ESCC - AW — The East Sussex County Council Approved List for Supported Accommodation (including Housing Support Services) for Homeless Adults and Young People in East Sussex Published by Tenders Electronic Daily

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ESCC - AW — The East Sussex County Council Approved List for Supported Accommodation (including Housing Support Services) for Homeless Adults and Young People in East Sussex

Application deadline

14.08.2025, 12:00 hour

Procedure

Restricted procedure

Order type

Provision of services.

Main CPV code

Health and social work services
85000000-9

Language

English

Contracting authority / owner

East Sussex County Council
County Hall, St Anne's Crescent, Lewes
BN7 1UE East Sussex

E-Mail: amy.wilkinson@eastsussex.gov.uk
Website: www.eastsussex.gov.uk

assignment

The aim of this service is to underpin the strategic priorities of East Sussex County Council’s adult social care and children’s services departments, and local health and housing partners, to provide a flexible, outcomes-focussed on-site housing support service that:(i) prevents a wide range of crisis situations including homelessness;(ii) supports clients to stay safe, including their mental and physical wellbeing, and better manage their use of substances and complex needs;(iii) builds resilience, in part by taking an asset-based approach to personal development that enables employment and future independent living;(iv) actively supports healthy living and well-being;(v) actively promotes self-care and avoids hospital or accommodation-based care or use of the Criminal Justice System; and(vi) proactively supports clients to regain independence, maximising their capacity to live independently, and to move on with specialist support to prevent future crises.

Description of procurement /scope of services

Project adress

Region (NUTS code): UKJ22 East Sussex CC
East Sussex.

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United Kingdom-East Sussex: Health and social work services

2020/S 150-369116

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

Official name: East Sussex County Council
Postal address: County Hall, St Anne's Crescent, Lewes
Town: East Sussex
NUTS code: UKJ22 East Sussex CC
Postal code: BN7 1UE
Country: United Kingdom
Contact person: Mrs Amy Wilkinson
E-mail: amy.wilkinson@eastsussex.gov.uk

Internet address(es):

Main address: www.eastsussex.gov.uk

I.1)Name and addresses

Official name: Orbis Procurement
Postal address: East Sussex County Council, County Hall, St Anne's Crescent
Town: Lewes
NUTS code: UKJ22 East Sussex CC
Postal code: BN7 1UE
Country: United Kingdom
Contact person: Amy Wilkinson
E-mail: amy.wilkinson@eastsussex.gov.uk

Internet address(es):

Main address: www.eastsussex.gov.uk

I.2)Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Home

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Home

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address

Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Home

I.4)Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5)Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)Title:

ESCC - AW — The East Sussex County Council Approved List for Supported Accommodation (including Housing Support Services) for Homeless Adults and Young People in East Sussex

Reference number: ESCC - 031149

II.1.2)Main CPV code

85000000 Health and social work services

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

(i) prevents a wide range of crisis situations including homelessness;

(ii) supports clients to stay safe, including their mental and physical wellbeing, and better manage their use of substances and complex needs;

(iii) builds resilience, in part by taking an asset-based approach to personal development that enables employment and future independent living;

(iv) actively supports healthy living and well-being;

(v) actively promotes self-care and avoids hospital or accommodation-based care or use of the Criminal Justice System; and

(vi) proactively supports clients to regain independence, maximising their capacity to live independently, and to move on with specialist support to prevent future crises.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 116 000 000.00 GBP

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKJ22 East Sussex CC

Main site or place of performance:

East Sussex.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

(i) prevents a wide range of crisis situations including homelessness;

(ii) supports clients to stay safe, including their mental and physical wellbeing, and better manage their use of substances and complex needs;

(iii) builds resilience, in part by taking an asset-based approach to personal development that enables employment and future independent living;

(iv) actively supports healthy living and well-being;

(v) actively promotes self-care and avoids hospital or accommodation-based care or use of the Criminal Justice System; and

(vi) proactively supports clients to regain independence, maximising their capacity to live independently, and to move on with specialist support to prevent future crises.

II.2.5)Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6)Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 116 000 000.00 GBP

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start: 01/09/2020

End: 31/08/2025

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

Can extend for up to a further 60 months, with a final end date of 31 August 2030.

II.2.9)Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2.14)Additional information

II.2.6) the estimated value is the maximum total spend under the approved list and the average annual value of an individual call-off contract is GBP 100 000.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation

III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions:

The lead provider must be a U.K. registered provider of social housing.

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.5)Information about reserved contracts

III.2)Conditions related to the contract

III.2.1)Information about a particular profession

III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:

III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Restricted procedure

IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system

IV.1.4)Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue

IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction

IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes

IV.2)Administrative information

IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure

IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 14/08/2025

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:

English

IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: yes

Estimated timing for further notices to be published:

2024

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

VI.3)Additional information:

II.1.5) the estimated value is the maximum total spend under the approved list and the average annual value of an individual call-off contract is GBP 100 000. East Sussex County Council and East Sussex District and Borough Councils are permitted to call-off the approved list, the full list of District and Borough Councils can be found here: www.eastsussex.gov.uk/yourcouncil/about/districtandborough/. The NHS East Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group (as amended) and the Ministry of Justice’s National Probation Service (for East Sussex only) can also call-off this Approved List. IV.2.7) this is a DPS and so application submissions can be opened as and when they are submitted.

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

Official name: East Sussex County Council
Postal address: County Hall, St Anne's Crescent
Town: Lewes
Postal code: BN7 1UE
Country: United Kingdom

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3)Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

31/07/2020