How to win: SCE0067 - Housing Support for People Who Use Drugs and Alcohol

About this contract

THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION. Leicester City Council (the 'Authority') is commissioning a Housing Support for people who use drugs and alcohol for Leicester. The contract is anticipated to commence on 01/07/2027 with tenders sought in November 2026. Further to previous market engagements undertaken earlier this year, the Authority is holding a online market engagement session on Tuesday 3rd November 2026 at 14:30 - 15:30. Offering potential suppliers an opportunity to consider the proposed service model and specification and provide their views. This process does not constitute a formal tender or other competitive bidding process and will not result in the letting of a Contract. The authority is using this process solely to engage with the market regarding the service scope and model. There are therefore no formal criteria which we will use to judge your responses, and it is not our intention to provide any feedback. To book onto the session, please kindly complete the booking form attached and submit through the portal by 23:59 on Friday 30th October 2026. Please use the following link to access the advert: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=e0110f5e-24ce-f11

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Leicester City Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £1,000,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 30 October 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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