--- title: "SCE0076- High Dependency Bed Service" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06c4a5" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06c4a5" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06c4a5.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06c4a5.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL" published: "2026-07-06" --- # SCE0076- High Dependency Bed Service Buyer: LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c4a5 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06c4a5) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06c4a5.json) ## Summary Leicester City Council is currently in the planning stage of a public procurement process for the recommissioning of a local High Dependency Bed Service. This procurement, anticipated to invite tenders by August 2026, aims to commence a new contract by 1st April 2027. This initiative involves the re-tendering of services in residential health facilities under the services category, primarily located in Leicester, UK. The council has initiated a soft market test to gauge interest and gather feedback, with responses due by 20th July 2026. The soft market engagement does not yet constitute a formal competitive bidding process, as it primarily serves to inform future tender planning. This procurement process presents substantial growth opportunities for businesses specialising in residential health facilities services. Companies, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), are well-positioned to submit expressions of interest. Engaging early in this market test allows businesses to influence service specifications and prepare for future tender opportunities, potentially securing a role in the anticipated contract set for April 2027 onward. This planning phase serves as an essential stepping stone for businesses looking to expand within the public sector service domain in Leicester and Leicestershire. ## Notice THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION. Leicester City Council is looking at the recommissioning of our local High Dependency bed service of behalf of Leicestershire County Council and our LNR ICB. It is anticipated, dependent upon an engagement exercise, that tenders for this service would be sought in 08/2026, to enable a new contract to begin from 01/04/2027, immediately after the end of our current contract providing Discharge to Assess High Dependency RRR Residential service to Leicester and Leicestershire. 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 a potential service model and specification principles. The commissioners will use the information to appraise options and further develop a 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. Please use the following link to access the advert: https://procontract.due-north.com/Supplier/Advert/View?advertId=36148d2d-4c79-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=False&fromRfxSummary=False&selectWorkgroup=False&fromAdvertEvent=False&fromActivityDashboard=False ### Planning Information THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION. Leicester City Council is looking at the recommissioning of our local High Dependency bed service of behalf of Leicestershire County Council and our LNR ICB. It is anticipated, dependent upon an engagement exercise, that tenders for this service would be sought in 08/2026, to enable a new contract to begin from 01/04/2027, immediately after the end of our current contract providing Discharge to Assess High Dependency RRR Residential service to Leicester and Leicestershire. 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 a potential service model and specification principles. The commissioners will use the information to appraise options and further develop a 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. Please use the following link to access the advert: https://procontract.due-north.com/Supplier/Advert/View?advertId=36148d2d-4c79-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=False&fromRfxSummary=False&selectWorkgroup=False&fromAdvertEvent=False&fromActivityDashboard=False ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063369-2026 | | 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 | 6 Jul 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Aug 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1 | | 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 1HA | | 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 - 85144000 - Residential health facilities services ## Release History - 6 Jul 2026 at 16:05 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063369-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063369-2026 6th July 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://procontract.due-north.com/Supplier/Advert/View?advertId=36148d2d-4c79-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=False&fromRfxSummary=False&selectWorkgroup=False&fromAdvertEvent=False&fromActivityDashboard=False - 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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