Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice
Published 30 Jun 2026, 11:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

BHCC - EB - Day Opportunities - Lot 4 (LD, Complex)

Official notice

Authority: Brighton and Hove City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableAccelerated
Published estimate£3,840,000≈ £768k / year · £3,840,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 Jul 2026awarded 15 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to ASPIRATIONS ACTIVE LIMITED +2 more
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Aug 2031 · up to 31 Aug 2034 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council was seeking the provision of High Care and Support Day Opportunities, to include a range of activities, work and learning opportunities in the city for adults who have Learning Disabilities (and who may also be autistic) and who have been assessed by the Council as having needs and behaviours that would be considered complex

The Council has previously undertaken this procurement process, advertised January 2026, and repeated the process for Lot 4 only (High Care and Support for Adults with Learning Disabilities and who may also be autistic)

This is a Contract Award Notice.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrsPublished value£3,840,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2031 (5 yrs) · up to 31 Aug 2034 with extensionsValue: £3,840,000 exc. VAT · £3,840,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: Up to 3 year additional extension

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
  • Quality

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open 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
30 Jun 2026, 11:04 BST
Last source update
26 Oct 2026, 16:13 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 21 Aug 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-061112
Accelerated
Light touch contract
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bfdb Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
24 Jul 2026, 10:00 BST
Clarification deadline
13 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

30 Jun 2026 → 4 Nov 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published118 days ago
    30 Jun 2026, 11:04 BST
  2. Clarification questions by105 days ago
    13 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline94 days ago
    24 Jul 2026, 10:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by66 days ago
    21 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts56 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
  6. Assessment summaries sent26h ago
    26 Oct 2026
  7. Latest notice published10h ago
    26 Oct 2026, 16:13 GMT
  8. Today
    27 Oct 2026
  9. Standstill endsin 8 days
    4 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jun 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    30 Jun 2026, 11:04 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    26 Oct 2026, 16:13 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    26 Oct 2026, 16:13 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    10 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £3,840,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ASPIRATIONS ACTIVE LIMITED, COMMITTED CARE SERVICES LIMITED, OLIVIAN HOMES LTDjoint award10 Nov 2026 – 31 Aug 2031 · up to 31 Aug 2034Extensions: Up to 3 years extension possible.£3,840,00015 Oct 2026standstill to 4 Nov 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one30—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Brighton and Hove City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNNH-3312-CQGT Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove, South East, BN3 3BQContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice
  • ASPIRATIONS ACTIVE LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07882113GB-PPON: PJBB-2473-JRDX Units 5/6/7 Lady Bee Enterprise Centre, Southwick, South East, BN42 4BWContact email
  • COMMITTED CARE SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05700587GB-PPON: PPCL-5262-RGZV 25 Seymour Road, Berkshire, South East, SL1 2NSContact email
  • OLIVIAN HOMES LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 12837333GB-PPON: PRGB-6365-PNYQ Global House, Epsom, South East, KT18 5ADContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender