CANS Assessment Tool Implementation and Training

Official notice

Authority: West Sussex County Council (Local council)

Framework agreementBelow threshold - without competitionLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: South East (UKJ2)

Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to CENTRE FOR OUTCOMES OF CARE

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Child & Adolescent Needs & Strengths (CANS) Assessment Tool Implementation and Training of STAFF , utilising the grant funding received from DfE. CANS is a licensed multi agency assessment tool, and Outcomes for Care are the sole licensed UK provider.

Direct Award under Procurement Act 2023, using the justification set out in Schedule 5, Paragraph 5 of the Procurement Act 2023.

How this framework works

From the published notice

Type: Closed framework
Supplier levy on call-offs (max %): This is not a framework.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE

Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

80510000 Specialist training services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Light touch regime
Commercial structure: Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 27 Feb 2026, 11:00 GMT
Last source update: 27 Feb 2026, 11:00 GMT
Authority reference: C23676
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-017781
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: South East (UKJ2)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-065e09 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Appointment period ends: —
Supplier levy on call-offs (max %): call-off levy · This is not a framework.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 27 Feb 2026

Transparency notice published
27 Feb 2026, 11:00 GMT
UK5
Contract signature expected
27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 11 award · see the list ↓

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
CENTRE FOR OUTCOMES OF CARE28 Feb 2026 – 31 Mar 2026	£208,600	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Sussex County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXJW-5627-QRQR County Hall, Chichester, South East, PO19 1RGContact name, email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

CENTRE FOR OUTCOMES OF CAREFramework contractor 1 East Street, Faversham, South East, ME13 8ADContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender27 Feb 2026, 11:00 GMT