Notice Information
Notice Title
ESCC-CL-PME Supported living care services for working age adults with a learning disability
Notice Description
Preliminary market engagement event in relation to East Sussex County Council Supported living care services provision for working age adults with a learning disability at Warwick House and Steyne Road, Seaford, East Sussex. East Sussex County Council is to recommission it's supported living care services at Warwick House and Steyne Road, Seaford for a new contract with a Service Commencement date of December 2026. The Council is seeking to appoint a single care and support provider. For information on how to secure your place at the event on Wednesday 4th March 2026. Please register your place via Proactis - Supplier Network (proactisp2p.com) If you have problems registering for the event, please contact Proactis at Proactis - Supplier Network (proactisp2p.com) contact us or at Proactis (kayako.com)
Planning Information
A Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) event to take place virtually via the Microsoft 'Teams' App with ESCC hosting. To access the Invite to the Market Engagement Event you are required to access the Proactis portal. Please note the deadline to register your organisation to attend is 27th February 2026. You will need to register as a 'Supplier' (provider) on the portal first if your organisation has not done so already. The link to the Proactis Portal is at https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login The opportunity reference to search for this Market Engagement Event is: RFX1001242
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-064e4d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012579-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
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
- £3,703,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Feb 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 23 Mar 20264 weeks to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- EAST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- caroline.lloyd@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/012579-2026
11th February 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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