AwardedAwarded 26 June 2026

SCE0045 Dementia Support Service

Leicester City Council · Local authority

In brief

Leicester City Council awarded care and healthcare work to Alzheimer's Society on 26 June 2026.

The notice gives a value of £2,890,216 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 1 October 2026.

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

Dementia Support Services, Leicester City Council and Leicestershire County Council wish to commission a Dementia Support Service. Tenders for this service were sought in April 2026, to enable a new contract to begin from 01/10/2026. As part of the commissioning process, the authorities jointly undertook a soft market test. This gave potential providers and other stakeholders the opportunity to express their interests and feed in their views about the potential service model and specification principles. The commissioners have used this information to appraise options and help develop the specification.

Lots

Lot	Trade	Value
Lot 1 - County Services 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029 What this lot covers Services within Leicestershire County Council remit	Social and domiciliary care, Healthcare services	£1,736,264
Lot 2 - City Services 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029 What this lot covers Services within the Leicester City Council remit	Social and domiciliary care, Healthcare services	£1,153,952

Who won

Winner	Lot	Value	Dates
Alzheimer's Society 17 bids received	Lot 2 - City Services	£1,075,090	Awarded 26 June 2026
Alzheimer's Society 18 bids received	Lot 1 - County Services	£1,581,024	Awarded 26 June 2026

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

Timeline

3 December 2025Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 079349-2025
2 April 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 031014-2026
1 July 2026Contract award notice · UK6, notice 061947-2026

About the buyer

Leicester City CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

360

Awards

232

Suppliers it has used most for care

Inclusion Healthcare Social Enterprise CIC3 contracts
Action First Assessments Ltd1 contract
Agincare Enable Limited1 contract
Al-Waqas Medical Practice1 contract
Alzheimer's Society1 contract

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From notice 079349-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 3 December 2025, last updated 1 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.