Official UK procurement notice
Contract for the provision of care and support services at 508 Seaside, Eastbourne
Authority: East Sussex County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Adult Social Care Division at East Sussex County Council have awarded a new contract to a care provider for the provision of care and support services at 508 Seaside Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, which is an established supported housing scheme. This scheme is part of the East Sussex County Council (ESCC) Adult Social Care (ASC) supported housing and bedded care programme. It houses people with physical disabilities and is also one of three schemes developed to support people with mental health support needs.
The contractual service commencement date and the commencement of the Initial Contract Period is 1st October 2025.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 30 Sept 2029, 23:59 BST.
- No preliminary market engagement: The preliminary market engagement event happened prior to The Procurement Act 2023 going live. A Market Engagement Event was held virtually. The event was advertised on the e-sender portal (Proactis) and known providers were notified.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,466,226
- Technical & professional ability
It will be a requirement of the Service Provider to gain UK Visa Sponsorship Licence for Employers.
It is a requirement of the Service to be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for the regulated activity of Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price: The Price percentage score will be based on bid integrity (10% weighting) and unit price per hour (10% weighting). 85% of the price evaluation will be allocated to the core and additional hours and 15% to the waking night hours.
- Technical & professional ability
It will be a requirement of the Service Provider to gain UK Visa Sponsorship Licence for Employers.
It is a requirement of the Service to be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for the regulated activity of Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care.
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Yes · next expected 30 Sept 2029
- First published
- 25 Mar 2025, 15:18 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 Oct 2025, 11:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Jun 2025
- Authority reference
PM3 12756- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-011170- Accelerated
- Light touch contract
- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f88dFind a Tender
- Risks
There is a known risk that the Service Provider will not gain UK Visa Sponsorship Licence for Employers.
There is a known risk that the Service Provider may not obtain the required registration with the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
25 Mar 2025 → 29 Oct 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published25 Mar 2025, 15:18 GMT
- Clarification questions by9 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline23 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by20 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent16 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends28 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts380 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published352 days ago29 Oct 2025, 11:05 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Mar 2025- Tender notice published25 Mar 2025, 15:18 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published16 Jul 2025, 16:48 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Jul 2025, 16:48 BST
- Contract signature expected31 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published29 Oct 2025, 11:05 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARE SANTE KENT LIMITEDSME2 Oct 2025 – 1 Oct 2030 · up to 1 Oct 2032Extensions: The Contract Period can be extended up to a period of 24 months at the Council's discretion. | £4,466,791 | 11 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Care and Support provision to adults at 508 Seaside, Eastbourne · CARE SANTE KENT LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 15 Oct 2025
- Value
- £4,466,791
- Period
- 15 Oct 2025 – 1 Oct 2030 · up to 1 Oct 2032 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The terms of the contract allows for a permitted contract period extension of up to twenty four (24) months at the Council's discretion, following the initial contract period.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders · 34 at stage one | 7 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonCARE SANTE KENT LIMITEDSME · East Midlands
- did not winTRIPLE CARE HEALTHCARE SERVICES LIMITEDSME · South East England
- did not winFOCUS HOME CARE LIMITEDSME · South East England
- did not winKIND HANDS CARING SERVICES LIMITEDSME · Yorkshire and the Humber
- did not winSPECIALIST CARE LIMITEDSME · East of England
- did not winCOAST CARE HOMES LTDSME · South East England
- did not winAshforhire Professionals LimitedSME · West Midlands
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
7 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- Ashforhire Professionals LimitedBidder / tenderer
- CARE SANTE KENT LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- COAST CARE HOMES LTDBidder / tenderer
- FOCUS HOME CARE LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- KIND HANDS CARING SERVICES LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- SPECIALIST CARE LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- TRIPLE CARE HEALTHCARE SERVICES LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender