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Foodbank Plus 2025

Leicester City Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 23:46.

Opportunity overview

Leicester City Council is commissioning the provision of Foodbanks Plus. Leicester City Council is seeking a provider to deliver a community-based service offering free, independent, and accredited welfare advice alongside mental wellbeing support for residents experiencing poverty and financial hardship. Delivered in settings such as foodbanks, the service will use a casework approach to support individuals with issues including welfare benefits, debt, housing, and low income, while promoting improved wellbeing, resilience, and access to local support networks. The proposed Contract will be for an initial period of 2 years, commencing 05 May 2026 to 04 May 2028, with an option to extend, subject to satisfactory performance outcomes and agreement by the Authority, for 1 further period of 1 year, taking the contract term to a maximum of 3 years ending 04 May 2029. The estimated contract value is £315,000. Further details in respect of this tender opportunity are contained within the Invitation to Tender documentation. Submissions must be received by 12:00 noon on 6th March 2026 at the very latest via the EastMidsTender portal: https://www.eastmidstenders.org To express interest and submit a bid, please follow the link below: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=92819947-b102-f111-813c-005056b64545

Classification

  • CPV85312400 — Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions

Lots

  • Lot 1£315k

Documents and notices

  • Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • Further details in respect of this tender opportunity are contained within the Invitation to Tender documentation. Submissions must be received by 12:00 noon on 6th March 2026 at the very latest via the EastMidsTender portal: https://www.eastmidstenders.org To express interest and submit a bid, please follow the link below: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=92819947-b102-f111-813c-005056b64545Open source ↗
  • Further details in respect of this tender opportunity are contained within the Invitation to Tender documentation. Submissions must be received by 12:00 noon on 6th March 2026 at the very latest via the EastMidsTender portal: https://www.eastmidstenders.org To express interest and submit a bid, please follow the link below: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=92819947-b102-f111-813c-005056b64545Open source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
SCE0049
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Tender Period

Ends
6 Mar 2026, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
20 Feb 2026, 12:00

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
378,000
Amount
315,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price
Name
Price
Description
The Price aspect of this procurement is 20%

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Quality
Description
The Quality aspect of this procurement is 80%

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
80
Weight
percentageExact

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Description
Leicester City Council (“the Authority”) invites Tenders for the provision of the Foodbanks Plus: Promoting Better Mental Health Through Generalist Advice in Community Settings service. Further details in respect of this tender opportunity are contained within the Invitation to Tender documentation pack. Submissions must be received by 12:00 noon on 6th March 2026 at the very latest via the EastMidsTender portal: https://www.eastmidstenders.org/ To express interest and submit a bid, please follow the link below: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=92819947-b102-f111-813c-005056b64545

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
5 May 2026, 00:00
Ends
4 May 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
4 May 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The proposed Contract will be for an initial period of 2 years to commence on 5th May 2026 to 4th May 2027 (initial term) with an option to extend, subject to satisfactory performance outcomes and agreement by the Authority, for afurther period of one year to 4th May 2028, taking the contract term to a maximum of 3 years.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85312400
Description
Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKF21
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
L-6
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Description
Further details in respect of this tender opportunity are contained within the Invitation to Tender documentation. Submissions must be received by 12:00 noon on 6th March 2026 at the very latest via the EastMidsTender portal: https://www.eastmidstenders.org To express interest and submit a bid, please follow the link below: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=92819947-b102-f111-813c-005056b64545
Entry 2
Id
L-4
Document Type
technicalSpecifications
Description
Further details in respect of this tender opportunity are contained within the Invitation to Tender documentation. Submissions must be received by 12:00 noon on 6th March 2026 at the very latest via the EastMidsTender portal: https://www.eastmidstenders.org To express interest and submit a bid, please follow the link below: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=92819947-b102-f111-813c-005056b64545
Entry 3
Id
010928-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
6 Feb 2026, 12:49
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Leicester City Council
Id
GB-PPON-PXRT-5737-VBQD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PXRT-5737-VBQD

Address

Street Address
City Hall (4th Floor)
Locality
Leicester
Postal Code
LE1 1FZ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF21

Contact

Name
Robert Ingram
Telephone
+44 0

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Leicester · UKF21 · LE1 1FZ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF21 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 010928-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·