Open tenders / Health & social care
Planned procurement · Notice 085824-2026
Children’s Commissioning Arrangement
- Value
- £1
- Stage
- Early notice
- Where
- East Midlands
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes, says the buyer
- Contract
- 1 Aug 2027 – 31 Jul 2035
In plain English
Leicester City Council is gathering market views ahead of a possible children's services commissioning arrangement for Leicester City. This is an information-gathering exercise only, with tenders expected in early 2027 and a contract that would run from August 2027 to July 2035.
Good fit for: Children's social care and support providers interested in shaping a future Leicester contract.
- Not a call for competition - no contract will be awarded from this exercise
- No feedback will be given on responses
- Any actual tender is not expected until 2027
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer says
THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION Leicester City Council (the Authority) are considering progressing a Children’s Commissioning Arrangement for Leicester City. It is anticipated that tenders for this service would be sought in Quarter 1 of 2027, to enable a new contract to begin on Quarter 3 of 2027. As part of the commissioning process, the authority is undertaking a Soft Market Test (SMT). This gives 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 may use the information to appraise options and further develop the specification. This process does not constitute a formal tender or other competitive bidding process and will not result in the letting of a Contract. The authority is using this process solely to test the market, gather information, and ascertain the level of interest in this particular service. There are therefore no formal criteria which we will use to judge your responses, and it is not our intention to provide any feedback. Please use the following link to access the advert: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=f87f0176-61ac-f111-813c-005056b64545
Procedure: not stated. Published 10 Sep 2026.
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