Planning

Hospital to Home Service

LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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Planning

29 Jan 2026 at 09:16

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Leicestershire County Council, in collaboration with Leicester City Council, is currently in the planning stage for recommissioning the "Hospital to Home Service." This service aims to facilitate the safe return of individuals from hospital to their homes, focusing on Assisted Discharge and Home from Hospital support. The initiative falls under the Health and social work services industry category and is set to be implemented in the UKF21 and UKF22 regions. A preliminary market engagement phase is underway, with responses being gathered until 11th February 2026. The full tender process is expected to commence following the market engagement insights, with future notice anticipated by 1st June 2026.

This tender presents significant opportunities for growth among businesses specialising in health and social care services. Given its emphasis on cross-sector collaboration and substantial budget, valued at £792,000, SMEs and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly encouraged to engage with this preliminary stage. The outcome of this engagement will inform the councils on structuring the service and possibly adjusting the procurement approach, with an anticipated contract period starting on 1st November 2026, and potential for renewal. Engaging early could provide businesses with a competitive edge in shaping and securing future contract opportunities.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Hospital to Home Service

Notice Description

Leicestershire County Council, in partnership with Leicester City Council, are recommissioning a service that supports people to return home safely from hospital. There are two elements to the service - Assisted Discharge and Home from Hospital / Supporting your recovery. The purpose of this Preliminary Market Engagement is to gauge interest from the market and to investigate potential options for this service - the responses you provide will inform the Council when deciding whether to proceed to procurement and how to structure/design the service. Please note that this is not an opportunity to tender but is an information gathering exercise.

Planning Information

Engagement will take the form of the completion of a short questionnaire. The questionnaire is available via the Council e-tender portal EastMidsTenders at the following link: https://www.eastmidstenders.org/ Please search for the opportunity using the project reference DN804598 (Hospital to Home Service - Soft Market Testing).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-061181
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007827-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
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
£792,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Jan 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Jun 20264 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Additional Buyers

LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL

Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
commissioning.support@leics.gov.uk, procurement@leicester.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE3 8RA
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
TLF21 Leicester, TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Local Authority
Leicester
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Leicester South

Further Information

Notice Documents

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