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Coming up· published 22 May 2025

SCE0014 - Support for families with children and young people at risk of hospitalisation or who are leaving hospital.

Leicester City Council · Leicester, East Midlands

Leicester City Council is planning this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Leicester.

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

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Pipeline notice published

    UK1 - Pipeline Notice · 13:34

    View notice

  2. 2025

    Tender notice expected

    Date given in the buyer's earlier notice

  3. 2026

    Contract starts

  4. Next

    2031

    Contract ends

    5 years after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

Leicester City Council is planning this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Leicester. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031. It lasts 5 years.

Find a Tender published it on 22 May 2025. The notice number is 024995-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-051e3d.

Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council is in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "SCE0014 - Support for families with children and young people at risk of hospitalisation or who are leaving hospital." This service falls under the industry category of social work services and is designated as a key initiative to provide short breaks to families coping with intensive medical support needs of children and young people.

The contract is planned to commence on 1st April 2026 and conclude on 31st March 2031, with services to be delivered in the Leicester area (UKF21). The council aims to publish further notices on 1st July 2025, indicating a strategic step in the procurement timeline under the legal basis of the UK Public Contracts Act 2023.

The notice in full

This service is for Short breaks to alleviate pressure on families struggling to cope with children and young people with very intensive medical support needs. Benefits of this service includes avoidance of section 20 care and reduction of young people brought into care due to their families being unable to cope.

Parents / carers often experience severe mental and physical health consequences stemming from caring responsibilities which are intensive and onerous. This service is intended to bolster support and protect families from being unable to cope and needing to rely on council services / hospitals to look after children.

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
1 Apr 2026 to 31 Mar 2031 (5 years)

Procedure

Notice type
UK1 - Pipeline 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
Planned
Lots
Planned

Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.

References

Find a Tender notice
024995-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-051e3d
CPV code
85310000 - 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
Delivery area
Leicester
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
Contact
Mr Michael Percival
Address
Leicester, LE1 1FZ · 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 this tender

When will the SCE0014 - Support for families with children and young people at risk of… tender open?

Leicester 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 SCE0014 - Support for families with children and young people at risk of… contract?

The contract runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031 (5 years).

Who is the buyer for SCE0014 - Support for families with children and young people at risk of…?

Leicester City Council, based in Leicester, East Midlands. The named contact is Mr Michael Percival.

How do I bid for SCE0014 - Support for families with children and young people at risk of…?

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