Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 8 Jun 2026, 13:48 BST

Official UK procurement notice

WSCC Innovative Transitions Programme: Children to Adult Social Care

Official notice

Authority: West Sussex County Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline value£0pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 31 Dec 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Dec 2027 · starts 1 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Ofsted & CQC registered organisations - The Council wants to speak to Providers interested in working with Young People supported by Children's Social Care who will be transitioning to Adult Social Care.

West Sussex County Council are holding a market engagement event for providers interested in working innovatively to support Children and Young People (primarily between age 15 and 20) with social care and support needs.

The Council is seeking to work with providers who are interested in helping to support it's ambitious aims of supporting children and young people transition between Children’s and Adults services. This is by nurturing independence while proactively applying reduction strategies to reduce service dependency, whilst offering consistent relational safety enabling every young person to take meaningful steps toward their future with dignity, aspiration, independence and hope.

This online session is being held on the 23rd of June 2026 from 14:30 – 16:00. The session will look to engage with potential providers who are interested in working with the Council and are either already dual registered with both Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) or those who would be willing to do so.

The session will focus on the Council's aims and help us to establish next steps in a potential opportunity of joint working to pilot an approach.

To sign up for the session please email: [email protected]

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 1 yrSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2027 (1 yr)
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
8 Jun 2026, 13:48 BST
Last source update
8 Jun 2026, 13:48 BST
Authority reference
C24794
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-053799
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06afc6 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

8 Jun 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published140 days ago
    8 Jun 2026, 13:48 BST
  2. Market engagement125 days ago
    23 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST

    West Sussex County Council are holding a market engagement event for providers interested in working innovatively to support Children and Young People (primarily between age 15 and 20) with social care and support needs.

    This online session is being held on the 23rd of June 2026 from 14:30 – 16:00.

    To sign up for the session please email: [email protected]

  3. Today
    27 Oct 2026
  4. Tender notice expectedin 66 days
    31 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract startsin 66 days
    1 Jan 2027

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    8 Jun 2026, 13:48 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Sussex County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXJW-5627-QRQR County Hall, Chichester, South East, PO19 1RGContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure