Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
East Sussex County Council
County Council, St Anne's Crescent
Lewes
BN7 1UE
UK
E-mail: debby.rowley@eastsussex.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ22
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk
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
Direct Award Call-Off for Children's Services under the Council's Adult Social Care Supported Accommodation Approved List
Reference number: ESCC - 11722
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Direct Award Call-Off for Children's Services under the Council's Adult Social Care Supported Accommodation Approved List.
The awarded contract is to deliver a Young People's Supported Move On Accommodation Block Beds at Hastings Foyer, Hastings, East Sussex, which is supported accommodation for male and female Care Leavers, Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) and young homeless aged 16-21 in East Sussex, to equip them with the necessary skills to transition to independent living.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 908 224.50
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ22
Main site or place of performance:
Hastings, East Sussex
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The awarded contract is to deliver a Young People's Supported Move On Accommodation of 17 Block Beds at Hastings Foyer, Hastings, East Sussex, which is supported accommodation for male and female Care Leavers, Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) and young homeless aged 16-21 in East Sussex, to equip them with the necessary skills to transition to independent living.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: DA due diligence criteria
/ Weighting: 90
Cost criterion: within budget
/ Weighting: 10
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Optional two year extension period following initial contract period at the Council's discretion, commencing on 1st April 2027
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
The detailed contract value is the total call-off value for the full contract duration (i.e. 3 years initial term plus 2 years optional extension). Annual Value is £381,644.90
The Approved List has Direct Award award criteria that must be considered when calling-off as a direct award, this criteria includes cost. Weightings are not applied to this criteria so the weightings listed are nominal.
This contract was awarded under PCR2015.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
The awarded party for the provision of Children's Services Supported Accommodation has been selected on the basis that they meet the Direct Award criteria under the Council's Adults Social Care Supported Accommodation Approved List.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
02/05/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
YMCA DOWNSLINK GROUP
03853734
Hove, East Sussex
BN3 2BE
UK
NUTS: UKJ22
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 908 224.50
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/06/2025