Buyers · Council, East Midlands
Leicestershire County Council: care tenders and re-tenders
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Retender calendar: the next 18 months
| Contract (source notice) | Expected end | Value | Supplier in the award notice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Care and Support in Extra Care Housing · Supported living | Expected Mar 2027 | £4,717,869 | DHC Midlands Ltd; Fosse Healthcare Ltd |
Expected end dates are the initial term in each award notice. Contracts are often extended or brought forward, so a re-tender can come earlier or later. Suppliers are shown as the public award notice names them; a person's name is never shown. Bid Radar tracks re-tenders for 24 months.
What it buys
| Work | Contracts |
|---|---|
| Home care | 10 |
| Supported living | 8 |
| Insulation and retrofit | 1 |
| Responsive repairs | 1 |
From 14 contracts awarded 15 Apr 2021 to 21 Sept 2026, grouped by the work named in each notice's title. One contract can cover more than one kind of work.
Typical contract value and length
| Measure | Figure | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| Median contract value | £3.3 million | median of published values (whole contract, all years); 14 contracts |
| Lower quartile value | £1.3 million | 25th percentile of published values; 14 contracts |
| Upper quartile value | £7 million | 75th percentile of published values; 14 contracts |
| Median initial term in months | 36 | months from award to the end date in the notice, before extensions; 12 contracts |
| Lower quartile term in months | 24 | 25th percentile; 12 contracts |
| Upper quartile term in months | 47 | 75th percentile; 12 contracts |
The median initial term was 36 months, and the middle half ran 24 to 47 months before any extension (12 contracts with an end date).
Values are the whole contract as published, often over several years. A figure needs at least 3 contracts behind it, and the middle half needs 5; otherwise it is left out.
How its tenders are marked and how many bid
- Quality carried a median of 100% of the marks (12 contracts that published a weighting). See how tenders are scored.
- Its tenders drew a median of 10 bids (13 contracts that published a bid count).
For context, home care and supported living lots in England and Wales drew a median of 3.5 bids (396 competed lots, October 2025 to October 2026). Across the same lots, quality carried a median of 77% of the marks (517 lots with a published weighting).
Lots and frameworks
- 10 of the 14 contracts were set up as a framework or dynamic purchasing system, so some work comes as call-offs to firms already on one.
- Homecare for Leicestershire 2026Awarded 4 Sept 2026 · Ends 24 Sept 2034 (expected)
- Short Breaks (Play & Leisure) and Domiciliary Care Services for Children with Disabilities FrameworkAwarded 13 Jun 2025 · Ends 31 Mar 2026 (expected) · 33 suppliers named
- Short Breaks (Play & Leisure) and Domiciliary Care for Children with Disabilities Framework - 2023 ReopenAwarded 23 Mar 2023 · Ends 31 Mar 2024 (expected) · 5 suppliers named
- Short Breaks (Play & Leisure) and Domiciliary Care for Children with Disabilities Framework - 2023 ReopenAwarded 23 Mar 2023 · Ends 31 Mar 2025 (expected) · 5 suppliers named
- Domestic Energy Efficiency Retrofit FrameworkAwarded 14 Oct 2022 · Ends 23 Sept 2026 (expected) · 5 suppliers named
- Home Care for LeicestershireAwarded 17 Jun 2022 · Ends 31 Oct 2024 (expected) · 42 suppliers named
- Short Breaks (Play & Leisure) and Domiciliary Care for Children with Disabilities Framework - 2023 ReopenAwarded 9 May 2022 · Ends 31 Mar 2025 (expected) · 8 suppliers named
- Home Care for LeicestershireAwarded 19 Aug 2021 · Ends 31 Oct 2024 (expected) · 49 suppliers named
Showing the 8 most recent of 10.
More buyers in East Midlands
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Figures are automated summaries of published award notices, not advice. End dates are the initial term in the notice and are often extended or brought forward, so re-tender dates are expected, not certain. Check the tender documents before deciding to bid. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Built from 14 award notices between 15 Apr 2021 and 21 Sept 2026 and the live tenders in our index on 20 Oct 2026. How we work this out.