--- title: "SCE0060 - Community Led Family Support Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-061488" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-061488" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-061488.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-061488.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL" published: "2026-02-02" --- # SCE0060 - Community Led Family Support Services Buyer: LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-061488 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-061488) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-061488.json) ## Summary Leicester City Council is currently in the planning stage of its procurement process for the "SCE0060 - Community Led Family Support Services" under the health and social work services industry category. The procurement aims to deliver community-led support to families in Leicester, UK, addressing persistent neglect below statutory thresholds. While the formal tender process has yet to commence, the Council is undertaking a preliminary market engagement, inviting stakeholders to express interest and offer feedback on service specifications. The deadline for this soft market test is set for 24th February 2026. Following this, a formal notice is expected by 13th April 2026, with the contract period anticipated to begin on 10th August 2026 and continue through to 9th August 2028, with provisions for renewal. The total contract value is between £2,000,000 and £2,400,000 GBP. This procurement offers significant opportunities for businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), to contribute to essential community support services. Companies with expertise in health and social work services and a commitment to long-term community engagement would be well-suited for this project. The nature of this contract promises opportunities for collaboration with existing Early Help and statutory services, providing an excellent platform for growth and development within the community-led support sector. The non-competitive market engagement phase enables interested businesses to help shape the forthcoming tender, potentially offering strategic advantages when the formal procurement process is launched. ## Notice Leicester City Council is considering Community Led Family Support Service to provide early, relationship- based support to families where neglect is persistent but remains below statutory thresholds. The service is intended to work alongside existing Early Help and statutory services, focusing on long term engagement, trust building and practical support within communities to prevent escalation of need. 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. A formal tender process will then follow. ### Planning Information 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009093-2026 | | 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 | 2 Feb 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 13 Apr 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 9 Aug 2026 - 9 Aug 2028 | | 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 | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | 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 | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 2 Feb 2026 at 15:46 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009093-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009093-2026 2nd February 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.leicester.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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