Official UK procurement notice
SCE0045 Dementia Support Service
Authority: Leicester City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionDementia 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.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 31 Mar 2029, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Health and social work services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£2,890,216 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1County ServicesAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,736,264
Services within Leicestershire County Council remit
- Economic & financial standing
Suppliers must satisfy conditions of participation if they are to be awarded the contract. The conditions are proportionate having regard to the nature, complexity and cost of the public contract.
Full detail on legal and financial capacity, and technical ability conditions of participation can be located within the published tender documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers must satisfy conditions of participation if they are to be awarded the contract. The conditions are proportionate having regard to the nature, complexity and cost of the public contract.
Full detail on legal and financial capacity, and technical ability conditions of participation can be located within the published tender documentation.
Lot #2City ServicesAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,153,952
Services within the Leicester City Council remit
- Economic & financial standing
Suppliers must satisfy conditions of participation if they are to be awarded the contract. The conditions are proportionate having regard to the nature, complexity and cost of the public contract.
Full detail on legal and financial capacity, and technical ability conditions of participation can be located within the published tender documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers must satisfy conditions of participation if they are to be awarded the contract. The conditions are proportionate having regard to the nature, complexity and cost of the public contract.
Full detail on legal and financial capacity, and technical ability conditions of participation can be located within the published tender documentation.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: The assessment of the quality element of service delivery which accounts for 60% of the maximum total score. Full detail on how the quality element will be evaluated can be located within the tender documents. A minimum overall quality score threshold of 65% of the maximum quality score (65% of the maximum 60% score set for Quality) has been set.
- Price: The assessment of the price element of service delivery which accounts for 40% of the maximum total score. Full detail on how the price element will be evaluated can be located within the tender documents.
- Economic & financial standing
Suppliers must satisfy conditions of participation if they are to be awarded the contract. The conditions are proportionate having regard to the nature, complexity and cost of the public contract.
Full detail on legal and financial capacity, and technical ability conditions of participation can be located within the published tender documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers must satisfy conditions of participation if they are to be awarded the contract. The conditions are proportionate having regard to the nature, complexity and cost of the public contract.
Full detail on legal and financial capacity, and technical ability conditions of participation can be located within the published tender documentation.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 31 Mar 2029
- First published
- 3 Dec 2025, 13:13 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 Jul 2026, 16:37 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
SCE0045- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-031014- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05edf7Find a Tender
- Risks
Local Government Reorganisation - at the time of tender issue this is still under review
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
3 Dec 2025 → 1 Oct 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published327 days ago3 Dec 2025, 13:13 GMT
- Market engagement322 days ago8 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
A Soft Market Test questionnaire was issued and the response window closed 01/12/2025. Following this a supplier engagement event will be held 08/12/2025
- Next notice expected208 days ago1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published207 days ago2 Apr 2026, 15:03 BST
- Clarification questions by192 days ago17 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline178 days ago1 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by139 days ago9 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent123 days ago26 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published117 days ago1 Jul 2026, 16:37 BST
- Contract starts26 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
12 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Dec 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published3 Dec 2025, 13:13 GMTUK2
- Pipeline notice published31 Mar 2026, 10:37 BSTUK1
- Published value updated to £2,890,21631 Mar 2026, 10:37 BSTwas £2,325,000
- Status changed to planned31 Mar 2026, 10:37 BST
- Procurement method changed31 Mar 2026, 10:37 BST
- Tender notice published2 Apr 2026, 15:03 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £2,890,2162 Apr 2026, 15:03 BSTwas £2,890,216
- Status changed to active2 Apr 2026, 15:03 BST
- Deadline published: 1 May 2026, 12:00 BST2 Apr 2026, 15:03 BST
- Contract award notice published1 Jul 2026, 16:37 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete1 Jul 2026, 16:37 BST
- Contract signature expected26 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-12: 1 release · 3 Dec 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · County Services1 award | |||
| Alzheimer's SocietyVCSELot 1 - County Services (Leicestershire County Council)1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2031Extensions: 2 x 12 month extension options. · Options: Known unknown impact of LGR | £1,581,024 | 26 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · City Services1 award | |||
| Alzheimer's SocietyVCSELot 2 - City Services (Leicester City Council)1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2031Extensions: 2 x 12 month extension options · Options: Known unknown impact of LGR | £1,075,090 | 26 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · County Services | 18final-stage tenders | 15 | 3 | — |
| 2 · City Services | 17final-stage tenders | 14 | 3 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Leicester County councilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Alzheimer's SocietyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender