Contact Email
martin.hall@eics.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+441163053623

Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE3 8RF
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)
TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Delivery Location
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire, TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland

Local Authority
Blaby
Electoral Ward
Glenfield Faire
Westminster Constituency
Mid Leicestershire

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