AwardedAwarded 21 September 2026

Care and Support in Extra Care Housing

Leicestershire County Council · Local authority

In brief

Leicestershire County Council awarded care and healthcare work to Comfort Call Limited and Fosse Healthcare Limited on 21 September 2026.

The notice gives a value of £14,000,000 excluding VAT.

It is split into 2 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

Leicestershire County Council is committed to the delivery of high-quality Adult Social Care Services and Health Care Services for residents of Leicestershire who are assessed as requiring care in an Extra Care setting. Extra Care housing aims to meet the needs and aspirations of individuals through the provision of Services designed to accommodate changing needs, for example allowing older people to age in one place and preventing avoidable and/or emergency hospital or residential care admissions. Extra Care housing provides a supportive environment, offering a range of Services, from unplanned low level and physical response including night-time cover to individually tailored care Services (person-centred commissioned care). This Service has been developed to provide integrated health and social care services for people living in Extra Care and those assessed as eligible for care. This procurement is divided into the following Lots: Lot 1 - North: Loughborough/Melton Mowbray (Connaught House, Waterside Court and Gretton Court) Lot 2 - South: Blaby/Lutterworth (Birch Court, Oak Court and St. Mary's House)

Lots

Lot	Trade	Value
North: Loughborough/Melton Mowbray 1 November 2026 to 31 March 2029 What this lot covers Care and support at the following Extra Care schemes - Connaught House, Waterside Court and Gretton Court	Social and domiciliary care, Healthcare services	£7,000,000
South: Blaby/Lutterworth 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029 What this lot covers Care and support provided in the following Extra Care schemes - Birch Court, Oak Court and St. Mary's House.	Social and domiciliary care	£7,000,000

Who won

Winner	Lot	Value	Dates
Comfort Call Limited 38 bids received	North: Loughborough/Melton Mowbray	£7,000,000	Awarded 21 September 2026
Fosse Healthcare Limited 38 bids received	South: Blaby/Lutterworth	£7,000,000	Awarded 21 September 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

13 March 2026Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 022846-2026
31 July 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 072889-2026
21 September 2026Contract award notice · UK6, notice 089332-2026

Last time this was bought

Targeted and Tailored 1:1 or Small Group Support to Children and Young People in care to Leicestershire (2025 Reopen)

Won by: Axis Recruitment Limited, Fleet Education Services Limited, Remedy Recruitment Group Limited, Targeted Provision Ltd and 23 more
Awarded: 23 December 2025
Value: Not stated, or split across lots
Contract ends: 10 September 2029

Matched on Leicestershire County Council, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Leicestershire County CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

108

Awards

Suppliers it has used most for care

Fosse Healthcare Limited2 contracts
FreeVa2 contracts
2m Health & Home Care Services Ltd1 contract
A&R Guardian Services Limited1 contract
ABLECROSS LIMITED t/a Ablecross Care Services1 contract

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From notice 022846-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 13 March 2026, last updated 21 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.