Home care for Leicestershire 2027

Opportunity overview

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.

Lot 1 — Lot 1. Home Care (maintenance)

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

Estimated lot value including VAT: £490.0m

Award criterion: Quality

Suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises.

Contract starts: 11 October 2027

Initial contract ends: 11 October 2034

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

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

Estimated lot value including VAT: £1.0m

Award criterion: Quality

Suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises.

Contract starts: 11 October 2027

Initial contract ends: 11 October 2034

Contracting authority

Leicestershire County Council County Hall, Leicester, LE3 8RA, UKF22, United Kingdom Contact: Martin Hall Email: Martin.Hall@leics.gov.uk Website: http://www.leics.gov.uk

Procurement timetable and procedure

Procedure: Open procedure

Special regime: Light Touch Regime

Clarification deadline: 20 November 2026 at 04:00 pm

Submission deadline: 9 December 2026 at 04:00 pm

Award decision expected by: 20 July 2027 at 11:59 pm

Electronic submissions: allowed

Submission language: EN

CPV Classification

85000000 — Health and social work services

How to submit

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