Children's Social Care and Community Safety

Official notice

Authority: Leicester City Council (Local council)

ServicesAbove threshold

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF21)

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Submission deadline Not published

Next notice expected 2 Sept 2025

Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Jan 2029 · up to 31 Dec 2033 with extensions · starts 2 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This service is an arrangement to bolster locally available childrens residential care services based on needs gaps in existing local provision.

Compliant mechanism to attract provision, increase service options, reduce travel time and costs and improve standards for those reliant on services.

CPV: Welfare services for children and young people

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1CancelledRenewal 3 yrs

Contract period: 2 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Dec 2033 with extensions

Delivery: East Midlands

Extensions: Extension options published

85311300 Welfare services for children and young people

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Cancelled
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 22 May 2025, 14:47 BST
Last source update: 15 May 2026, 09:21 BST
Authority reference: SCE0006
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-044764
Latest notice: Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV): Welfare services for children and young people
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF21)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-051e59 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

22 May 2025 → 15 May 2026 · 4 dates

Planning notice published
22 May 2025, 14:47 BST
Next notice expected
2 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST
Contract starts300 days ago
2 Jan 2026
Latest notice published166 days ago
15 May 2026, 09:21 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2025

Pipeline notice published
22 May 2025, 14:47 BST
UK1
Procurement termination notice published
15 May 2026, 09:21 BST
UK12
Status changed to withdrawn
15 May 2026, 09:21 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
supplier not published	—	14 May 2026	CancelledProcurement didn't go ahead.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leicester City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXRT-5737-VBQD City Hall, 115 Charles Street, Leicester, East Midlands, LE1 1FZContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender15 May 2026, 09:21 BST
Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender22 May 2025, 14:47 BST