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SCE0040 - Occupational Therapy Trusted Assessor Learning and Development

Leicester City Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

24 Jul 2026 at 14:22

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

20 Feb 2026 at 10:36

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

12 Aug 2025 at 09:29

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council procured face-to-face Occupational Therapy Trusted Assessor learning and development services for staff across its Adult Social Care and Safeguarding Division. The provider develops and delivers training enabling staff who are not occupational therapists to recognise when equipment or minor adaptations could help people live safely and well at home. Training covers understanding the built environment in Leicester, identifying suitable adaptations and equipment, and arranging prescribed equipment and small modifications through a contractor. The scope includes 11 full training days for approximately 150 to 155 staff, delivered at local venues arranged by the Council. The provider must develop training resources, use appropriately qualified trainers, understand local needs, and ensure the training is culturally appropriate for Leicester’s diverse communities. This is a services procurement, classified under training services.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Flex360 Ltd on 24 July 2026. The award is active and covers one lot. Its value is £35,000 excluding VAT, or £42,000 including VAT. The awarded contract period runs from 24 November 2026 to 23 February 2027, with a scheduled signature date of 14 November 2026. Leicester City Council used a below-threshold open competition, with electronic submission allowed and an electronic auction used. The contract was evaluated on price at 60%, qualitative method statements at 30% and social value at 10%. Nine bids were received, of which seven reached the final stage; six final-stage bidders were SMEs. The procurement was below threshold and had a light-touch services regime.

This award demonstrates a defined requirement for specialist adult social care training combining occupational therapy knowledge, trusted assessor practice and practical adaptations advice. Suppliers seeking to compete for similar work with Leicester City Council would need to show they can design and deliver structured face-to-face learning for a sizeable multi-disciplinary staff group, rather than provide isolated technical instruction. Credible providers should have appropriately qualified trainers, experience translating equipment and minor adaptation guidance for non-specialists, and the ability to reflect local housing conditions and community needs. They would also need strong training-resource development, delivery planning across multiple full-day sessions, and evidence of culturally appropriate practice. The competition attracted SME participation, and the requirement was identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SCE0040 - Occupational Therapy Trusted Assessor Learning and Development

Notice Description

Leicester City Council invited Tenders for the provision of Occupational Therapy Trusted Assessor Learning and Development training through an open procurement process under Procurement Act 2023. The procurement exercise has now been completed and assessment summaries have been issued. The publication of this notice will formally commence the voluntary standstill period of 8 working days. The standstill period will expire on the midnight of 4th August 2026. Leicester City Council is seeking a provider to develop and deliver face to face Trusted Assessor training to staff working across the Adult Social Care and Safeguarding Division. The training will support staff who are not part of the Occupational Therapy Service to identify when equipment or minor adaptations can help someone to live safely and well in their own home, without requiring specialist Occupational Therapist skills. The training will focus on understanding the built environment of people's homes in Leicester in relation to adaptations and provision of equipment, including how to arrange a prescribed list of equipment and small modifications via a contractor. The provider will deliver 11 full days of face to face training for approximately 150 to 155 staff between a six month period, using local venues arranged by the Council. The provider will develop training resources, ensure trainers are appropriately qualified and understand local need, and ensure the training is culturally appropriate and reflects the diverse communities in Leicester. The proposed Contract period will be for six months with no option to extend.

Planning Information

Leicester City Council is considering commissioning a one-off training offer for a defined group of internal staff. It is anticipated, dependent upon an engagement exercise, that tenders for this service would be sought in 06/2025, to enable a contract to begin from 01/09/2025, As part of the commissioning process, the authority is undertaking a soft market test. This gives potential providers and other stakeholders the opportunity to express their interests and feed in their views about the potential model and specification principles. The commissioners will use the information to appraise options and further develop the specification. This process does not constitute a formal tender or other competitive bidding process and will not result in the letting of a Contract. The authority is using this process solely to test the market to gather information and ascertain the level of interest in this particular service. There are therefore no formal criteria which we will use to judge your responses and it is not our intention to provide any feedback.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0585a8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070339-2026
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

80 - Education and training services

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

80500000 - Training services

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£55,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£55,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
£35,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
20 Mar 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
29 Aug 2025Expired
Award Date
24 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
24 Nov 2026 - 23 Feb 2027 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Leicester City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE1 1FZ
Postcode Area
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
1
Supplier Name

Flex360 Ltd

Further Information

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