Scope
Reference
DN776276
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 an open framework
Total value (estimated)
- £496,000,000 excluding VAT
- £496,000,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 25 September 2026 to 24 September 2034
- 8 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
Contract locations
- UKF2 - Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Lot 1. Home Care (maintenance)
Description
Providers will be awarded packages of care for Homecare maintenance via the Call of Procedure described within the tender documentation
Lot value (estimated)
- £490,000,000 excluding VAT
- £490,000,000 including VAT
Framework lot values may be shared with other lots
Same for all lots
CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Lot 2. Home Care (Continuing Health Care)
Description
Those Providers who have included Continuing Health Care in their tender submission will be awarded packages of care via the Call of Procedure described within the tender documentation
Lot value (estimated)
- £5,000,000 excluding VAT
- £5,000,000 including VAT
Framework lot values may be shared with other lots
Same for all lots
CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Lot 3. Home Care (Live in Care/24 Hour Care)
Description
Providers will be awarded packages of care for Homecare Live in Care / 24 Hour Care via the Call of Procedure described within the tender documentation
Lot value (estimated)
- £1,000,000 excluding VAT
- £1,000,000 including VAT
Framework lot values may be shared with other lots
Same for all lots
CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Framework
Open framework scheme end date (estimated)
24 September 2034
Maximum number of suppliers
Unlimited
Maximum percentage fee charged to suppliers
0%
Framework operation description
A place on the Framework will be awarded to any provider who receives a pass for all the required elements.
This Framework has a "Call of Procedure" to award individual packages of care to eligible Providers.
Bidders are asked to state an hourly rate within the guide rates provided.
Award method when using the framework
With competition
Contracting authorities that may use the framework
Establishing party only
Participation
Particular suitability
Lot 1. Home Care (maintenance)
Lot 2. Home Care (Continuing Health Care)
Lot 3. Home Care (Live in Care/24 Hour Care)
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Submission
Enquiry deadline
31 October 2025, 11:59pm
Tender submission deadline
10 November 2025, 2:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
The advert , and the ability to express an interest, can be found at
or
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
24 June 2026
Award criteria
| Name | Description | Type | Order of importance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Procurement Specific Questionnaire | The Provider has to Be registered on the Central Digital Platform Pass the conditions of Participation Submit a rate within the range specified |
Quality | 1 |
| Quality Method Statement Questions | Pass four Quality Method Statement Questions for Home Care maintenance Pass one Quality Method Statement Questions for Continuing Health Care |
Quality | 2 |
| Presentation | Pass a 15 minute Presentation questions |
Quality | 3 |
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Special regime
Light touch
Contracting authority
Leicestershire County Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNHT-9235-VXDV
County Hall, Glenfield
Leicester
LE38RF
United Kingdom
Contact name: Martin Hall
Telephone: +441163053623
Email: Martin.Hall@eics.gov.uk
Website: http://www.leics.gov.uk
Region: UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government