Official UK procurement notice
Short Breaks (Play & Leisure) and Domiciliary Care Services for Children with Disabilities Framework
Authority: Leicestershire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionLeicestershire County Council (the Council) has undertaken a procurement process to create a Framework Agreement for the provision of a range of disabled children’s services. The requirement is broken down into 2 lots as described below:
Lot 1 - Short Breaks (Play & Leisure)
Short Breaks (Play & Leisure) provide opportunities for disabled children and young people to spend time away from their parents and carers, with friends and peers, for positive opportunities. They are intended to promote their positive mental health and emotional well-being. Short Breaks normally occur on a regular and planned basis and should be part of an integrated programme of support which is regularly reviewed. Emergency Short Break provision will need to be provided from time to time.
Lot 2 - Domiciliary Care
Domiciliary care is a statutory service that the Council has a duty to provide and it relates to the provision of care and support to children and families in their own home (e.g. personal care, meal preparation, moving and handling etc.). The service can only be provided following an assessment of need and if certain thresholds are met. This service is not exclusively for disabled children and young people although they make up the vast majority of service users. The framework covers two broad areas of domiciliary care - domestic tasks and sitting services.
CPV: Health and social work services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 41 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 30 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 1 yr from 1 Apr 2025
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Short Breaks (Play & Leisure)AwardedPublished value£1,512,000
Short Breaks (Play & Leisure) provide opportunities for disabled children and young people to spend time away from their parents and carers, with friends and peers, for positive opportunities. They are intended to promote their positive mental health and emotional well-being. Short Breaks normally occur on a regular and planned basis and should be part of an integrated programme of support which is regularly reviewed. Emergency Short Break provision will need to be provided from time to time.
The estimated Lot 1 annual value is £378,000
Lot #2Domiciliary CareAwardedPublished value£928,000
Domiciliary care is a statutory service that the Council has a duty to provide and it relates to the provision of care and support to children and families in their own home (e.g. personal care, meal preparation, moving and handling etc.). The service can only be provided following an assessment of need and if certain thresholds are met. This service is not exclusively for disabled children and young people although they make up the vast majority of service users. The framework covers two broad areas of domiciliary care - domestic tasks and sitting services.
The estimated Lot 2 annual value is £232,000
What it takes to wini
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: 100%
- Price: 0
- “Short Breaks (Play & Leisure) and Domiciliary Care Services for…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 10 Jan 2025, 11:30 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Jan 2026, 17:21 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 10 Feb 2025 – …
- Authority reference
DN750998- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004090- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04cef4Find a Tender
- Review procedure
Leicestershire County Council (LCC) will ensure information on the award of the contract is communicated to all tenderers. Tenderers who are unsuccessful shall be informed by LCC as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the applicant/tenderer was unsuccessful. If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take legal action. Any such action must be brought within the applicable limitation period. Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order for any document to be amended.
Publisher note: Tenderers should note that final submissions must be made only via the “East Midlands Tenders” e-tendering portal, no other submission route is permitted. Failure to follow this path will result in the tender submission being disregarded. All documents pertaining to this opportunity will be available for download via the portal. Please ensure you are able to download all files after accessing the portal. If you have any query regarding the content or require further information, please use the message tool provided within the portal. If you experience any problems with registration or expression of interest on the portal, please contact [email protected] The Council will be holding a Provider Event via Microsoft Teams. The provisional date for the event is 20th January 2025 at a time to be confirmed. There will be an opportunity to hear from the Council about the contract requirements and the procurement process. It will also offer an opportunity to ask questions. Details on how to register to attend the event are provided in the tender documents. The final date and time will be confirmed via the messaging facility on the portal
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 10 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 10 Feb 2025, 12:30 GMT
Timeline
10 Feb 2025 → 16 Jan 2026 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown10 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened10 Feb 2025, 12:30 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published283 days ago16 Jan 2026, 17:21 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete16 Jan 2026, 17:21 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Short Breaks (Play & Leisure)
- Signed
- 13 Jun 2025
- Value
- £1,512,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Domiciliary Care
- Signed
- 13 Jun 2025
- Value
- £928,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Short Breaks (Play & Leisure) | 19bids · 19 electronic | 18 | — | — |
| 2 · Domiciliary Care | 41bids · 41 electronic | 22 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of JusticeReview body
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Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.