---
title: "Hospital to Home Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-061181"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2026-01-29"
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# Hospital to Home Service

Buyer: LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-061181

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007827-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Jan 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Jun 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £792,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE3 8RA |
| 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, TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 29 Jan 2026 at 09:16 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007827-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007827-2026
  29th January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.leics.gov.uk
- https://www.eastmidstenders.org/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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