Official UK procurement notice
ESCC - MA - Children's Advocacy and Independent Visitors
Authority: East Sussex County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEast Sussex County Council have awarded a suitably qualified and experienced provider to deliver Children's Advocacy and Independent Visiting Services for children and young people who are looked after by ESCC, care leavers, and those receiving social care services.
The contract started on 01 August 2026 and will run for 3 years, with the option to extend for up to 2 years.
The annual value is £90,000 (exc VAT).
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£450,000
- Condition of participation
Must already have, or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated as Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = £10m, Public Liability Insurance = £10m, Professional Indemnity Insurance = £2m.
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
- Condition of participation
Must already have, or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated as Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = £10m, Public Liability Insurance = £10m, Professional Indemnity Insurance = £2m.
- 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 4 Mar 2026, 13:07 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Sept 2026, 09:31 BST
- Authority reference
10477- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-019445- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066202Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Apr 2026, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
4 Mar 2026 → 17 Sept 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published235 days ago4 Mar 2026, 13:07 GMT
- Clarification questions by212 days ago27 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline201 days ago8 Apr 2026, 11:00 BST
- Contract starts86 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published39 days ago17 Sept 2026, 09:31 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Mar 2026- Tender notice published4 Mar 2026, 13:07 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published16 Jun 2026, 11:30 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Jun 2026, 11:30 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published17 Sept 2026, 09:31 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reconstruct (Children and Adult Services) LimitedSME1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2031Extensions: Potential Extensions: Up to two years from: 1 August 2029 to 31 July 2030 1 August 2030 to 31 July 2031 Subject to satisfactory performance of the Provider. | £450,000 | 7 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Reconstruct (Children and Adult Services) LimitedSME
- Signed
- 17 Jul 2026
- Value
- £450,000
- Period
- 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Potential Extensions: Up to two years from: 1 August 2029 to 31 July 2030 1 August 2030 to 31 July 2031 Subject to satisfactory performance of the Provider.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- RECONSTRUCT (CHILDREN AND ADULT SERVICES) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
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