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    ContractsMarket Engagement Event: Specialist Children's Residential Provision
    Open tender

    Market Engagement Event: Specialist Children's Residential Provision

    Contract value
    £20m
    Published 21 Aug 2026

    Leicestershire County Council invites specialist children's residential providers to a market engagement event to explore innovative models and solutions for meeting the needs of children with complex needs.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· East MidlandsPublished 21 Aug 2026· 2 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Contract value
    £20m
    Published 21 Aug 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £20,000,000indicative
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Social Care
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      East Midlands

    Lifecycle

    Open

    Open tender — no closing date published. Opened 2 months ago.

    21 August 2026
    Open tender · no closing date published

    Brief

    Leicestershire County Council is hosting a preliminary market engagement event to gather insights from experienced providers about specialist residential care models for children and young people with complex needs. This is an exploratory information-gathering exercise, not a formal tender or procurement process. The Council has identified increasing demand for specialist regulated placements and is exploring options to expand local capacity, improve outcomes, and enhance placement stability. The engagement aims to understand potential delivery models, market capacity, innovative approaches, and practical considerations including workforce, property, partnership structures, and implementation risks. Providers with experience in specialist residential care for children with complex needs are invited to share insights on service design, delivery challenges, and innovative solutions. Participation will not confer any advantage or disadvantage in future procurement activities. The event will be held jointly with Barnardo's through the Children's Innovation Partnership, though no decisions have been made about future commissioning or delivery arrangements.

    Track record

    9 awards · 9 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In this category, LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL has awarded 9 contracts to 9 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. BID SERVICES1× · 11%
    2. 2M HEALTH & HOME CARE SERVICES LTD1× · 11%
    3. LEICESTERSHIRE PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST1× · 11%
    4. Home Care Group Ltd1× · 11%
    5. Freeva1× · 11%
    6. HOME-START HORIZONS1× · 11%

    +3 more suppliers

    Across this category, the most active winners are CARE LINE HOMECARE LIMITED, SPRINGFIELD HOME CARE SERVICES LIMITED, Roche Diagnostics Ltd — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06e960

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