Scope
Reference
M018
Description
Suffolk County Council wishes to Direct award a contract to Realise Futures for delivery of the Tier 1 Peer Support, and Information, Advice, and Guidance (IAG) service for people with LD&A 2 years from 30th September 2025 to 29th September 2025 with the option to extend for a further 2 years.
Contract 1. Tier 1 Peer Support, and Information, Advice, and Guidance service
Supplier
Contract value
- £848,000 excluding VAT
- £1,017,600 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
22 September 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 30 September 2025 to 29 September 2027
- Possible extension to 29 September 2029
- 4 years
Description of possible extension:
Extension of up to 24 months may be taken if the service is still required
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
Contract locations
- UKH14 - Suffolk
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Special regime
Light touch
Direct award justification
- Single supplier - technical reasons
- Additional or repeat goods, services or works - extension or partial replacement
- Extreme and unavoidable urgency
Suffolk County Councils IAG Programme and workstream looking at 'Tier One and Front Door Model Design' under the Independent Lives and People at the Heart of Care programmes includes the evaluation of this and other current service offers across Health and Social Care and will determine the longer term commissioning intentions.
The direct award allows this review to be undertaken and to take into consideration any impact of Local Government Review
Supplier
REALISE FUTURES CIC
- Companies House: 07828443
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCDN-6688-HDND
Realise Futures CIC, Lovetofts Drive
Ipswich
IP1 5NZ
United Kingdom
Email: info@realisefutures.org
Website: http://www.realisefutures.org
Region: UKH14 - Suffolk
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): Yes
Contract 1. Tier 1 Peer Support, and Information, Advice, and Guidance service
Contracting authority
Suffolk County Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHVH-1657-HHMV
Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road
Ipswich
IP1 2BX
United Kingdom
Region: UKH14 - Suffolk
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government