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Supported Living Care Services for Working Age Adults with a Learning Disability

East Sussex County Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

03 Aug 2026 at 13:25

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

24 Mar 2026 at 13:10

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

11 Feb 2026 at 16:26

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

East Sussex County Council has procured supported living care services for working-age adults with a learning disability. The service covers Warwick House and Steyne Road in Seaford, East Sussex, and is intended to provide supported living care at both locations. This is a health and social work services requirement. The council is the buying organisation and the services will be delivered in East Sussex. The procurement concerns an established supported living provision rather than construction, equipment supply or general consultancy. Businesses whose core work is the operation or delivery of supported living and care services for adults with learning disabilities are the most relevant comparators, particularly providers able to manage services across named accommodation-based locations.

The procurement is complete and has reached award stage. East Sussex County Council used a two-stage Competitive Flexible Procedure, with pre-selection followed by an invitation to tender, and three valid final-stage bids were received. The award decision dated 30 July 2026 selected Lifeways Community Care Limited for the single lot. The awarded value is £5,027,228 excluding VAT, or £6,032,674 including VAT. The award contract period is 1 September 2026 to 30 November 2031, with extension options of up to 24 months, giving a maximum extent to 30 November 2033. Evaluation weighted quality at 80% and price at 20%. The requirement was suitable for SMEs, and the contract is subject to a standstill period ending 13 August 2026.

This award demonstrates substantial, recurring demand from East Sussex County Council for specialist supported living care for working-age adults with learning disabilities. A credible future competitor would need proven capability, capacity and relevant experience to deliver care services reliably across more than one supported living location. The council’s two-stage route means suppliers must first demonstrate their organisational suitability before presenting a detailed tender. Strong service quality should be central to any competing proposition, since quality carried four times the weighting of price in this procurement. Providers should also be able to manage the operational responsibilities of a long-term accommodation-based care service and demonstrate how their approach meets the needs of residents, while remaining commercially competitive. The requirement was identified as suitable for SMEs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supported Living Care Services for Working Age Adults with a Learning Disability

Notice Description

East Sussex County Council (ESCC) 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 has awarded a contract for supported living care services through a Competitive Flexible Procedure at Warwick House and Steyne Road, Seaford for a new contract with a Service Commencement date of December 2026.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Contract has an up to 24 month extension period/s available.

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/073181-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

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
£5,027,228 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£5,027,228 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£5,027,228 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
23 Mar 2026Expired
Award Date
30 Jul 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 30 Nov 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
2033-03-31

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
East Sussex County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEWES
Postcode
BN7 1UE
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

LIFEWAYS COMMUNITY CARE LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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