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Opportunity overview
Leicester City Council is looking at the recommissioning of our local High Dependency bed service of behalf of Leicestershire County Council and our LNR ICB.
High Dependency Intermediate Care provides a short-term, intensive care and support bedded service in a non-clinical environment (i.e. nursing home) within the Leicester or Leicestershire area. This discharge pathway is for individuals with complex health and social care needs who require a higher level of support than traditional intermediate care services. The service aims to support timely hospital discharge, prevent unnecessary hospital admissions, promote recovery, reablement and rehabilitation, and enable people to regain as much independence as possible within a community setting.
The service specific requirements includes a provider offering fifteen dedicated High Dependency Intermediate Care beds within a CQC-registered nursing home that is rated Good or Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission at the point of tender submission. It is proposed that these beds are to be block booked for the maximum contract term of 3 years on a 2+1 basis.
This contract is being awarded through the Competitive Process under the Provider Selection Regime. Full detailed requirements can be accessed through the published suite of documents.
Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.
The assessment of the key criteria assessment forms part of the quality element of this requirement which accounts for 60% of the maximum total score. Full details on how this element will be evaluated can be found within the published tender documents.
A minimum overall quality score threshold of 65% of the maximum quality score (65% of the maximum 60% score set for Quality) has been set. Any response not meeting this minimum score will be rejected.
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60
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Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Site Visit
Description
A site visit will be conducted for providers meeting the minimum quality threshold set for the key criteria assessment stage. A site visit assessment forms part of the quality element for this requirement which accounts for 20% of the maximum total score. Full details on how this element will be evaluated can be found within the published tender documents.
A minimum overall quality score threshold of 65% of the maximum quality score (65% of the maximum 20% score set for Quality) has been set. Any response not meeting this minimum score will be rejected.
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20
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Criterion 3
Type
price
Name
Price
Description
The assessment of the price element of service delivery which accounts for 20% of the maximum total score. Full detail on how the price element will be evaluated can be located within the published tender documents.
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20
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Selection criteria
Criteria
Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
Providers must satisfy the basic selection questionnaire if they are awarded the contract. The conditions are proportionate having regard to the nature, complexity and cost of the public contract.
Full detail on legal and financial capacity, and technical ability conditions of participation can be located within the published tender documentation.
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
Providers must satisfy the requirement to be able to provide fifteen dedicated High Dependency Intermediate Care beds within a CQC-registered nursing home that is rated Good or Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission at the point of tender submission.
3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
3 VERSIONS
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063369-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
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077069-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
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098001-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Leicester City Council is seeking a provider for 15 dedicated High Dependency Intermediate Care beds in a CQC-registered nursing home in Leicester or Leicestershire. The short-term intensive care and support service is intended to support hospital discharge, recovery, reablement and rehabilitation for people with complex health and social care needs.
Who this may suit
Suitable for providers that can evidence 15 dedicated beds in a CQC-registered nursing home rated Good or Outstanding at tender submission. Detailed requirements are stated to be in the published documents.
Key points identified
Dedicated bed capacity15 dedicated High Dependency Intermediate Care bedsEvidence: "a provider offering fifteen dedicated High Dependency Intermediate Care beds"
Care settingCQC-registered nursing home in Leicester or LeicestershireEvidence: "within a CQC-registered nursing home" and "within the Leicester or Leicestershire area"
CQC quality ratingGood or Outstanding at tender submissionEvidence: "rated Good or Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission at the point of tender submission"
94% approved-analysis confidence7 supplier criteria identified4 risks or unknowns
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Leicester City Council is seeking a provider for 15 dedicated High Dependency Intermediate Care beds in a CQC-registered nursing home in Leicester or Leicestershire. The short-term intensive care and support service is intended to support hospital discharge, recovery, reablement and rehabilitation for people with complex health and social care needs.
Who this may suit
Suitable for providers that can evidence 15 dedicated beds in a CQC-registered nursing home rated Good or Outstanding at tender submission. Detailed requirements are stated to be in the published documents.
Key deliverables
15 dedicated High Dependency Intermediate Care beds
Short-term intensive care and support bedded service in a non-clinical nursing-home environment
Support for hospital discharge, recovery, reablement and rehabilitation
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
7 criteria identified
Care Quality Commission (CQC) registration
99% confidence
Mandatory · 1
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"a provider offering fifteen dedicated High Dependency Intermediate Care beds within a CQC-registered nursing home"
Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating of Good or Outstanding
99% confidence
Mandatory · 1
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"rated Good or Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission at the point of tender submission"
Dedicated bed capacity
99% confidence
15 dedicated High Dependency Intermediate Care beds
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"a provider offering fifteen dedicated High Dependency Intermediate Care beds"
Care setting
98% confidence
CQC-registered nursing home in Leicester or Leicestershire
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"within a CQC-registered nursing home" and "within the Leicester or Leicestershire area"
CQC quality rating
99% confidence
Good or Outstanding at tender submission
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"rated Good or Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission at the point of tender submission"
Supplier eligibility
99% confidence
Provider must offer the specified beds in a CQC-registered nursing home rated Good or Outstanding at tender submission.
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"a provider offering fifteen dedicated... beds within a CQC-registered nursing home that is rated Good or Outstanding... at the point of tender submission"
Other eligibility requirements
94% confidence
Unknown; detailed requirements are referenced in published documents but are not supplied here.
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"Full detailed requirements can be accessed through the published suite of documents."
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Maximum contract value
98% confidence
£4,877,277
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Lot 1 value_amount: 4877277 GBP
Contract term
96% confidence
Proposed maximum of 3 years on a 2+1 basis
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"block booked for the maximum contract term of 3 years on a 2+1 basis"
Booking model
96% confidence
Proposed block booking of beds
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"these beds are to be block booked"
Delivery
Delivery area
99% confidence
Leicester or Leicestershire area
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"within the Leicester or Leicestershire area"
Service model
99% confidence
Short-term intensive care and support bedded service in a non-clinical environment (nursing home)
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"short-term, intensive care and support bedded service in a non-clinical environment (i.e. nursing home)"
Service outcomes
99% confidence
Support timely hospital discharge; prevent unnecessary admissions; promote recovery, reablement and rehabilitation; maximise independence in a community setting.
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"The service aims to support timely hospital discharge, prevent unnecessary hospital admissions, promote recovery, reablement and rehabilitation, and enable people to regain as much independence as possible within a community setting."
The narrative says the contract is awarded through the Competitive Process under the Provider Selection Regime, while structured metadata labels it an open procedure. The supplied evidence does not resolve which representation governs.
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"This contract is being awarded through the Competitive Process under the Provider Selection Regime."; process.procurement_method_details: "Open procedure"
Detailed specification not supplied
98% confidence
Material requirements may be contained in referenced published documents and cannot be assessed from the supplied notice content.
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"Full detailed requirements can be accessed through the published suite of documents."
Contract term wording is proposed
97% confidence
The stated 3-year 2+1 term and block booking are described as proposed, so final contractual terms should be checked in tender documents.
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"It is proposed that these beds are to be block booked for the maximum contract term of 3 years on a 2+1 basis."
Publication-date inconsistency
97% confidence
The process publication timestamp is 13 August 2026, whereas the tender-notice document timestamp is 16 October 2026. The supplied data does not explain the difference.
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