Awarded contract

Targeted and Tailored 1:1 or Small Group Support to Children and Young People in care to Leicestershire

Details

Buyer: Leicestershire County Council
Supplier(s): 12 suppliers
Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families
Aspire and Thrive
Bangladesh Youth and Cultural Shomiti
Charnwood 20:20
Lets Make Change
Oiza healthcare limited
Purple Ruler
REGUL8 MENTAL HEALTH & WELL-BEING CIC
STEMRAN limited
The Mead Educational Trust
The Pathways Group
Wellbeing For Us
Duration: 2 years
Topic: Education and training services
Published: 23 January 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Leicestershire County Council's Education of Children in Care Service is seeking to establish a standing list of providers for the provision of targeted and tailored one to one or small group support to children and young people in care. The standing list is divided into two Lots Lot 1 Academic Support - For children and young people in care who have fallen behind in core or EBacc subjects Lot 2 Therapeutic support and cultural activities - For children and young people in care who require emotional and social well-being support, enabling them to engage with education and access learning ## Contract award Lots: - Lot 1: Academic Support ## Contract award Lots: - Lot 2: Therapeutic support and cultural activities

Timeline

Completed: Award published23 January 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date23 January 2026
Next: Contract expiry date10 September 2027in 11 months

About the buyer

Leicestershire County Council buys as a local authority, advertising larger contracts on the government's Find a Tender service. Smaller contracts appear separately on Contracts Finder, the portal for lower-value public work. Some contracts also run through frameworks set up by outside bodies, including ESPO, and suppliers apply to join those directly. The council itself trades nationally as ESPO, running framework agreements for public bodies nationwide. A two-year procurement plan on the council's open data site lists contracts still to come. Suppliers must also register on Find a Tender, a requirement since April 2026.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Leicestershire County Council's contract awards have been in transport services, construction work and architectural and engineering services.

Relevant CPV codes

80000000 · Education and training services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@leicestershire-county-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@leicestershire-county-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@leicestershire-county-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@leicestershire-county-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@leicestershire-county-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@leicestershire-county-council.gov