Contract

Direct Award Call-Off for Children's Services under the Council's Adult Social Care Supported Accommodation Approved List

  • East Sussex County Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-036090

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0555da

Published 30 June 2025, 1:24pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

East Sussex County Council

County Council, St Anne's Crescent

Lewes

BN7 1UE

Email

debby.rowley@eastsussex.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ22 - East Sussex CC

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Direct Award Call-Off for Children's Services under the Council's Adult Social Care Supported Accommodation Approved List

Reference number

ESCC - 11722

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Direct Award Call-Off for Children's Services under the Council's Adult Social Care Supported Accommodation Approved List.

The awarded contract is to deliver a Young People's Supported Move On Accommodation Block Beds at Hastings Foyer, Hastings, East Sussex, which is supported accommodation for male and female Care Leavers, Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) and young homeless aged 16-21 in East Sussex, to equip them with the necessary skills to transition to independent living.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £1,908,224.50

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ22 - East Sussex CC
Main site or place of performance

Hastings, East Sussex

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The awarded contract is to deliver a Young People's Supported Move On Accommodation of 17 Block Beds at Hastings Foyer, Hastings, East Sussex, which is supported accommodation for male and female Care Leavers, Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) and young homeless aged 16-21 in East Sussex, to equip them with the necessary skills to transition to independent living.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: DA due diligence criteria / Weighting: 90

Cost criterion - Name: within budget / Weighting: 10

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

Optional two year extension period following initial contract period at the Council's discretion, commencing on 1st April 2027

two.2.14) Additional information

The detailed contract value is the total call-off value for the full contract duration (i.e. 3 years initial term plus 2 years optional extension). Annual Value is £381,644.90

The Approved List has Direct Award award criteria that must be considered when calling-off as a direct award, this criteria includes cost. Weightings are not applied to this criteria so the weightings listed are nominal.

This contract was awarded under PCR2015.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

The awarded party for the provision of Children's Services Supported Accommodation has been selected on the basis that they meet the Direct Award criteria under the Council's Adults Social Care Supported Accommodation Approved List.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

2 May 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

YMCA DOWNSLINK GROUP

Hove, East Sussex

BN3 2BE

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ22 - East Sussex CC
Companies House

03853734

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,908,224.50


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The Royal Courts of Justice

The Strand

London

Country

United Kingdom