Official UK procurement notice
Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Service
Authority: East Sussex County Council (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South East (UKJ22)
Awarded value£535,483published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Apr 2026no call for competition
Awarded to SOUTHDOWN HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA direct Award for a contract to deliver provision of an employment support service for those affected by substance misuse to secure and retain competitive employment in East Sussex.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Jun 2026, 11:17 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Jun 2026, 10:15 BST
- Authority reference
17100- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-054578- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ad39Find a Tender
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Jun 2026- Transparency notice published4 Jun 2026, 11:17 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published4 Jun 2026, 11:34 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected4 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published10 Jun 2026, 10:15 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £535,4831 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Jun 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHDOWN HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDVCSE4 Jun 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 | £535,483 | 1 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · SOUTHDOWN HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDVCSE
- Signed
- 4 Jun 2026
- Value
- £535,483
- Period
- 4 Jun 2026 – 31 Mar 2029
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Southdown Housing Association LtdAwarded 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
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender