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title: "Urgent and Specialist Support for Children and Young People"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078cff"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "West Sussex County Council"
published: "2026-10-21"
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# Urgent and Specialist Support for Children and Young People

Buyer: West Sussex County Council  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078cff

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099547-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Mar 2027 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2027 - 31 Aug 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | West Sussex County Council |
| Locality | CHICHESTER |
| Postcode area | Portsmouth |
| Postcode | PO19 1RG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ27 West Sussex (South West) |
| Local authority | Chichester |
| Electoral ward | Chichester Central |
| Westminster constituency | Chichester |
| Delivery location | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services
- 79610000 - Placement services of personnel
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

## Release History

- 21 Oct 2026 at 14:31 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099547-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099547-2026
  21st October 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.westsussex.gov.uk

## Provenance

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