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    ContractsShort Breaks Provider Framework - Soft Market Test
    Open tender

    Short Breaks Provider Framework - Soft Market Test

    Contract value
    £2.5m
    Published 28 Jul 2026

    Leicester City Council is seeking provider input through a soft market test to develop a new framework and directory for short break services for disabled children and young people.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· East MidlandsPublished 28 Jul 2026· 3 weeks agoviaFind a Tender
    Contract value
    £2.5m
    Published 28 Jul 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £2,500,000indicative
      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 3 weeks ago.

    28 July 2026
    Open tender · no closing date published

    Brief

    Leicester City Council is conducting a Soft Market Test (not a formal competition) to gather provider feedback on expanding short break services for disabled children and young people. The Council is exploring the development of a Provider Framework combined with an enhanced online directory through the Local Offer to improve service availability and quality. No final decisions have been made; this engagement is designed to inform the future delivery model. Short breaks are supportive services within a continuum of care for children in need and their families, encompassing day, evening, overnight, and weekend activities delivered in various settings including the child's home, approved carers' homes, or residential and community facilities. Interested providers should respond during the consultation period to share their views on partnership opportunities and service development. Soft Market Test period: 28 July 2026 to 25 August 2026.

    Track record

    12 awards · 11 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

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    Who wins here
    1. Inclusion Healthcare Social Enterprise CIC2× · 17%
    2. PATHFINDERS COMMUNITY SUPPORT LTD1× · 8%
    3. Mosaic 1988 Ltd1× · 8%
    4. Adaptus Cares Limited1× · 8%
    5. WESLEY HALL COMMUNITY CENTRE LTD1× · 8%
    6. Cogs AI Ltd1× · 8%

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06d5b2
    LC
    Buyer
    LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL
    Sector
    Social Care