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# Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) event related to the provision of Specialist Children's Residential Provision

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-pme-event-related-to-the-provision-of-specialist-children-s--ocds-h6vhtk-06e960). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Leicestershire County Council: "Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) event related to the provision of Specialist Children's Residential Provision". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £20,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Leicestershire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/leicestershire-county-council-ons-e10000018)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £20,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKF22
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-pme-event-related-to-the-provision-of-specialist-children-s--ocds-h6vhtk-06e960#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06e960`

## Before you bid
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- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-pme-event-related-to-the-provision-of-specialist-children-s--ocds-h6vhtk-06e960#tl-md)

## Description
Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) event related to the provision of Specialist Children's Residential Provision
Please note this is not an opportunity to tender but is an information gathering exercise to inform the Council's future requirement.
Leicestershire County Council Children's and Family Services have undertaken a review of local residential sufficiency as part of the Children's Social Care Market Position and Sufficiency Statement 2024-2027 and our Corporate Better Leicestershire efficiency project.  This work is focused on understanding how we can better meet the needs of children and young people with the most complex needs, whilst ensuring sufficient, high-quality and sustainable provision for the future. 
Our review has identified increasing demand for specialist, regulated residential placements, with growing reliance on solo provision, enhanced staffing arrangements and other high-cost placements for children and young people with complex needs. We are therefore exploring a range of potential options to increase local specialist residential capacity, improve outcomes and achieve greater placement stability. These options include, but are not limited to, innovative residential models and approaches to developing specialist provision.
We are undertaking early market engagement to support its ongoing options appraisal for future specialist residential provision for children and young people with complex needs. This engagement is intended to help the Council understand the range of potential delivery models, market capacity, innovation, risks, opportunities and practical considerations before any decisions are made about future commissioning or delivery arrangements. The Council has an existing strategic partnership with Barnardo's through the Children's Innovation Partnership (CIP). As part of its wider options appraisal, the Council may explore whether some emerging models could be developed through that partnership. However, no decision has been made about the future delivery route. This engagement should not be taken as an indication that any future service will necessarily be commissioned through the market, delivered through CIP, or progressed through any particular arrangement.
The purpose of this engagement is to gather open and constructive market insight at an early stage. We are keen therefore to invite and hear from suitably experienced providers about potential models, delivery approaches, risks, opportunities and alternatives that may better meet the needs of children and young people. 
We would like to invite you to join us and Barnardo's, to participate in an early market engagement event with a purpose of supporting open dialogue with the market and to gather constructive feedback that will help inform the Council's thinking. The event will provide an opportunity to:
•	Share the Council's current understanding of local sufficiency pressures and future demand.
•	Outline the outcomes the Council is seeking to achieve ...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-pme-event-related-to-the-provision-of-specialist-children-s--ocds-h6vhtk-06e960)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2028 to 31/07/2033

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F079811-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-21T10:07:12.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T23:42:20.491Z
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