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Urgent and Specialist Support for Children and Young People

West Sussex County Council

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Planning

21 Oct 2026 at 14:31

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

West Sussex County Council intends to procure urgent and specialist support services for children and young people. The requirement covers children’s welfare and social work support, alongside personnel placement and recruitment services. The work is intended for delivery across West Sussex. The council’s pipeline description says the procurement is planned, and that the published estimate is very rough while funding details from other contributors are awaited. This is an early indication of a future requirement, rather than a request for suppliers to submit proposals or expressions of interest. The council is the buyer and the services fall within the light-touch regime for social services.

The process is at the planning stage: the council has signalled its intention to procure, but has not started the procurement procedure or invited expressions of interest. The expected future notice date is 1 March 2027; this is the buyer’s indicative timing, not a response deadline. The planned contract period runs from 1 September 2027 to 31 August 2031, with an extension possible up to 31 August 2035. There is one planned lot. The estimated value is described by the council as very rough, pending funding details from other contributors, so it should not be treated as a settled budget. The planned lot is marked as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises. No procedure or evaluation basis is stated.

This requirement is likely to suit providers able to deliver urgent, specialist support to children and young people across West Sussex, including organisations with relevant children’s welfare or social work services. Recruitment and personnel-placement businesses may also find the requirement relevant, given the stated scope. The planned lot is expressly considered suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, making it potentially accessible to smaller providers and mission-led organisations as well as larger suppliers. Suppliers should consider whether they can sustain service delivery over a multi-year contract and accommodate a possible extension. The council has not yet set out specific experience thresholds, professional accreditations, staffing requirements or evaluation priorities, so businesses can use this planning period to monitor the development of the requirement and assess their capacity to provide the services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Urgent and Specialist Support for Children and Young People

Notice Description

This is a PIPELINE NOTICE for a requirement of providing Urgent and Specialist Support for Children and Young People. Please note that the value is a very rough estimate as we waiting for funding details from our other contributors. This notice IS NOT the commencement of the procurement procedure, neither is it a call for expressions of interest.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078cff
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099547-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

79600000 - Recruitment services

79610000 - Placement services of personnel

85300000 - Social work and related services

85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Oct 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Mar 20275 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2027 - 31 Aug 2031 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

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

Locality
CHICHESTER
Postcode
PO19 1RG
Postcode Area
Portsmouth
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ27 West Sussex (South West)
Delivery Location
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Local Authority
Chichester
Electoral Ward
Chichester Central
Westminster Constituency
Chichester

Further Information

Notice Documents

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