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title: "Tier 1 Peer Support, and Information, Advice, and Guidance Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0596bf"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2025-09-09"
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# Tier 1 Peer Support, and Information, Advice, and Guidance Service

Buyer: SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0596bf

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## Summary

Suffolk County Council has recently awarded a contract to Realise Futures CIC for the delivery of the Tier 1 Peer Support, and Information, Advice, and Guidance (IAG) service. This initiative is a part of the council's focus on health and social work services, primarily targeting people with Learning Disabilities and Autism (LD&A). The direct award contract, adhering to the light touch regime, spans from 30th September 2025 to 29th September 2027, with the possibility of a two-year extension. The services will be conducted in the Ipswich region, and the total value of the services is set at £1,017,600. The procurement stage has moved from award to contract, marking the process as complete as of 3rd September 2025, with formalities set for finalisation by 22nd September 2025.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for social enterprises and organisations focused on health and social care services, particularly those experienced in working with vulnerable populations such as individuals with special educational needs and disabilities. Businesses with expertise in providing comprehensive guidance and support services, ideally within a collaborative framework, will find this contract beneficial for growth. The direct award approach, while limiting competitive procurement, ensures the continued delivery of critical services amid ongoing programme evaluations, which can be advantageous for agile SMEs ready to adapt and extend the contracted services in the future.

## Notice

Suffolk County Council has direct awarded a contract to Realise Futures for delivery of the Tier 1 Peer Support, and Information, Advice, and Guidance (IAG) service for people with LD&A 2 years from 30th September 2025 to 29th September 2025 with the option to extend for a further 2 years.

### Procurement Information

Suffolk County Councils IAG Programme and workstream looking at 'Tier One and Front Door Model Design' under the Independent Lives and People at the Heart of Care programmes includes the evaluation of this and other current service offers across Health and Social Care and will determine the longer term commissioning intentions. The direct award allows this review to be undertaken and to take into consideration any impact of Local Government Review

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055047-2025 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Sep 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Sep 2025 |
| Contract period | 29 Sep 2025 - 29 Sep 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £848,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | IPSWICH |
| Post town | Ipswich |
| Postcode | IP1 2BX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH6 Suffolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH62 Ipswich |
| Local authority | Ipswich |
| Electoral ward | Gipping |
| Westminster constituency | Ipswich |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | REALISE FUTURES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 9 Sep 2025 at 13:17 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055047-2025
- 9 Sep 2025 at 13:11 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055039-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055047-2025
  9th September 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055039-2025
  9th September 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.realisefutures.org
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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