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Official procurement procedure
Welfare Benefits Helpline and Specialist Benefits Advice Service in East Sussex
Health and social work services
Published value
£2,567,462
Submission deadline 10 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: East Sussex County Council: "Welfare Benefits Helpline and Specialist Benefits Advice Service in East Sussex". Published status: active. Published value: £2,567,462. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | East Sussex County Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 10 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £2,567,462 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: East Sussex County Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for East Sussex County Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
4Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
COMPASS CONTRACT SERVICES (U.K.) LIMITEDTop vendor: 79.2% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 77 active published awards; 5 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| COMPASS CONTRACT SERVICES (U.K.) LIMITED | 1 win | £72,800,000 |
| East Sussex Healthcare Trust | 1 win | £15,358,626 |
| Citizens Advice 1066 | 1 win | £1,800,000 |
| Park Practice Partnership | 1 win | £636,000 |
| IMPERIUM RESOURCE HOLDINGS LIMITED | 1 win | £480,000 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityEast Sussex County Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published3 Jun 2026, 12:01 BST | Last source update3 Jun 2026, 12:01 BST | Recurring procurementYes |
ClassificationHealth and social work services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-068dd7 | ||
What is being bought
East Sussex County Council (The Council) requires a Strategic Partner to provide a Welfare Benefits Helpline and Specialist Benefits Advice Service in East Sussex. The Commissioning Group is seeking to commission a Strategic Partner with a working knowledge of East Sussex to co-design service models and delivery outcomes. We want to collaborate on approaches that respond to local needs and support long term system benefits, including improved outcomes for people and communities. This service fits within the Specialist Advice and Casework element of the typology of advice services identified by Collaborate.
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to active
3 Jun 2026, 12:01 BST - Official notice release published
3 Jun 2026, 12:01 BST - Submission deadline changed to 10 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
3 Jun 2026, 12:01 BST - Published value updated to £2,567,462
20 May 2026, 09:39 BST - Status changed to planned
20 May 2026, 09:39 BST - Official notice release published
20 May 2026, 09:39 BST - Status changed to planning
29 Apr 2026, 12:09 BST - Official notice release published
29 Apr 2026, 12:09 BST - Buyer information updated
29 Apr 2026, 12:09 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactivePublished value£2,567,462The source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
3 Jun 2026, 12:01 BST - Submission deadline
10 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
East Sussex County Council
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PXGX-2145-PRQJDocuments (2)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 3 Jun 2026, 12:01 BST
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