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Home care for Leicestershire 2027

Leicestershire County Council · Local authority

In brief

Leicestershire County Council is looking for suppliers for care and healthcare work (East Midlands).

It is a framework worth up to £496,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 7 years, starting 12 October 2027.

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.

Bids close at 4pm, Wednesday 9 December 2026.

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

Can I win this?

Key dates

Questions by: 4pm, Friday 20 November 2026
Bids by: 4pm, Wednesday 9 December 2026

How bids are scored

Quality

Competition

Usually high: a median of 6 bids per contract for this buyer (from 26 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £496,000,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

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.

Should I bid?

Tick what applies to you. Nothing is saved.

Can you prepare a good bid in 26 days?Leave time for clarification questions and sign-off.
Is a contract of about £496,000,000 a size you can deliver?Buyers often check that your turnover is comfortably larger than the yearly contract value.
Can you deliver in East Midlands?Check the delivery locations in the tender documents.
Is one of the 2 lots a good fit?You can usually bid for one lot without bidding for the others.
Are you registered on the Central Digital Platform?You need to be registered to take part under the Procurement Act 2023.
The buyer says this suits small businesses.A good sign if you are an SME, but check the requirements.

How to bid

Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
Submit your bid through the buyer's e-tendering portal: www.sourceeastmidlands.org.
Send clarification questions before 4pm, Friday 20 November 2026.
Make sure your bid arrives before 4pm, Wednesday 9 December 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Lots

Lot	Trade	Value
Lot 1. Home Care (maintenance) 12 October 2027 to 11 October 2034 What this lot covers Providers will be awarded packages of care for Homecare maintenance via the Call of Procedure described within the tender documentation	Social and domiciliary care, Healthcare services	£490,000,000
Lot 3. Home Care (Live in Care/24 Hour Care) 12 October 2027 to 11 October 2034 What this lot covers 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	Social and domiciliary care, Healthcare services	£1,000,000

Timeline

2 November 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 103640-2026

Last time this was bought

Home Care for Leicestershire 2026

Won by: Fosse Healthcare Limited, Medacs Healthcare Limited, Sensitive Care Solutions Ltd, District Health Homecare Limited and 95 more
Awarded: 9 October 2026
Value: Not stated, or split across lots
Contract ends: 11 October 2034

Matched on Leicestershire County Council, the type of work and the title. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Leicestershire County CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

238

Awards

155

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

All tenders and awards from Leicestershire County Council

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From notice 103640-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 2 November 2026. We last checked for changes on 2 November 2026.