Official UK procurement notice
Temporary Staffing Supply · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Leicestershire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTemporary Staffing Supply to meet the staffing demands of 24/7 Council operated provisions that include Supported Living and Short Breaks (Direct Services)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Jun 2026, 10:01 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Jun 2026, 13:01 BST
- Authority reference
DN818038- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-057108- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ac15Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Urgency
- Published justification
The contract has been awarded directly due to urgent safeguarding requirements within a specialist learning disability service. The Council's contracted agency provider is unable to supply workers with the required specialist skills and experience to safely support service users.
Failure to secure appropriately qualified staff immediately would present a significant risk to the health, safety, and wellbeing of vulnerable individuals and compromise the Council's statutory care duties. Due to the specialised nature of the requirement and the need for immediate continuity of care, only this supplier is capable of delivering the service within the required timeframe.
A competitive procurement could not be undertaken without unacceptable delay and associated safeguarding risk. The direct award is therefore considered necessary and proportionate in the circumstances, and allows the Council to secure a provider able to meet the requirement immediately. A wider contract for temporary resourcing is in the pipeline.
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jun 2026- Transparency notice published3 Jun 2026, 10:01 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published4 Jun 2026, 10:48 BSTUK6
- Contract details notice published17 Jun 2026, 13:01 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected19 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOCIAL CARE & EDUCATION LIMITED1 Jul 2026 – 11 Feb 2027 | £360,000 inc. VAT | 3 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · SOCIAL CARE & EDUCATION LIMITED
- Signed
- 17 Jun 2026
- Value
- £360,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Jul 2026 – 11 Feb 2027
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Urgent and frequent requirement, performance may not be appropriately manged via KPI's due to demands of the service.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SOCIAL CARE & EDUCATION LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender