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Provision of Supported Housing Strategy Development - Lived Experience

East Sussex County Council

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02 Sep 2026 at 15:28

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

East Sussex County Council led a Sussex-wide requirement to support the development of new local supported housing strategies. The work centred on meaningful involvement from people with lived experience throughout strategy development, covering a range of supported accommodation types. The appointed provider was required to facilitate that involvement for local authorities working together across Sussex. This is a specialist health and social work service, rather than a construction, property management or general housing supply contract. Delivery was associated with East Sussex, with East Sussex County Council acting as the lead contracting authority. The requirement would suit organisations able to engage people with lived experience effectively and turn their contribution into practical input for supported housing strategy development.

The procurement has been awarded and is complete. It used a below-threshold process under the light-touch regime, with one completed lot. Possability People Limited was awarded the service. The contract was signed and started on 23 July 2026 and runs until 31 March 2027. Its gross value is £60,000, and it is below the applicable threshold. The requirement was evaluated through the procurement process that led to selection of the appointed provider; the published data does not set out separate scoring criteria. The contract supports strategy development across Sussex, while East Sussex County Council managed the procurement. The award remains active for the stated contract period.

This procurement demonstrates demand for specialist support that brings lived experience into public-sector supported housing strategy work. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need practical experience facilitating inclusive engagement with people who use, or have experience of, supported accommodation, alongside the ability to work with several local authorities. It would also need to understand the range of supported housing types and convert consultation and participation into useful strategic evidence and recommendations. The selected supplier is a small and medium-sized voluntary, community or social enterprise, indicating that this type of work can be delivered by a focused specialist organisation rather than only a large commercial consultancy. Strong community relationships, skilled facilitation and relevant health or social work expertise would be important.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Supported Housing Strategy Development - Lived Experience

Notice Description

The local authorities across Sussex are working together to develop new supported housing strategies. The government has published statutory guidance which requires the new strategies, covering a range of supported accommodation types to be in place by the end of March 2027. A key feature of the statutory guidance is meaningful lived experience involvement throughout the strategy development. The local authorities with East Sussex County Council acting as the lead contracting authority, require a provider or group of providers that can facilitate this in the development of local supported housing strategies.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f08b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083141-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£60,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
23 Jul 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

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
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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
Not specified
Local Authority
Lewes
Electoral Ward
Lewes Priory
Westminster Constituency
Lewes

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Possability People

Further Information

Notice Documents

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