Planning

Day Opportunities

  • Brighton and Hove City Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-046252

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-051ad0 (view related notices)

Published 5 August 2025, 4:07pm



Scope

Description

BHCC will be undertaking a review of its Day Opportunities provision and will be undertaking a procurement exercise to update contractual arrangements and seek additional providers. This procurement exercise is currently in the planning stage and further information will be shared via notices on Find a Tender when appropriate.

Commercial tool

Establishes a framework

Total value (estimated)

  • £12,800,000 excluding VAT
  • £12,800,000 including VAT

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2029
  • Possible extension to 30 April 2034
  • 8 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

Engagement

Engagement deadline

20 August 2025

Engagement process description

Brighton and Hove City Council are reviewing their Day Opportunities provision and invite interested providers to attend an engagement session held remotely on Wednesday 20th August 10-11.30am. This session is for both existing providers and providers who may wish to deliver day opportunities services within Brighton and Hove.

Commissioning would like to invite you to an online Engagement Session to discuss:

• Recommission timeline

• Key elements of the contract/specification

• Application requirements and support

• Q&A

Our procurement colleagues will also be supporting the session.

The event will be held via Teams on Wednesday 20th August 10-11.30am. The session would be relevant to Managers and those who will be completing the application to become an approved provider within your organisation.

If you would like to request the MS Teams link, please email Maddie.Hawkes@brighton-hove.gov.uk


Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

12 January 2026


Procedure

Special regime

Light touch


Contracting authority

Brighton and Hove City Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNNH-3312-CQGT

Hove Town Hall, Norton Road

Hove

BN3 3BQ

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ21 - Brighton and Hove

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government