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Awarded· 31 Jul 2025

Homecare

Leicester City Council · Leicester, East Midlands

Leicester City Council has awarded Homecare. It is a contract for other health and social care in Leicester.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 31 Jul 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK5 - Transparency Notice · 13:47

    View notice

  2. 2025

    Contract starts

  3. 2026

    Contract ends

    0½ years after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

Leicester City Council has awarded Homecare. It is a contract for other health and social care in Leicester. It was awarded on 31 July 2025. The awarded value is £24,000,000. The contract runs from 13 October 2025 to 31 March 2026. It lasts 0½ years.

It is run as a direct award. The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs. Find a Tender published it on 31 July 2025. The notice number is 044811-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-056a55.

Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council has concluded a procurement process for the provision of homecare services, under a direct award arrangement, with a contract set to commence on 14th October 2025 and run until 31st March 2026. This procurement, categorized under 'Health and social work services' (CPV 85000000), addresses a critical statutory requirement to provide services for up to 3,000 people in Leicester, United Kingdom (region UKF21).

The procurement stage is currently at the award phase, as of 31st July 2025, with the total contract value reaching £24,000,000. The direct award method was chosen under Schedule 5, paragraph 7, due to the necessity of maintaining existing service compatibility and avoiding operational difficulties for the council and its partners, including the NHS.

The procurement highlights the importance of continuity and innovation in service delivery, creating an advantageous position for existing suppliers and potential new entrants proposing compatible solutions. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can particularly benefit from this opportunity, given the project's scale and impact on the regional care services landscape.

The notice in full

This is a statutory service - extending these arrangements using the justification under 'special arrangements' enables us to meet our statutory requirements under the Care Act 2014

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
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
13 Oct 2025 to 31 Mar 2026 (0½ years)
Suitable for
Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs)
Number of suppliers
28

Procedure

Notice type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement method
Direct
Procedure
Direct award
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
Large, SME

Values

Awards value
£24,000,000

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
044811-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-056a55
CPV code
85000000 - Health and social work services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Leicester City Council is based in Leicester. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Leicester
Town
Leicester
Postcode
LE1 1FZ
Electoral ward
Castle
Constituency
Leicester South
Region
East Midlands
Sub-region
Leicester
Area
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Country
England
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Buyer

Contracting authority

Organisation
Leicester City Council
Category
Services
Address
Leicester, LE1 1FZ · East Midlands · 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 Homecare

Who won the Homecare contract?

The award notice does not name the supplier. The full record is in the official notice linked on this page.

How much is the Homecare contract worth?

The awarded value is £24,000,000. The contract runs from 13 October 2025 to 31 March 2026 (0½ years).

Who is the buyer for Homecare?

Leicester City Council, based in Leicester, East Midlands.

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