Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
East Sussex County Council
County Hall, St Anne's Crescent, Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 1UE
UK
Contact person: Mrs Amy Wilkinson
E-mail: amy.wilkinson@eastsussex.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ22
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.eastsussex.gov.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Orbis Procurement
East Sussex County Council, County Hall, St Anne's Crescent
Lewes
BN7 1UE
UK
Contact person: Amy Wilkinson
E-mail: amy.wilkinson@eastsussex.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ22
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.eastsussex.gov.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Home
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Home
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
ESCC - AW — The East Sussex County Council Approved List for Supported Accommodation (including Housing Support Services) for Homeless Adults and Young People in East Sussex
Reference number: ESCC - 031149
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The aim of this service is to underpin the strategic priorities of East Sussex County Council’s adult social care and children’s services departments, and local health and housing partners, to provide a flexible, outcomes-focussed on-site housing support service that:
(i) prevents a wide range of crisis situations including homelessness;
(ii) supports clients to stay safe, including their mental and physical wellbeing, and better manage their use of substances and complex needs;
(iii) builds resilience, in part by taking an asset-based approach to personal development that enables employment and future independent living;
(iv) actively supports healthy living and well-being;
(v) actively promotes self-care and avoids hospital or accommodation-based care or use of the Criminal Justice System; and
(vi) proactively supports clients to regain independence, maximising their capacity to live independently, and to move on with specialist support to prevent future crises.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
116 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ22
Main site or place of performance:
East Sussex.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The aim of this service is to underpin the strategic priorities of East Sussex County Council’s adult social care and children’s services departments, and local health and housing partners, to provide a flexible, outcomes-focussed on-site housing support service that:
(i) prevents a wide range of crisis situations including homelessness;
(ii) supports clients to stay safe, including their mental and physical wellbeing, and better manage their use of substances and complex needs;
(iii) builds resilience, in part by taking an asset-based approach to personal development that enables employment and future independent living;
(iv) actively supports healthy living and well-being;
(v) actively promotes self-care and avoids hospital or accommodation-based care or use of the Criminal Justice System; and
(vi) proactively supports clients to regain independence, maximising their capacity to live independently, and to move on with specialist support to prevent future crises.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
116 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/09/2020
End:
31/08/2025
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Can extend for up to a further 60 months, with a final end date of 31 August 2030.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
II.2.6) the estimated value is the maximum total spend under the approved list and the average annual value of an individual call-off contract is GBP 100 000.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
The lead provider must be a U.K. registered provider of social housing.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
14/08/2025
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
2024
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
II.1.5) the estimated value is the maximum total spend under the approved list and the average annual value of an individual call-off contract is GBP 100 000. East Sussex County Council and East Sussex District and Borough Councils are permitted to call-off the approved list, the full list of District and Borough Councils can be found here: www.eastsussex.gov.uk/yourcouncil/about/districtandborough/. The NHS East Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group (as amended) and the Ministry of Justice’s National Probation Service (for East Sussex only) can also call-off this Approved List. IV.2.7) this is a DPS and so application submissions can be opened as and when they are submitted.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
East Sussex County Council
County Hall, St Anne's Crescent
Lewes
BN7 1UE
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
31/07/2020