Coming up· published 15 May 2025
Children's Crisis Support and Secure Transport
East Sussex County Council · Lewes, South East
East Sussex County Council is planning Children's Crisis Support and Secure Transport. It is a contract for other health and social care in Lewes.
Source: Find a Tender, published 15 May 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK1 - Pipeline Notice · 12:14
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2025
Contract starts
Next
2029
Contract ends
4 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
East Sussex County Council is planning Children's Crisis Support and Secure Transport. It is a contract for other health and social care in Lewes. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 1 December 2025 to 30 November 2029. It lasts 4 years.
Find a Tender published it on 15 May 2025. The notice number is 021730-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05146b.
Summary of the contracting process
East Sussex County Council is planning a procurement process for "Children's Crisis Support and Secure Transport," under the service category. Located in Lewes, United Kingdom, the procurement is expected to follow an open procedure for multiple suppliers to provide emergency support and secure transport for children. This is classified under the health and social work services and transport services industries.
The contract period is set to begin on 1st December 2025 and might extend up to 30th November 2031. The procurement, currently in the planning stage, involves a light touch regime, with a future notice date anticipated by 5th August 2025.
The notice in full
This procurement is likely to be an open procedure for multiple suppliers to provide emergency support and secure transport for children. The duration of the contract has yet to be confirmed. The estimated end date and extension is based on a standard 4 years plus two year extension option.
This may change before the Tender Notice is published.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 1 Dec 2025 to 30 Nov 2029 (4 years)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK1 - Pipeline Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 021730-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05146b
- CPV code
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport); 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport); 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Lewes
- Town
- Brighton
- Postcode
- BN7 1UE
- Electoral ward
- Lewes Priory
- Constituency
- Lewes
- Delivery area
- East Sussex CC
- Region
- South East
- Sub-region
- East Sussex CC
- Area
- Surrey, East and West Sussex
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- East Sussex County Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Lewes, BN7 1UE · South East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
Questions about Children's Crisis Support and Secure Transport
When will the Children's Crisis Support and Secure Transport tender open?
East Sussex County Council has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How long is the Children's Crisis Support and Secure Transport contract?
The contract runs from 1 December 2025 to 30 November 2029 (4 years).
Who is the buyer for Children's Crisis Support and Secure Transport?
East Sussex County Council, based in Lewes, South East.
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
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