Awarded· 30 Sept 2025
Partnership Agreement for Academic Links and Research Support to East Sussex County Council Public Health Team
East Sussex County Council · Lewes, South East
East Sussex County Council has awarded this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Lewes.
Source: Find a Tender, published 4 Nov 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
University of Brighton
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 12:58
View noticeNext
2027
Contract ends
1½ years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
East Sussex County Council has awarded this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Lewes. The contract went to University of Brighton. It was awarded on 30 September 2025. The contract value is £231,000. The contract runs from 30 September 2025 to 31 March 2027. It lasts 1½ years.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 4 November 2025. The notice number is 070825-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05d9db.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process conducted by East Sussex County Council pertains to a Partnership Agreement for Academic Links and Research Support with the University of Brighton, specifically for the Public Health Team. This award has been completed and falls under the 'Health and Social Work Services' category. The project is located in Lewes, UK, and is managed from County Hall, St Anne's Crescent.
The procurement method adopted here was 'direct,' executed as a 'below threshold - without competition,' under the 'light touch' regime. The contract was awarded on 1st October 2025 and will run through to 31st March 2027, with a potential extension until 31st March 2029. The gross contract value is £277,200, excluding VAT, amounting to £231,000.
The existing collaboration underscores the value placed on local and academic partnerships by sub-central government authorities in the UK.
The notice in full
The University will provide services to the Council throughout the Agreement including academic and research drop ins, Academic mentoring, a support programme for VCSE partners to develop research and supporting ESCC to bid for academic related funding opportunities.
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
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 30 Sep 2025 to 31 Mar 2027 (1½ years)
- Awarded to
- University of Brighton
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement method
- Direct
- Procedure
- Below threshold - without competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £231,000
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 070825-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d9db
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Lewes
- Town
- Brighton
- Postcode
- BN7 1UE
- Electoral ward
- Lewes Priory
- Constituency
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Sub-region
- East Sussex CC
- Area
- Surrey, East and West Sussex
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- East Sussex County Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Lewes, BN7 1UE · South East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- University of Brighton
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about this tender
Who won the Partnership Agreement for Academic Links and Research Support to East Sussex… contract?
East Sussex County Council awarded the contract to University of Brighton on 30 September 2025. It is due to end on 31 March 2027, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Partnership Agreement for Academic Links and Research Support to East Sussex… contract worth?
The contract value is £231,000. The contract runs from 30 September 2025 to 31 March 2027 (1½ years).
Who is the buyer for Partnership Agreement for Academic Links and Research Support to East Sussex…?
East Sussex County Council, based in Lewes, South East.
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