Scope
Reference
DN804598
Description
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.
Total value (estimated)
- £792,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2028
- Possible extension to 31 October 2030
- 4 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
Contract locations
- UKF21 - Leicester
- UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Engagement
Engagement deadline
11 February 2026
Engagement process description
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).
Participation
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
1 June 2026
Procedure
Special regime
Light touch
Contracting authorities
Leicestershire County Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNHT-9235-VXDV
County Hall
Leicester
LE3 8RA
United Kingdom
Email: Commissioning.Support@leics.gov.uk
Website: http://www.leics.gov.uk
Region: UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
Leicester City Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXRT-5737-VBQD
115 Charles Street
Leicester
LE1 1FZ
United Kingdom
Email: Procurement@leicester.gov.uk
Region: UKF21 - Leicester
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government