--- title: "Supported Living Care Services for Working Age Adults with a Learning Disability" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-064e4d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-064e4d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-064e4d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-064e4d.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "EAST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2026-03-24" --- # Supported Living Care Services for Working Age Adults with a Learning Disability Buyer: EAST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-064e4d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-064e4d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-064e4d.json) ## Summary East Sussex County Council is seeking to commission Supported Living Care Services for working age adults with a learning disability at Warwick House and Steyne Road, Seaford, East Sussex through a Competitive Flexible Procedure. The procurement process is currently at the tender stage, with expressions of interest due by 14th April 2026, and the contract award period scheduled to end on 10th August 2026. The council aims to appoint a single care and support provider. This tender falls within the Health and Social Work Services industry category and is a selective procurement method, valuing at just over £5 million. The procurement method features an accelerated light-touch contract procedure, comprised of two stages: pre-selection and Invitation to Tender. The contract is set to commence on 1st December 2026 and has a potential extension period of up to 24 months. This opportunity provides substantial growth prospects for businesses involved in providing health and social work services, particularly those with expertise in specialized care for individuals with learning disabilities. The council's competitive flexible procedure allows skilled providers to showcase their capacity and experience in creating specialised living environments that cater to specific needs. Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that excel in delivering quality care and support services will find this contract well-suited for demonstrating their business capabilities, with both quality and price forming integral criteria for assessing bid responses. Participating in this process could enhance service providers' reach and reputation within the public sector health services domain. ## Notice 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 recommissioning it's 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. The Council is seeking to appoint a single care and support provider. ### 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 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026800-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 24 Mar 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 Mar 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2031 | | Recurrence | 2033-03-31 | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £5,027,228 | | Lots value | £5,027,228 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | EAST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | LEWES | | Post town | Brighton | | Postcode | BN7 1UE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | | ITL 3 | TLJ22 East Sussex CC | | Local authority | Lewes | | Electoral ward | Lewes Priory | | Westminster constituency | Lewes | | Delivery location | TLJ22 East Sussex CC | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 24 Mar 2026 at 13:10 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026800-2026 - 11 Feb 2026 at 16:26 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012579-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026800-2026 24th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012579-2026 11th February 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com - https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com.ProactisOpportunityReferenceNumber:RFX1001356 - https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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