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SCE0040 - Occupational Therapy Trusted Assessor Learning and Development project

Official notice

Authority: Leicester City Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF)
Published estimate £55,000£66,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update36.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 20 Mar 2026awarded 24 Jul 2026
Awarded to FLEX360 LTD
Contract term 4 mostarts 26 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Leicester City Council (the Council) undertook a procurement process to find a suitably qualified and experienced provider for the Occupational Therapy Trusted Assessor Learning and Development Service for residents of Leicester.

The procurement of this service has now concluded and the contract awarded. Services procured were as detailed in the tender documentation.

The proposed Contract will be for an initial period of 6 Months to commence on 24th August 2026 to 23rd February 2027 with no option to extend.

The awarded Provider will develop and deliver face to face Trusted Assessor training to staff working across the Adult Social Care and Safeguarding Division. The training will support staff who are not part of the Occupational Therapy Service to identify when equipment or minor adaptations can help someone to live safely and well in their own home, without requiring specialist Occupational Therapist skills. The training will focus on understanding the built environment of people’s homes in Leicester in relation to adaptations and provision of equipment, including how to arrange a prescribed list of equipment and small modifications via a contractor.

Through the Service, the Provider will deliver 11 full days of face-to-face training for approximately 150 to 155 staff, using local venues arranged by the Council. The provider will develop training resources, ensure trainers are appropriately qualified and understand local need, and ensure the training is culturally appropriate and reflects the diverse communities in Leicester. The proposed Contract will commence on 24th August 2026 and expire on 23rd February 2027. The contract period will be for six months. There is no option to extend. The estimated contract value is £35,000 plus VAT (£42,000). Further details in respect of this tender opportunity are contained within the Invitation to Tender documentation.

CPV: Training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1Awarded 4 moSMEVCSEPublished value£55,000
Contract period: 26 May 2026 — 25 Sept 2026 (4 mo)Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: East Midlands
Value
£55,000 exc. VAT · £66,000 inc. VAT
80500000 Training services

What it takes to win

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60Price: 120Social value: 20
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Qualitative Method Statements — 30
  • Qualitative Method Statements — 30
  • Price — 60
  • Price — 60
  • Social Value — 10
  • Social Value — 10
Conditions of participation2
  • Condition of participation
    Leicester City Council (“the Authority”) invites Tenders for the provision of the Occupational Therapy Trusted Assessor Learning and Development projectnity Settings service. Further details in respect of this tender opportunity are contained within the more…Invitation to Tender documentation pack. Submissions must be received by 12:00 noon on 20th March 2026 at the very latest via the EastMidsTender portal: https://www.eastmidstenders.org/ To express interest and submit a bid, please follow the link below: https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View?advertId=875fa70f-470e-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True
  • Condition of participation
    Leicester City Council (“the Authority”) invites Tenders for the provision of the Occupational Therapy Trusted Assessor Learning and Development projectnity Settings service. Further details in respect of this tender opportunity are contained within the more…Invitation to Tender documentation pack. Submissions must be received by 12:00 noon on 20th March 2026 at the very latest via the EastMidsTender portal: https://www.eastmidstenders.org/ To express interest and submit a bid, please follow the link below: https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View?advertId=875fa70f-470e-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
16 Sept 2026, 11:59 BST
Last source update
16 Sept 2026, 11:59 BST
Authority reference
SCE0040
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Training services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0585a8 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run throughProContract (Due North) ↗Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Portal record ↗
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
20 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
6 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View ↗

Timeline

8 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published
    12 Aug 2025, 09:29 BST
  2. Next notice expected387 days ago
    29 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Market engagement387 days ago
    29 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
    Leicester City Council is considering commissioning a one-off training offer for a defined group of internal staff. It is anticipated, dependent upon an engagement exercise, that tenders for this service would be sought in 06/2025, to enable a contract to begin from 01/09/2025, As part of the more…commissioning process, the authority is undertaking a soft market test. This gives potential providers and other stakeholders the opportunity to express their interests and feed in their views about the potential model and specification principles. The commissioners will 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 to 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.
  4. Tender notice published212 days ago
    20 Feb 2026, 10:36 GMT
  5. Clarification questions by199 days ago
    6 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT
  6. Submission deadline185 days ago
    20 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT
  7. Contract starts118 days ago
    26 May 2026, 00:00 BST
  8. Latest notice published4 days ago
    16 Sept 2026, 11:59 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £35,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 76 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
FLEX360 LTDSMESCE0040 - Occupational Therapy Trusted Assessor Learning and Development 24 Nov 2026 — 23 Feb 2027£35,00024 Jul 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • SCE0040 - The Provision of Trusted Assessor Training – Occupational Therapy · FLEX360 LTDSME

    Signed
    21 Aug 2026
    Value
    £35,000
    Period
    24 Aug 2026 — 23 Feb 2027
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7final-stage tenders · 9 at stage one60—

Notice history

11 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Aug 2025
  1. Contract signature expected
    14 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
  2. Contract details notice published
    16 Sept 2026, 11:59 BSTUK7
  3. Contract award notice published
    24 Jul 2026, 14:22 BSTUK6
  4. Published value updated
    24 Jul 2026, 14:22 BSTwas £55,000
  5. Status changed to complete
    24 Jul 2026, 14:22 BST
  6. Deadline withdrawn
    24 Jul 2026, 14:22 BST
  7. Tender notice published
    20 Feb 2026, 10:36 GMTUK4
  8. Status changed to active
    20 Feb 2026, 10:36 GMT
  9. Procurement method changed
    20 Feb 2026, 10:36 GMT
  10. Deadline published: 20 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT
    20 Feb 2026, 10:36 GMT
  11. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    12 Aug 2025, 09:29 BSTUK2
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-08: 1 release · 12 Aug 2025

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leicester City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXRT-5737-VBQD City Hall, Leicester, East Midlands, LE1 1FZ +44 0
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Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsFurther details in respect of this tender opportunity are contained within the Invitation to Tender documentation. Submissions must be received by 12:00 noon on 20th March 2026 at the very latest via the EastMidsTender portal: https://www.eastmidstenders.org To express interest a…

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