Published date: 27 November 2023

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 13 December 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Real estate services with own property - 70100000

  • Development services of real estate - 70110000

  • Buying and selling of real estate - 70120000

Location of contract

BN7 1UE

Value of contract

£36,000

Procurement reference

7573bf27-c8f6-4d7b-8cfe-be2a45df916b

Published date

27 November 2023

Closing date

13 December 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

2 January 2024

Contract end date

31 May 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The SPACES (Strategic Property Asset Collaboration in East Sussex) partnership has been awarded funding from the One Public Estate (OPE) Opportunity Development Fund (ODF) to provide capacity to work with public sector partners to develop a pipeline of public sector property opportunities that are 'bid-ready'.



One of the ODF workstreams is 'Land Release for Housing Development'. SPACES is commissioning a piece of work to develop a 'land release' pipeline across public sector partners and explore funding opportunities to enable the development of housing in line with the East Sussex housing agenda.

SPACES has previously commissioned 'phase 1' activity to scope and develop an East Sussex local authority project pipeline for the Brownfield Land Release Fund (BLRF) which was carried out during 2022/23.

SPACES is now commissioning 'phase 2' work to extend this land release pipeline development to include wider public sector partners and wider funding opportunities to enable the development of housing in line with the East Sussex housing agenda.

East Sussex is facing acute pressures within the housing sector, including a shortage of affordable housing, and rising demand for temporary accommodation and homelessness services. This in turn impacts on a range of services delivered by the local authorities and our partner organisations. The trends seen in East Sussex reflect broader trends across the South East and nationally as the housing crisis has emerged over the last 20 years.



The key purpose is to:

• Carry out research, engagement and analysis to set out the scope of the public sector land release offer in East Sussex, including the potential pipeline (where there are suitable funding streams*), and highlighting gaps in suitable funding streams.

• Use this information (along with your experience and expertise) to identify pilot(s) which will target a specific housing need identified through the East Sussex Housing Partnership Board and specialist groups.

*Note that whilst BLRF is not the focus of this engagement, should any new BLRF opportunities arise, this should be captured.

Subject to the identification of pilot opportunities, there is potential for this specification to be extended to support pilots to improve viability and progress to a 'bid ready' stage for appropriate funding stream(s). This may include site specific investigations and/or business case development.

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

Warwick Hadley

Address

East Sussex County Council, County Hall, St Anne's Crescent
, ,
Lewes
BN7 1UE
UNITED KINGDOM

Telephone

0

Email

Warwick.Hadley@eastsussex.gov.uk