Notice Information
Notice Title
Occupational Therapy Trusted Assessor Learning and Development project
Notice Description
Leicester City Council is commissioning the provision of Occupational Therapy Trusted Assessor Learning and Development training. 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 May 26th 2026 and September 25th 2026, 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 will commence on 26 May 2026 and expire on 25 September 2026. The contract period will be four months. There is no option to extend. The estimated contract value is PS60,000. Further details in respect of this tender opportunity are contained within the Invitation to Tender documentation.
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/015549-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80500000 - Training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £55,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £55,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Feb 20264 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 20 Mar 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 29 Aug 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 25 May 2026 - 25 Sep 2026 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- 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
- TLF East Midlands (England), TLF21 Leicester
-
- Local Authority
- Leicester
- Electoral Ward
- Castle
- Westminster Constituency
- Leicester South
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015549-2026
20th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047846-2025
12th August 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View?advertId=875fa70f-470e-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True
Further details in respect of this tender opportunity are contained within the Invitation to Tender documentation. Submissions must be received by 12:00 noon on 20th March 2026 at the very latest via the EastMidsTender portal: https://www.eastmidstenders.org To express interest and submit a bid, please follow the link below: https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View?advertId=875fa70f-470e-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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