Award

FEW1511 - Provision of Adults Social Care Services For Paid Persons Representatives

LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

24 Sep 2025 at 14:23

Award

24 Sep 2025 at 13:54

Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council has recently completed the procurement process for the provision of Adult Social Care Services, specifically for Paid Persons Representatives (PPR), a statutory function under the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. The procurement, identified under the title FEW1511, involves a direct award due to statutory compliance requirements, ensuring continuity of services without interruption. The awarded contract commenced in April 2025 and will transition to a new contract by October 2025, with both Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland and MOSAIC 1898 LTD serving as suppliers. This initiative falls under the 'Health and social work services' category, with contract activities focused in the UKF21 region, covering Leicester.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social care services, especially those capable of ensuring compliance with legal standards such as the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. The procurement method 'Below threshold - without competition' may favour SMEs and organisations that can swiftly align with the statutory requirements. Businesses within Leicester and those experienced in care provision and mental capacity assessments stand to benefit from engaging in such roles, enhancing their service portfolio and increasing their presence in public sector markets. This procurement process, due to its nature and requirements, is well-suited for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and could help solidify long-term business relations with public authorities like Leicester City Council.

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Notice Title

FEW1511 - Provision of Adults Social Care Services For Paid Persons Representatives

Notice Description

The PPR service is a required statutory function under the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. It is therefore unavoidable for the local authority not to provide this service. There would be a gap and interruption between the previous contract and the new one ready to start in October 2025. This provision is tied into the statutory duty on the Local Authority to provide a Paid Persons Representative (PPR) under the Deprivation of Liberty Standard Authorisation when no other representative is available. The PPR is visiting People who are assessed not to have Mental Capacity, mostly in care homes, and they make checks on whether the care home is meeting the conditions of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguard, as required. This is a partly retrospective Direct Award commencing from April 2025 - October 2025 however, as this is a statutory requirement, the Direct Award was required to ensure compliance whilst the new contract is being mobilised and due to commence in October 2025.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a139
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059347-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

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
£88,219 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Sep 20255 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 Sep 20255 months ago
Contract Period
5 Oct 2025 - 6 Oct 2025 24 hours
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Liane Pereira
Contact Email
liane.pereira@leicester.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

AGE UK LEICESTER SHIRE & RUTLAND

MOSAIC 1898

Further Information

Notice Documents

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