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Open for bids· Closes 9 Dec 2026

Home Care for Leicestershire 2027

Leicestershire County Council · Leicestershire, East Midlands

Leicestershire County Council is inviting bids for Home Care for Leicestershire 2027, a framework for home care and domiciliary care in Leicestershire.

Source: Find a Tender · published 2 Nov 2026 · details refreshed every 30 minutes

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Pipeline

    UK1 - Pipeline Notice

    View notice
  2. 2025

    Pipeline notice published

    UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice

    View notice
  3. 2026

    Award notice published

    UK6 - Contract Award Notice

    View notice
  4. 2026

    Tender notice published

    UK4 - Tender Notice (reopening, 2027) · 11:25

    View notice
  5. Next

    2026

    Bids close

  6. 2027

    Contract awarded

Show 2 more notices in between
  1. Tender notice publishedUK4 - Tender Notice (Home Care for Leicestershire 2026)View notice
  2. Award notice publishedUK6 - Contract Award NoticeView notice
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About this tender

In brief

Leicestershire County Council is inviting bids for Home Care for Leicestershire 2027, a framework for home care and domiciliary care in Leicestershire. The estimated value is £496,000,000 across 2 lots. Bids close on 9 December 2026.

It is run as an open procedure, light touch regime (Procurement Act 2023). Reopening of an open framework., and the buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Published on Find a Tender on 2 November 2026 as notice 103640-2026, OCDS ID ocds-h6vhtk-07955c.

Summary of the contracting process

Leicestershire County Council has reopened Home Care for Leicestershire, its open framework for home care across the county, estimated at £496 million from 12 October 2027 to 11 October 2034. There is no cap on providers: every bidder that passes all the required elements gets a place, then wins packages through the council's call-off. Lot 1 covers home care maintenance and Lot 3 covers live-in and 24 hour care.

Clarification questions close at 4pm on 20 November 2026 and bids close at 4pm on 9 December 2026 on the Source East Midlands portal.

The notice in full

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 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.

This is the continuation of an open framework. The previous framework was Home Care for Leicestershire 2026. 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.

Lots (2)

  1. 01

    Lot 1. Home Care (maintenance)Active

    Providers will be awarded packages of care for Homecare maintenance via the Call of Procedure described within the tender documentation.

  2. 02

    Lot 3. Home Care (Live in Care/24 Hour Care)Active

    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.

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Key facts

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

Contract

Service
Domiciliary care
Procurement type
Framework
Category
Services
Contract period
12 Oct 2027 to 11 Oct 2034
Suitable for
Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Lots
2

Procedure

Notice type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement method
Open
Procedure
Open procedure, light touch regime (Procurement Act 2023). Reopening of an open framework.
Current stage
Tender
Stages so far
Pipeline, Planning, Tender, Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service

Not stated in the notice: awardee scale.

Values

Tender value
£496,000,000
Lots value
£491,000,000

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

Status

Tender
Active
Lots
Active

Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.

References

Find a Tender notice
103640-2026
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07955c
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 Leicestershire. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Leicestershire
Town
Leicester
Postcode
LE3 8RA
Delivery area
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Region
East Midlands
Sub-region
Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Area
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Country
England
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Buyer

Contracting authority

Organisation
Leicestershire County Council
Category
Services
Contact
Martin Hall, Leicestershire County Council (Martin.Hall@leics.gov.uk)
Address
Leicester, LE3 8RA · East Midlands · England

Not stated in the notice: 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 Home Care for Leicestershire 2027

When is the deadline for the Home Care for Leicestershire 2027 tender?

Bids must be submitted by 9 December 2026. The notice sets the exact time of day, so confirm it on the official notice and submit early: buyer portals normally stop accepting bids at the deadline.

How much is the Home Care for Leicestershire 2027 contract worth?

The estimated value is £496,000,000, split across 2 lots.

Who is the buyer for Home Care for Leicestershire 2027?

Leicestershire County Council, based in Leicestershire, East Midlands. The named contact is Martin Hall, Leicestershire County Council (Martin.Hall@leics.gov.uk).

How do I bid for Home Care for Leicestershire 2027?

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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