--- title: "Children and Family Services Standing List for Training Providers (2026 Reopening)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06b42b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06b42b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06b42b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06b42b.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2026-06-12" --- # Children and Family Services Standing List for Training Providers (2026 Reopening) Buyer: LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06b42b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06b42b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06b42b.json) ## Summary Leicestershire County Council is inviting new providers to join their Children and Family Services Standing List for Training Providers, as part of a procurement process aimed at enhancing training services across Leicestershire and the East Midlands. The tender, titled "Children and Family Services Standing List for Training Providers (2026 Reopening)," falls within the training services industry category. This procurement, currently in the tender stage, uses an open method suitable for below threshold competitions. Key dates include an enquiry period deadline on 26th June 2026 and a tender submission deadline on 8th July 2026, with services starting from 1st September 2026. This opportunity is structured into two categories: Early Years Inclusion and Child Care, and Governor Support and Development, both promising to enhance educational support within the region. This tender presents an excellent opportunity for training providers, especially small and medium enterprises, to expand their reach and engage with public sector contracts. Businesses that specialise in Early Years education, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), safeguarding, and governance development for schools will find this contract particularly fitting. With a strong emphasis on quality, businesses that offer innovative training solutions tailored to the educational sector stand to benefit, whether through virtual or in-person delivery. Participation in this procurement could help providers solidify their presence and improve their market access in the East Midlands educational training service industry. ## Notice In 2025, the Council established a multi-category standing list for the provision of training services across Leicestershire and the wider East Midlands region. As we enter the second year of the four-year arrangement, existing providers will remain on the standing list. This reopening is intended solely to allow new providers to apply for inclusion. The standing list is divided into categories based on the type of training provided, providers can apply to cover Category 1 or Category 2. Please see tender documents for more information. ### Lot Information Category 1: Early Years Inclusion and Child Care (EYICC) Leicestershire County Council Early Years Inclusion and Childcare Service (EYICS) have a statutory duty to secure information, advice and training for specific groups of Early Years and Childcare Providers on the following matters: * Meeting the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) * Meeting the needs of children with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND), vulnerable and disadvantaged children * Effective safeguarding and child protection Category 2: Governor Support and Development (GSD) Governor Support and Development (GSD) at Leicestershire County Council offers a training and development programme as a traded service for school governors, clerks and trustees who have bought in to the Council's scheme. The programme runs each year from April to March with approximately 12 sessions annually in total; however GSD only utilise an external trainer when sessions are not available to be delivered internally in-house. Providers are required to deliver all training sessions virtually by use of either their own purchased license for the professional zoom package or Microsoft Teams. On occasion the core training programme will be available at selected venues in Leicestershire and neighbouring areas together with tailored development sessions on site to Local Authority maintained schools and to Academy Trust schools. Support and development activities will be undertaken via an appropriate combination of telephone, virtual and onsite visits. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055752-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 12 Jun 2026 | | Submission deadline | 8 Jul 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £90,000 | | Lots value | £90,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY 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 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland | | Local authority | Blaby | | Electoral ward | Glenfield Faire | | Westminster constituency | Mid Leicestershire | | Delivery location | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80500000 - Training services ## Release History - 12 Jun 2026 at 13:09 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055752-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055752-2026 12th June 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.leics.gov.uk - https://www.eastmidstenders.org - https://www.eastmidstenders.orgSearchViewOpportunitiesonthewebsitelistedaboveusingthefollowingIDDN810580.Thiswillallowyoutoviewandregisteraninterestinthisopportunity.Youwillneedtoexpressaninterestinthisopportunitybeforeyouareabletoobtainaccesstothetenderdocuments. - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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