Official UK procurement notice
BHCC Adult Social Care Learning Disability Services
Authority: Brighton and Hove City Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Council is sharing this Invitation to Tender to obtain professional, properly defined and priced propositions for the provision of care services for adults with learning disabilities, across two Lots:
- Lot 1: 3 x Residential Care Homes (Preston Drove, Leicester Villas, Windlesham Road)
- Lot 2: 1 x Supported Living scheme (Burwash Lodge)
The existing services are currently operated by the Council, with directly employed staff. The existing buildings will be leased to the successful bidder(s), their property arm, or a named housing partner, with incoming providers taking on the repair and maintenance of the properties. Successful bidder(s), their property arm, or a named housing partner will enter into a lease with the Council in the Council’s standard form and in accordance with the heads of terms set out in the Property Pack. Full information is included in the ITT
Please note, although this notice does not link to it, a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice was published on Find a Tender on 7th March 2025 (Ref: 2025/S 000-008347). There is a technical issue preventing the notice being linked.
NOTE ON AWARD NOTICE
There is a technical error listing the unsuccessful suppliers for Lot 2, as FTS considers them to be duplicates. The unsuccessful suppliers for Lot 2 (in total four suppliers) are the three unsuccessful suppliers listed for Lot 1, in addition to the successful supplier for Lot 1.
The details regarding assessed tenders should read as follows:
10 tenders received
5 tenders assessed in the final stage:
5 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
4 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
1 supplier awarded contracts
4 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
- How the procedure runs: As detailed in Schedule 3: ITT Guidance. PSQ/Conditions of Participation Evaluation > Tender Evaluation > Preferred Supplier Stage (if applicable)
CPV: Social work and related services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£28,200,000 together)Lot #1Residential Care HomesAwardedRenewalPublished value£21,700,000
Residential Care Homes (Preston Drove, Leicester Villas, Windlesham Road)
Lot #2Supported LivingAwardedRenewalPublished value£6,500,000
Supported Living scheme (Burwash Lodge)
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 May 2025, 14:02 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Oct 2025, 13:59 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 5 Nov 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-041317- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051ae2Find a Tender
- How it runs
As detailed in Schedule 3: ITT Guidance. PSQ/Conditions of Participation Evaluation > Tender Evaluation > Preferred Supplier Stage (if applicable)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Sept 2025, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 21 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
21 May 2025 → 3 Feb 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published21 May 2025, 14:02 BST
- Tender notice published18 Jul 2025, 13:54 BST
- Next notice expected19 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
- Clarification questions by21 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
- Submission deadline3 Sept 2025, 11:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent359 days ago30 Oct 2025
- Latest notice published358 days ago30 Oct 2025, 13:59 GMT
- Award decision expected by352 days ago5 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends347 days ago10 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts263 days ago3 Feb 2026
Notice history
9 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 May 2025- Pipeline notice published21 May 2025, 14:02 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published18 Jul 2025, 13:54 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £28,200,00018 Jul 2025, 13:54 BSTwas £27,000,000
- Status changed to active18 Jul 2025, 13:54 BST
- Procurement method changed18 Jul 2025, 13:54 BST
- Deadline published: 3 Sept 2025, 11:00 BST18 Jul 2025, 13:54 BST
- Contract award notice published30 Oct 2025, 13:55 GMTUK6
- Contract award notice published30 Oct 2025, 13:59 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected17 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Residential Care Homes1 award | |||
| Southside PartnershipResidential Care Lot 13 Feb 2026 – 2 Feb 2031 · up to 2 Feb 2036Extensions: Up to five additional years · Amended: There is a technical issue with the notice due to suppliers bidding for multiple lots. NOTE ON AWARD NOTICE There is a technical error listing the unsuccessful suppliers for Lot 2, as FTS considers them to be duplicates. The unsuccessful suppliers for Lot 2 (in total four suppliers) are the three unsuccessful suppliers listed for Lot 1, in addition to the successful supplier for Lot 1. The detai… | £21,695,529 | 30 Oct 2025standstill to 10 Nov 2025 | Standstill |
| Lot 2 · Supported Living1 award | |||
| The Grace Eyre FoundationSupported Living Lot 23 Feb 2026 – 2 Feb 2031 · up to 2 Feb 2036Extensions: Up to five year extension · Amended: There is a technical issue with the notice due to suppliers bidding for multiple lots. NOTE ON AWARD NOTICE There is a technical error listing the unsuccessful suppliers for Lot 2, as FTS considers them to be duplicates. The unsuccessful suppliers for Lot 2 (in total four suppliers) are the three unsuccessful suppliers listed for Lot 1, in addition to the successful supplier for Lot 1. The detai… | £8,356,143 | 30 Oct 2025standstill to 10 Nov 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Residential Care Homes | 4final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one | 3 | 2 | — |
| 2 · Supported Living | 1final-stage tenders · 10 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- did not winOutreach 3 WayVCSE · South East England · 1
- did not winFitzRoy SupportVCSE · South East England · 1
- did not winLifeways Community Care Ltd · North West England · 1
- wonSouthside Partnership · Greater London · 1
- wonThe Grace Eyre Foundation · South East England · 2
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
5 commercial parties on the notice · 2 awarded- FitzRoy SupportBidder / tenderer
- Lifeways Community Care LtdBidder / tenderer
- Outreach 3 WayBidder / tenderer
- Southside PartnershipAwarded supplier
- The Grace Eyre FoundationAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender