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title: "SCE0018 - Refuge Accommodation"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-051e43"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL"
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# SCE0018 - Refuge Accommodation

Buyer: LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-051e43

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## Summary

The Leicester City Council is progressing with a planned procurement process for the provision of "SCE0018 - Refuge Accommodation" services in Leicester. Aimed at supporting victims of Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence, this procurement falls under the Health and Social Work Services category and takes place within the UKF21 region. The procurement process is in the planning stage, with tenders expected to be sought in November 2027 and a contract slated to begin on 1st April 2028, extending to 31st March 2033, with a potential extension to March 2035. The Council is currently conducting a soft market test to gather insights and interest from potential service providers and stakeholders.

This tender provides a substantial opportunity for businesses specialising in health and social work services, particularly those with expertise in delivering refuge and domestic abuse support. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are well positioned to participate in this tender, given its alignment with the Special Regime's light-touch provisions. By engaging in this market test, businesses can influence the service model and specification principles, allowing them to shape a competitive and impactful bid once the formal tendering process begins.

## Notice

Leicester City Council is considering commissioning a Refuge Accommodation for Leicester. It is anticipated, dependent upon an engagement exercise, that tenders for this service is expected to be sought in 11, 2027, to enable a new contract to begin from 01/04/2028 to 31/03/2033 with a possible extension to 31/03/2035, immediately after the end of our current contract providing Domestic Abuse Locality services to Leicester. 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 service 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.

### Planning Information

The Leicester City Council intends to run an open tender competition for services (yet to be decided), autumn 2025, related to community and safe accommodation related domestic abuse support under the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 and the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024, to begin April 2026. The Council is seeking a provider(s) to offer the adults, children and young people of Leicester City effective and meaningful person-centred support and safe accommodation to victim-survivors of Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence.
Benefits of this service includes general and specialist support in refuge accommodation, and a reduction of cost pressure for general needs temporary accommodation through provision of additional refuge space, meeting Statutory Duties under homelessness, domestic abuse, and housing management.
If you are interested in receiving further information regarding this market engagement, please express an interest through the portal using the following link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=63aeae88-ef99-f011-813a-005056b64545

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047918-2026 |
| Notice type | UK1 - Pipeline Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 May 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Nov 2027 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2028 - 31 Mar 2033 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE1 1FZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF21 Leicester |
| Local authority | Leicester |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Leicester South |
| Delivery location | TLF21 Leicester |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 22 May 2026 at 12:58 - PlanningUpdate - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047918-2026
- 25 Sep 2025 at 09:31 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059543-2025
- 22 May 2025 at 13:37 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025002-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047918-2026
  22nd May 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059543-2025
  25th September 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025002-2025
  22nd May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.leicester.gov.uk
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=63aeae88-ef99-f011-813a-005056b64545
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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