Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 5 Oct 2026, 15:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PAN3663 - Single Homeless Support Services & Supported Accommodation

Authority: Leicester City Council (Local council)

ServicesAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitable
Published estimate£5,290,942≈ £1.8m / year · £6,349,130 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected 3 Nov 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsstarts 1 Feb 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Support for individuals who are in need of housing-related support in a supported housing. The funding is primarily focussed on single homelessness prevention and relief to support a reduction in rough sleeping, but with some degree of flexibility to support other vulnerable groups where necessary. To help people sustain their accommodation, build independence, and access the additional support they may need as they move on from homelessness services. Many individuals moving into independent living continue to face significant challenges and may require ongoing practical, social, or wellbeing support.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 3 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Feb 2027 — 31 Jan 2030 (3 yrs)Eligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: East Midlands
85000000 Health and social work services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
5 Oct 2026, 15:25 BST
Last source update
5 Oct 2026, 15:25 BST
Authority reference
PAN3663
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0780f0

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedjust passed
    5 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
  2. Market engagementin 11 days
    16 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
    Leicester City Council ('the Council') would like to seek expressions of interest from organisations that feel they could provide meaningful support to this cohort. The work we can do together will make a direct contribution to the Government's national ambition to end homelessness and halve rough more…sleeping by the end of this Parliament. This makes it an incredibly exciting and meaningful opportunity to be part of a service that is helping to deliver real and lasting change for some of the most vulnerable people in our communities. I take this opportunity to thank all partner organisations for their continued support to people experiencing homelessness and your efforts are making a genuine difference to people's lives, your professionalism, compassion, and perseverance are greatly appreciated and are fundamental to achieving our shared goals. Preference to be given to accommodation-based support proposals. If this funding is not fully utilised this may be used to fund 'successful' proposals submitted for lot 1 & 2. This project will be divided into the below Lots: - Lot 1: Generic resettlement support (not tied to accommodation). - Lot 2: Specialised resettlement support services (for women/minority ethnic communities, refugees & migrants/young people/peer support). - Lot 3: Accommodation-based housing related support. This soft market testing exercise is intended to inform the development of a future procurement strategy and does not constitute a formal tender process. At this stage, it is a Pre-Market Engagement only and Not A CALL FOR COMPETITION. Pre-Market Engagement questionnaire can be accessed in the link below: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/JXgvdf1ZNT
  3. Tender notice expectedin 29 days
    3 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract startsin 118 days
    1 Feb 2027, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Oct 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    5 Oct 2026, 15:25 BSTUK2
  2. Pipeline notice published
    5 Oct 2026, 15:00 BSTUK1

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leicester City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXRT-5737-VBQD City Hall (3rd Floor), Leicester, East Midlands, LE1 1FZ +44 1164546184

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure