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Awarded· 19 Dec 2025

Care Home Matrons

Leicestershire County Council · Blaby, East Midlands

Leicestershire County Council has awarded Care Home Matrons. It is a contract for residential care and care home in Blaby.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 19 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK5 - Transparency Notice · 11:20

    View notice

  2. 2026

    Contract starts

  3. Next

    2027

    Contract ends

    1 year after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

Leicestershire County Council has awarded Care Home Matrons. It is a contract for residential care and care home in Blaby. The contract went to Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust. It was awarded on 19 December 2025. The awarded value is £38,703. The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2027. It lasts 1 year.

It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 19 December 2025. The notice number is 084799-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05fa20.

Summary of the contracting process

Leicestershire County Council has completed the procurement process for the "Care Home Matrons" project, which falls under the health and social work services industry category. This initiative aims to support care homes in Leicester, UK, particularly those with high hospital admission rates, by providing matrons' services for training and health tasks.

The project contract was awarded to Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, a large-scale supplier, through a direct procurement method below the competition threshold. The procurement is at the award and contract stage, with the formal award notice published on 19th December 2025. The contract is set to commence on 1st April 2026 and conclude on 31st March 2027.

The notice in full

Matrons provide support and signposting of training available to care homes. Homes visited are those which have the highest number of hospital admissions for residents. Training is provided/developed with the care home in areas such as falls avoidance and undertaking delegated health tasks.

Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Residential Care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2027 (1 year)
Awarded to
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement method
Direct
Procedure
Below threshold - without competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
Large

Values

Awards value
£38,703

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, contracts value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Complete
Awards
Pending

Not stated in the notice: contracts.

References

Find a Tender notice
084799-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fa20
CPV code
85000000 - Health and social work services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Leicestershire County Council is based in Blaby. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Blaby
Town
Leicester
Postcode
LE3 8RA
Electoral ward
Glenfield Faire
Constituency
Mid Leicestershire
Region
East Midlands
Sub-region
Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Area
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
Leicestershire County Council
Category
Services
Address
Leicester, LE3 8RA · East Midlands · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Awardee scale
Large
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
£38,703
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Care Home Matrons

Who won the Care Home Matrons contract?

Leicestershire County Council awarded the contract to Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust on 19 December 2025. It is due to end on 31 March 2027, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.

How much is the Care Home Matrons contract worth?

The awarded value is £38,703. The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2027 (1 year).

Who is the buyer for Care Home Matrons?

Leicestershire County Council, based in Blaby, East Midlands.

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