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AwardOther community, social and personal servicesCPV: 75200000

Award of Community and VCSE Development Programme

Lewes
Published 25 Nov, 2025
Contract Value
£2,695,000
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Overview

Summary, notice description and lot information

Summary of the contracting process

East Sussex County Council has completed the award stage for a service titled "Award of Community and VCSE Development Programme," targeting the community services sector. This initiative, valued at £2,695,000, aims to enhance resilience and self-sustainability among individuals, families, and organisations across South East England, United Kingdom. The programme will run from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2028, with an option to extend for up to two more years.

The project utilises an open procurement method and follows an open procedure (above threshold), ensuring a transparent selection of suppliers, each allocated specific lots within different districts, such as Lewes and Eastbourne. Awards for this contract include Sussex Community Development Association Ltd, 3Va, Hastings Voluntary Action, and Rother Voluntary Action being selected as suppliers. This tender opens significant opportunities for SMEs and VCSEs looking to expand their market share in the health, training, and community services sectors.

With a focus on local engagement, businesses proficient in supporting community development, training, wellness, and health services are well-suited to compete. The collaborative partnership model used in this programme promotes integration with strategic leads, commissioners, and stakeholders, fostering business growth and network expansion within the regional community services landscape.

Notice Description

East Sussex County Council ("ESCC") has awarded a cross-county service to enable people, families, communities, groups and organisations, (collectively referred to as the "Beneficiaries") to build greater resilience, self-sustaining capacity and capabilities, to participate in activities and services that support their independence, health and wellbeing. The programme will be delivered using a collaborative partnership model that will bring providers, key strategic leads, commissioners, partners, and stakeholders together from start to finish of the programme contract. The service Programme term is 1 April 2025 and end 31 March 2028 (the "Contract Period"), with a further option to extend the contract for up to 24 months (to 31 March 2030).

The published value includes the extension option.

Lot Information0 Lots
No lot information available.

Procurement Classification

Notice type, method, and CPV codes

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-64a1c667-ab03-43d1-9061-3b5deb6607cc
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Awardee Scale
SME
Current Stage
Award

Contract Values

Financial information and value estimates

Tender Value
£2,695,000
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£539,000
Contracts Value
Not specified

The contract period is three years.

Key Dates

Publication, submission, and award timeline

Tender

06 Nov 2024 at 14:49

Tender Notice

Notice Status

Current status of tender, lots, awards, and contracts

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority

Buyer organisation and contact details

ESC
EAST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
Services
Contact Name
Michelle Anderson
Phone
0
LEWES
BN7 1UE
South East
England
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex

Awarded Supplier

Supplier who was awarded this contract

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Not specifiedAwarded
SME
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Number of Suppliers
4
Awards Value
£539,000

Documents & Links

External resources and data downloads

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
OCDS RecordID: ocds-b5fd17-64a1c667-ab03-43d1-9061-3b5deb6607cc

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector.

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