---
title: "Provision of Supported Housing Strategy Development - Lived Experience"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f08b"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "East Sussex County Council"
published: "2026-09-02"
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# Provision of Supported Housing Strategy Development - Lived Experience

Buyer: East Sussex County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f08b

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083141-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 23 Jul 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £60,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | East Sussex County Council |
| Locality | LEWES |
| Postcode area | 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Possability People |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 2 Sep 2026 at 15:28 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083141-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083141-2026
  2nd September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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