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# BHCC Adults Community Support and Supported Living Light Touch Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) Admission Round 3

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bhcc-adults-community-support-and-supported-living-light-touch-dynamic-purchasing-system-d-ocds-h6vhtk-05a8de). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Brighton and Hove City Council: "BHCC Adults Community Support and Supported Living Light Touch Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) Admission Round 3". Published status: active. Dynamic Market Estimate: £240,000,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Nov 2025, 10:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Brighton and Hove City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/brighton-and-hove-city-council-ons-e06000043)
- **Dynamic Market Estimate (lifetime call-offs):** £240,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 November 2025 at 10:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ21
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05a8de`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bhcc-adults-community-support-and-supported-living-light-touch-dynamic-purchasing-system-d-ocds-h6vhtk-05a8de#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fsesharedservices%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bhcc-adults-community-support-and-supported-living-light-touch-dynamic-purchasing-system-d-ocds-h6vhtk-05a8de#participate

## Description
Brighton and Hove City Council (BHCC) has established a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the supply of services in respect of Community Support and Supported Living for adults for an initial period of up to 5 years + with optional further extension provisions for an additional 3 years + 2 years. This Contract Notice is for the third admission round onto the DPS.
The services required fall under Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015). As a result, this procurement is undertaken under the 'Light Touch Regime' as detailed in Section 7 of PCR 2015.
Any interested organisation or consortium with relevant experience may apply to be admitted onto the DPS.
The DPS will have two (2) lots and be further divided into sub-lots as follows:
Lot 1: Community Support
Lot 1.1: Adults with Learning Disabilities and who may also be autistic
Lot 1.2: Adults with Mental Health needs
Lot 1.3: Adults who are Neurodivergent and who may also be autistic
Lot 1.4: Adults with Acquired Brain Injuries (ABI)
Lot 1.5: Adults with Physical Disabilities and/or sensory needs
Lot 1.6: Adults with Substance Misuse and eligible Care Act needs
Lot 2: Supported Living, for people with:
Lot 2.1: Adults with Learning Disabilities and who may also be autistic
Lot 2.2: Adults with Mental Health needs
Lot 2.3: Adults who are Neurodivergent and who may also be autistic
Lot 2.4: Adults with Acquired Brain Injuries (ABI)
Lot 2.5: Adults with Physical Disabilities and/or sensory needs
Lot 2.6: Adults with Substance Misuse and eligible Care Act needs
Potential Providers are invited to apply for one lot or sub-lot; or multiple lots and sub-lots.
The Brighton & Hove commissioning strategy is to reduce the number of people in residential care, placed out of the city and in long term services that do not meet their needs. Supported Living and Community Support are effective in meeting this goal.
The aim of the DPS is to:
- Ensure that all providers on the DPS have met quality requirements and signed up to a new service specification that reflects the needs that people who receive support and their carers have identified.
- Attract new providers to the market and create a more diverse market that provides more choice for people who receive support.
- Ensure a more strengths-based approach that focus on outcomes for people who receive support.
- Enable the Council to meet the care and support needs of residents who have been assessed as having eligible social care needs in line with the Care Act 2014
For each Lot, there will be an 'Admission' stage, followed by a 'Commissioning' stage.
BHCC intends to open the 'Admission' stage annually for new applications. The Council reserves the right to revise the number of rounds ('opening ceremonies') for Admission stage per year at its discretion.
By applying to be admitted to the DPS, Providers are not obligated to bid for services at 'Commissioning' stage.
These services are being procured under a multiple-Provider DPS. There will...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bhcc-adults-community-support-and-supported-living-light-touch-dynamic-purchasing-system-d-ocds-h6vhtk-05a8de)

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Community Support
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £30,000,000
- **Description:** Lot 1: Community Support
Community Support will be delivered to adults with learning Disabilities and who may also be autistic, mental health needs, Neurodivergent and who may also be autistic, acquired brain injuries, physical disabilities and/or se...

### Lot 2: Supported Living
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £210,000,000
- **Description:** Lot 2: Supported Living
This lot covers Supported Living services where support is provided alongside a tenancy or licence agreement for adults with learning Disabilities and who may also be autistic, mental health needs, Neurodivergent and who may a...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F062572-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-06T13:53:36.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-30T17:32:53.973Z
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