Official UK procurement notice
SWIFT Psychiatric Assessments · UK public procurement notice
Authority: East Sussex County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis contract is for the provision of Adult Psychiatric Assessments for parents working with SWIFT.
SWIFT are a multi-agency holistic treatment service for parents whose children are involved with children's services due to concerns around parental substance misuse.
CPV: Psychiatrist or psychologist services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1See II.1.4 for a description of the services to be providedAwarded
See II.1.4 for a description of the services to be provided.
East Sussex County Council is intending to award a contract to an existing provider following Provider Selection Regime direct award process C.
The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £540,000, dependent on need and funding.
The contract is from 01 April 2025 to 31 March 2028 with no explicit option to extend.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- 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
- 23 Sept 2025, 20:58 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Oct 2025, 12:01 BST
- Authority reference
16166- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062090- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a089Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 03 October 2025 to [email protected]. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 03 October 2025 to [email protected]. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.' The award decision-makers were the Procurement Partner and Chief Officer. There are no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision. The key criteria was prioritised as below, with the most important at the top: 1. quality and innovation 2. value 3. integration, collaboration and service sustainability 4. improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice 5. social value It was deemed not appropriate to weight the key criteria for a direct award due to the lack of competition.
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextDescription of the procurement · II.2.4 | See II.1.4 for a description of the services to be provided. East Sussex County Council is intending to award a contract to an existing provider following Provider Selection Regime direct award process C. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £540,000, dependent on need and funding. The contract is from 01 April 2025 to 31 March 2028 with no explicit option to extend. | See II.1.4 for a description of the services to be provided. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally aw… |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMC Analysts LLPSME | £540,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 059050-2025-1 · IMC Analysts LLPSME
- Signed
- 23 Sept 2025
- Value
- £540,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- IMC Analysts LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.