Planning

Homecare for Leicestershire 2026

  • Leicestershire County Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-050085

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-052016 (view related notices)

Published 20 August 2025, 11:11am



Scope

Reference

DN 776276

Description

Leicestershire County Council (the Authority) is committed to the delivery of high-quality Adult Social Care Services and Health Care Services within Home Care for residents of Leicestershire who are assessed as requiring Home Care. The Authority wishes to work in 'Partnership' with independent sector Home Care Providers ("Providers"), who can demonstrate and maintain quality standards in line with the Council's Service Specification ("Specification"), which has at its core the Care Quality Commission's Regulations, National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care 2018 and is in accordance with the Care Act 2014.

Providers are required to deliver services focusing on the health, safety, enablement, progression and wellbeing of people who require such services. They must enable people to gain, maintain or regain skills to help them live independently and recover from illness. The Service, wherever possible, supports people to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital and residential care. The service should also support people to be discharged from hospital or move out of long or short term, building based care.

Commercial tool

Establishes a framework

Total value (estimated)

  • £496,000,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 14 September 2026 to 13 September 2034
  • 8 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

Contract locations

  • UKF2 - Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire

Engagement

Engagement deadline

4 August 2025

The engagement was carried out before this notice was published.

Engagement process description

Leicestershire County Council currently holds virtual Homecare Provider meetings every 2 months to all Providers including those who are current Providers on the Homecare for Leicestershire Framework Providers to discuss current issues and inform the market of future commissioning intentions.


Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Procedure

Special regime

Light touch


Contracting authority

Leicestershire County Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNHT-9235-VXDV

County Hall

Leicester

LE38RF

United Kingdom

Contact name: Martin Hall

Telephone: +441163053623

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