--- title: "Leicester Domestic Abuse Locality Service" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-065981" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-065981" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-065981.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-065981.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL" published: "2026-05-18" --- # Leicester Domestic Abuse Locality Service Buyer: LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-065981 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-065981) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-065981.json) ## Summary Leicester City Council is planning a procurement process for the "Leicester Domestic Abuse Locality Service", aiming to begin a new contract starting on 1st April 2028, running through until 31st March 2033, with a potential extension to 31st March 2035. This tender, currently in the planning stage as of 18th May 2026, is part of the services category under the health and social work services sector and focuses on the region designated as UKF21 in the United Kingdom. The Council is undertaking a soft market testing process to gather industry insights and assess interest before formally seeking tenders in November 2027. The existing legal framework for this procurement is guided by the UK Public General Act (2023/54), and the procurement process is anticipated to follow the light touch regime. This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those in the health and social work services sector capable of delivering locality-focused domestic abuse services. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs) are especially encouraged to express interest, aligning with the project's suitability criteria. Participating in the early market engagement phase allows businesses to help shape the service specifications, directly influencing service delivery and increasing their competitive advantage for future bidding. This engagement not only opens pathways for business growth but also strengthens community-focused service provision, benefiting both the tender initiators and successful suppliers in delivering impactful social services. ## Notice THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION : Leicester City Council is considering commissioning a Domestic Abuse Locality Service 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 THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION: Leicester City Council is considering commissioning a Domestic Abuse Locality Service for Leicester. It is anticipated, dependent upon an engagement exercise, that tenders for this service would be sought in 07, 2026, to enable a new contract to begin from 01/04/2027 to 31/03/2032 with a possible extension to 31/03/2034, 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045229-2026 | | 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 | 18 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 | £5,313,000 | | 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 - 18 May 2026 at 09:03 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045229-2026 - 20 Feb 2026 at 15:22 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015778-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045229-2026 18th May 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015778-2026 20th 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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