Notice Information
Notice Title
Contract for the provision of care and support services at 508 Seaside, Eastbourne
Notice Description
The Adult Social Care Division at East Sussex County Council have awarded a new contract to a care provider for the provision of care and support services at 508 Seaside Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, which is an established supported housing scheme. This scheme is part of the East Sussex County Council (ESCC) Adult Social Care (ASC) supported housing and bedded care programme. It houses people with physical disabilities and is also one of three schemes developed to support people with mental health support needs. The contractual service commencement date and the commencement of the Initial Contract Period is 1st October 2025.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: There is an option for up to 24 months contract period extension after the initial contract period at the Council's discretion.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04f88d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069274-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,466,226 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,466,226 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £4,466,791 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £4,466,791 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Oct 20252 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 23 Apr 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 10 Jul 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 14 Oct 2025 - 1 Oct 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- 2029-09-30
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- EAST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- debby.rowley@eastsussex.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEWES
- Postcode
- BN7 1UE
- Post Town
- Brighton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ22 East Sussex CC
- Delivery Location
- TLJ22 East Sussex CC
-
- Local Authority
- Lewes
- Electoral Ward
- Lewes Priory
- Westminster Constituency
- Lewes
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069274-2025
29th October 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040648-2025
16th July 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011170-2025
25th March 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Notice URLs
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