AwardedAwarded 4 September 2026

Homecare for Leicestershire 2026

Leicestershire County Council · Local authority

In brief

Leicestershire County Council awarded care and healthcare work to Fosse Healthcare Limited, Medacs Healthcare Limited and Sensitive Care Solutions Ltd and 96 others on 4 September 2026.

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 8 years, starting 25 September 2026.

It is split into 3 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 (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, National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care 2018 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.

Lots

Lot	Trade	Value
Home Care (maintenance) 25 September 2026 to 24 September 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
Home Care (Continuing Health Care) 25 September 2026 to 24 September 2034 What this lot covers Those Providers who have included Continuing Health Care in their tender submission will be awarded packages of care via the Call of Procedure described within the tender documentation	Social and domiciliary care, Healthcare services	£5,000,000
Home Care (Live in Care/24 Hour Care) 25 September 2026 to 24 September 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

Who won

Winner	Lot	Value	Dates
Not stated	Home Care (Continuing Health Care)	—
Fosse Healthcare Limited (SME) Medacs Healthcare Limited Sensitive Care Solutions Ltd (SME) District Health Homecare Limited Arch Futures Ltd (SME) Care at Home (Midlands) Limited (SME) Reliance Community Care Ltd (SME) Sova Healthcare Leicester Ltd (SME) SVK Care LTD (SME) Zentar Healthcare Limited (SME) Homecare For You Ltd (SME) Rainbow Care Solutions Limited (SME) Lifecome Care Limited Cinox Healthcare Ltd (SME) Mobile Care Services Limited (SME) Oasis Care and Training Agency (SME) Livingstone Health Care Limited (SME) Adaptus Cares Limited (SME) Amicare Domiciliary Care Services Ltd (SME) Bright Intergrated Care Ltd (SME) City & County Care Services Ltd (SME) Help at Home (Egerton Lodge) Limited My Homecare HFW Ltd (SME) Practical Care Solutions Limited (SME) Private Home Care Ltd (SME) Spirit Home Care Limited (SME) UK Care Team Ltd (SME) Westminster Homecare Ltd Wyville Home Care Services Limited (SME) Eden Housing & Support Ltd (SME) Yourcare24 Ltd (SME) Oaks Healthcare Ltd (SME) 2m Health & Home Care Services Ltd (SME) A&R Guardian Services Limited (SME) Absolute Care Agency (Em) Limited (SME) Addcare Ltd (SME) Agincare Live-In Care (Central) Ltd Alpha-Imperial Private Ltd (SME) Anytime Recruitment Limited (SME) Blessing's Care Ltd (SME) Capital Care Resources Limited (SME) Caredom Healthcare Limited (SME) R K S Domiciliary Care Ltd (SME) Caring Hands Leicester Limited (SME) Caritas Care Solutions Ltd (SME) Caronne Care Limited (SME) Christine-Marie Care Limited (SME) Cornerstone Authentic Care Ltd (SME) DCK Care Ltd (SME) DKM Healthcare Limited (SME) Eliezer Supported Living Services Limited (SME) Enmore Care Supply Ltd (SME) Esha Home Help Ltd (SME) Everyday Living Care Ltd (SME) Evolving Care Limited (SME) First 2 Care Service Ltd (SME) Givecare Limited (SME) Prestige Care 247 Ltd (SME) GN Wellsprings Care Services Ltd (SME) Helpful Home Care Limited (SME) Independant Community Support Limited (SME) Inspire Lives Care Services Ltd (SME) Key 2 Care Limited (SME) Kris Carers Limited (SME) Like Care Limited (SME) Melton Care Services Limited (SME) Mercury Care Services Limited (SME) Mi Life Care Services Limited (SME) Midlands Care Direct Ltd (SME) Mukundi Limited (SME) PASSIONATE HOMECARE LTD (T/A My Homecare) (SME) Passion Health Care Limited (SME) Prestige Social Care Services Ltd (SME) Pure Healthcare Solution Ltd (SME) Reign Supreme Care Services Ltd (SME) Resilient Healthcare Limited (SME) Deva Care Limited (SME) Ruby Care Services Ltd (SME) Secaplus Limited (SME) Shepshed Carers Limited (SME) Specialist Homecare Group Ltd (SME) Woodcock Care Services Ltd (SME) Trinity Towers Limited (SME) Trust in Care Limited (SME) Universal Care Services (UK) Limited Valley Care Direct Limited (SME) Village Homecare Limited (SME) Warwickshire Living Ltd (SME) Woodleigh Healthcare Limited (SME) Real Imaging Ltd (SME) Xcel Homes Ltd (SME) 544 bids received	Home Care (maintenance)	£496,000,000	Awarded 7 August 2026
Agincare Live-In Care (Central) Ltd Ruby Care Services Ltd (SME) Specialist Homecare Group Ltd (SME) 20 bids received	Home Care (Live in Care/24 Hour Care)	£1,000,000	Awarded 7 August 2026
Fosse Healthcare Limited (SME) Medacs Healthcare Limited Sensitive Care Solutions Ltd (SME) District Health Homecare Limited Arch Futures Ltd (SME) Care at Home (Midlands) Limited (SME) Reliance Community Care Ltd (SME) Sova Healthcare Leicester Ltd (SME) SVK Care LTD (SME) Zentar Healthcare Limited (SME) Homecare For You Ltd (SME) Rainbow Care Solutions Limited (SME) Lifecome Care Limited Cinox Healthcare Ltd (SME) ABLECROSS LIMITED t/a Ablecross Care Services (SME) Mobile Care Services Limited (SME) Oasis Care and Training Agency (SME) Livingstone Health Care Limited (SME) Adaptus Cares Limited (SME) Amicare Domiciliary Care Services Ltd (SME) Bright Intergrated Care Ltd (SME) Care4U (Leicestershire) Limited (SME) City & County Care Services Ltd (SME) Help at Home (Egerton Lodge) Limited My Homecare HFW Ltd (SME) Practical Care Solutions Limited (SME) Private Home Care Ltd (SME) Spirit Home Care Limited (SME) UK Care Team Ltd (SME) Westminster Homecare Ltd Wyville Home Care Services Limited (SME) Eden Housing & Support Ltd (SME) Yourcare24 Ltd (SME) Oaks Healthcare Ltd (SME) 2m Health & Home Care Services Ltd (SME) A&R Guardian Services Limited (SME) Absolute Care Agency (Em) Limited (SME) Addcare Ltd (SME) Alpha-Imperial Private Ltd (SME) Anytime Recruitment Limited (SME) Blessing's Care Ltd (SME) Capital Care Resources Limited (SME) Caredom Healthcare Limited (SME) R K S Domiciliary Care Ltd (SME) Caring Hands Leicester Limited (SME) Caritas Care Solutions Ltd (SME) Caronne Care Limited (SME) Christine-Marie Care Limited (SME) Cornerstone Authentic Care Ltd (SME) DCK Care Ltd (SME) DKM Healthcare Limited (SME) Eliezer Supported Living Services Limited (SME) Enmore Care Supply Ltd (SME) Esha Home Help Ltd (SME) Everyday Living Care Ltd (SME) Evolving Care Limited (SME) First 2 Care Service Ltd (SME) Givecare Limited (SME) Prestige Care 247 Ltd (SME) GN Wellsprings Care Services Ltd (SME) Helpful Home Care Limited (SME) Independant Community Support Limited (SME) Inspire Lives Care Services Ltd (SME) Key 2 Care Limited (SME) Kris Carers Limited (SME) Like Care Limited (SME) Melton Care Services Limited (SME) Mercury Care Services Limited (SME) Mi Life Care Services Limited (SME) Midlands Care Direct Ltd (SME) Mukundi Limited (SME) PASSIONATE HOMECARE LTD (T/A My Homecare) (SME) Passion Health Care Limited (SME) Prestige Social Care Services Ltd (SME) Pure Healthcare Solution Ltd (SME) Reign Supreme Care Services Ltd (SME) Resilient Healthcare Limited (SME) Deva Care Limited (SME) Secaplus Limited (SME) Shepshed Carers Limited (SME) Woodcock Care Services Ltd (SME) Trinity Towers Limited (SME) Trust in Care Limited (SME) Universal Care Services (UK) Limited Valley Care Direct Limited (SME) Village Homecare Limited (SME) Warwickshire Living Ltd (SME) Woodleigh Healthcare Limited (SME) Real Imaging Ltd (SME) Xcel Homes Ltd (SME) DHC Midlands Ltd (SME) Divergent Healthcare Limited (SME) Infinitelife Care Ltd (SME) Integrative Supported Living Care Ltd (SME) Enliven Social Care Limited (SME) 544 bids received	Home Care (maintenance)	£496,000,000	Awarded 4 September 2026
Agincare Live-In Care (Central) Ltd Ruby Care Services Ltd (SME) Specialist Homecare Group Ltd (SME) Stockwellcare Support Services Ltd (SME) 20 bids received	Home Care (Live in Care/24 Hour Care)	£1,000,000	Awarded 4 September 2026

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

Timeline

6 October 2025Tender notice · UK4, notice 062651-2025
7 August 2026Contract award notice · UK6, notice 075430-2026
4 September 2026Contract award notice · UK6, notice 084111-2026

About the buyer

Leicestershire County CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

173

Awards

Suppliers it has used most for care

Fosse Healthcare Limited2 contracts
FreeVa2 contracts
Liberty HSC Limited2 contracts
2m Health & Home Care Services Ltd1 contract
3d Recruit Limited1 contract

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From notice 062651-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 6 October 2025, last updated 4 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.