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
2025
Pipeline
UK1 - Pipeline Notice
View notice2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
View notice2026
Award notice published
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
View notice2026
Tender notice published
UK4 - Tender Notice (reopening, 2027) · 11:25
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2026
Bids close
2027
Contract awarded
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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)
- 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.
- 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.
Key facts
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
Location
- 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
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.
Documents and links
- UK4 tender notice for the 2027 reopeningfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103640-2026
- Register and express an interest to download the tender pack, ask clarification questions and submitsourceeastmidlands.org
- Pricing zones, the 2026/27 hourly price bands and the council's plans for home careresources.leicestershire.gov.uk/adult-social-care-and-health/…
- Who was awarded a place on the framework in the first roundfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084111-2026
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-07955c (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
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?
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