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Official procurement procedure
WSCC - Children’s Residential Homes Management System (RFI)
Software-related services
Published value
£100,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: West Sussex County Council: "WSCC - Children’s Residential Homes Management System (RFI)". Published status: planning. Published value: £100,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | West Sussex County Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planning No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £100,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: West Sussex County Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for West Sussex County Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
13.5Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
RetrofitWorks LimitedTop vendor: 45.7% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 61 active published awards; 10 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. Published-to-award variance 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 |
|---|---|---|
| RetrofitWorks Limited | 1 win | £3,288,130 |
| Independent Lives Limited | 1 win | £2,437,337 |
| J Group Construction | 1 win | £525,649 |
| BLUELIGHT HEALTHCARE RECRUITMENT LIMITED | 1 win | £500,000 |
| THE APULDRAM CENTRE | 1 win | £182,469 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityWest Sussex County Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanning | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published4 Mar 2026, 18:48 GMT | Last source update4 Mar 2026, 18:48 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationSoftware-related services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-066294 | ||
What is being bought
West Sussex County Council (the Council) wishes to give notice of a potential contract opportunity for a Children’s Residential Homes Management System.
The Children’s Residential Service currently operates seven Ofsted-registered children’s homes and is planning further expansion. As the business grows and additional homes are brought online, it is essential to have full oversight across all services.
To support this growth and maintain high standards of care and compliance, the Council is considering implementing a Children’s Residential Homes Management System.
The Council is engaging with the market to gather insights from suppliers to help shape and inform any future procurement activity related to the Residential Homes Management System.
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £100,000
4 Mar 2026, 18:48 GMT - Status changed to planning
4 Mar 2026, 18:48 GMT - Official notice release published
4 Mar 2026, 18:48 GMT - Buyer information updated
4 Mar 2026, 18:48 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplanningPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
4 Mar 2026, 18:48 GMT - Procedure published
4 Mar 2026, 18:48 GMT - engagement
27 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT · scheduledThe aim of the pre-market engagement activity is to: 1. Share the Council’s intention for a potential future purchase of software 2.Engage with suppliers to understand what their proposed approach to delivering the requirements would be, which may be used to help inform the overall delivery approach and commercial strategy (including scope, delivery, market capacity and commercial approaches) 3.Understand what the market can offer in terms of skills and experience, including any innovative technology, to support the Council’s future roadmap. The pre-market engagement will be carried out via the Council's Atamis Portal, interested suppliers should register their interest and access the Request for Information document by completing the following steps: 1. Register on the Portal: https://atamis-7669.my.site.com/ProSpend__CustomCommunitiesLogin 2. b) Express Interest on the Portal: Suppliers should navigate to the 'Find Opportunities' page, click on the title of the opportunity (WSCC - Children’s Residential Homes Management System (RFI), and click Register Interest. 3. ) Review the RFI and upload a response by 12.00 on 27 March 2026
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
West Sussex County Council
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PXJW-5627-QRQRDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 4 Mar 2026, 18:48 GMT
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |