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title: "ESCC SS Hospital Discharge Services"
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# ESCC SS Hospital Discharge Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/escc-ss-hospital-discharge-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0436b6). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** East Sussex County Council: "ESCC SS Hospital Discharge Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [East Sussex County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/east-sussex-county-council-ons-e10000011)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ22
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £2,261,730 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0436b6`

## 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/escc-ss-hospital-discharge-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0436b6#tl-md)

## Description
East Sussex County Council ('the council') Adult Social Care and Health Department (ASCH) are contracting for providers to provide Hospital Discharge Services for East Sussex from October 2019 for 5.5 years up to March 2025, with a further option to extend the contract for up to 24 months (to March 2027).  Working with the three Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG's) ESCC want to promote, maintain and enhance people's well-being and independence in their communities so they are healthier, more resilient and less likely to need formal health and social care services.  The service is in 2 lots as follows:
Lot 1: Assisted Hospital Discharge Service
            Lot No: 1
Lot 2: Home from Hospital Service and Carer Crisis Response Service.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Assisted Hospital Discharge Service
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** East Sussex County Council ('the council') Adult Social Care and Health Department (ASCH) are contracting for providers to provide Hospital Discharge Services for East Sussex from October 2019 for 5.5 years up to March 2025, with a further option to ...

### Lot 2: Home from Hospital Service and Carer Crisis Response Service
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** East Sussex County Council ('the council') Adult Social Care and Health Department (ASCH) are contracting for providers to provide Hospital Discharge Services for East Sussex from October 2019 for 5.5 years up to March 2025, with a further option to ...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Assisted Hospital Discharge Service (active)
  - Award id: `003499-2024-1`
  - Supplier(s): **British Red Cross**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-153489`
  - Value: £1,316,730 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Home from Hospital Service and Carer Response Service (active)
  - Award id: `003499-2024-2`
  - Supplier(s): **British Red Cross**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-153489`
  - Value: £945,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Assisted Hospital Discharge Service (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,316,730
  - Signed Date: 15/07/2019

- **Contract:** Home from Hospital Service and Carer Response Service (active)
  - Signed Value: £945,000
  - Signed Date: 15/07/2019

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003499-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-02-02T11:40:41.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T13:49:25.232Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0436b6