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Published 9 Sept 2025, 14:11 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Tier 1 Peer Support, and Information, Advice, and Guidance Service

Official notice

Authority: Suffolk County Council (Local council)

Direct awardLight touch regime
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East of England (UKH14)
Awarded value£848,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 3 Sept 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Realise Futures CIC

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Suffolk County Council has direct awarded a contract to Realise Futures for delivery of the Tier 1 Peer Support, and Information, Advice, and Guidance (IAG) service for people with LD&A 2 years from 30th September 2025 to 29th September 2025 with the option to extend for a further 2 years.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: East of England
85000000 Health and social work services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
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
9 Sept 2025, 14:11 BST
Last source update
9 Sept 2025, 14:17 BST
Authority reference
M018
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-055047
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0596bf Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement; Urgency
Published justification

Suffolk County Councils IAG Programme and workstream looking at 'Tier One and Front Door Model Design' under the Independent Lives and People at the Heart of Care programmes includes the evaluation of this and other current service offers across Health and Social Care and will determine the longer term commissioning intentions.

The direct award allows this review to be undertaken and to take into consideration any impact of Local Government Review

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Sept 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    9 Sept 2025, 14:11 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    9 Sept 2025, 14:17 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    22 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £848,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Realise Futures CICSMEVCSE30 Sept 2025 – 29 Sept 2027 · up to 29 Sept 2029Extensions: Extension of up to 24 months may be taken if the service is still required£848,0003 Sept 2025Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Suffolk County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHVH-1657-HHMV Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich, East of England, IP1 2BXContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • REALISE FUTURES CICAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07828443GB-PPON: PCDN-6688-HDND Realise Futures CIC, Lovetofts Drive, Ipswich, East of England, IP1 5NZContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender