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Coming up· published 21 Dec 2025

Day Opportunities

Leeds City Council · Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber

Leeds City Council is planning Day Opportunities. It is a framework for learning disability and autism in Leeds.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 22 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Pipeline notice published

    UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 15:50

    View notice

  2. 2026

    Tender notice expected

    Date given in the buyer's earlier notice

  3. Next

    2027

    Contract starts

  4. 2032

    Contract ends

    6 years after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

Leeds City Council is planning Day Opportunities. It is a framework for learning disability and autism in Leeds. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2032. It lasts 6 years.

The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 22 December 2025. The notice number is 085526-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05fbdc.

Summary of the contracting process

This initiative focuses on delivering daycare services to foster independence and social interaction for the beneficiaries. The procurement falls within the services category, utilising a light-touch regime and above-threshold engagement with a framework agreement setup. The key milestone for this initiative is a market engagement phase scheduled to conclude by 28th February 2026.

The project is located in the United Kingdom, specifically in the UKE42 region of Leeds, and is intended to commence on 1st January 2027, running through to the end of 2032. This tender presents significant opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community social enterprises (VCSEs) that specialise in or seek to expand into the provision of meaningful activities and support services for individuals with learning disabilities.

It offers a long-term partnership potential, encouraging innovative service provision that promotes social inclusion and independent living.

The notice in full

Provision of a Day Opportunities Service for people with learning disabilities. Day opportunities provide meaningful activity that meets statutory duties, supports independence for people with learning disabilities, and may also provide respite for their family and carers.

These activities may include a range of group and individual sessions and will usually take place away from the home environment to help promote social interaction and opportunities to be as independent as possible, while people pursue their interests.

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
Learning Disability and Autism Support
Procurement type
Framework
Category
Services
Contract period
1 Jan 2027 to 31 Dec 2032 (6 years)
Suitable for
Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)

Procedure

Notice type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Current stage
Planning
Stages so far
Planning
Published on
Find a Tender Service

Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.

Values

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

Status

Tender
Planning
Lots
Planning

Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.

References

Find a Tender notice
085526-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fbdc
CPV code
85312100 - Daycare services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Leeds City Council is based in Leeds. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Leeds
Town
Leeds
Postcode
LS1 1UR
Electoral ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley
Delivery area
Leeds
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber
Sub-region
Leeds
Area
West Yorkshire
Country
England
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Buyer

Contracting authority

Organisation
Leeds City Council
Category
Services
Address
Leeds, LS1 1UR · Yorkshire and the Humber · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

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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 Day Opportunities

When will the Day Opportunities tender open?

Leeds City Council has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.

How long is the Day Opportunities contract?

The contract runs from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2032 (6 years).

Who is the buyer for Day Opportunities?

Leeds City Council, based in Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber.

How do I bid for Day Opportunities?

Register on the buyer's portal named in the notice, download the tender pack and check every condition of participation before you start writing. The buyer has marked it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Care Sync Experts writes and reviews care tender bids from £1,500 + VAT.

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What to do next

  1. Read the early notice in full.
  2. Answer any market engagement questions.
  3. Gather your evidence and case studies now.
  4. Check your policies are up to date.
  5. Watch for the tender notice.
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