Published date: 4 August 2021

Last edited date: 4 August 2021

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: 31 August 2021, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

  • Guidance and counselling services - 85312300

Location of contract

PO19 1RQ

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

CWSCC - 033102

Published date

4 August 2021

Closing date

31 August 2021

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 September 2021

Contract end date

2 September 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

West Sussex County Council and the District & Borough Councils in West Sussex are seeking to engage with organisations who would be interested in providing a countywide 'Community Advice & Support' service.

The 'Community Advice & Support' service is a generalist advice service provided across West Sussex with locations & activities in each District & Borough area. The contract is funded via a long-standing partnership arrangement between the County Council and the District and Borough Councils that dates back to 2010. This is a universal access service with a high-profile brand identity and is a key part of the prevention network operating across West Sussex. The service is often the first point of contact for people in crisis situations and works with other voluntary and statutory sector organisations across the county.

The current 2019-22 contract with Citizens Advice West Sussex will cease on 31st March 2022 and work is now underway to award a new contract for up to 7 years. We are holding market engagement sessions on Wednesday 1st September which will cover the requirements for the service and the context for service delivery. To express an interest in participating in this please provide the name and email address of the participants by sending a correspondence via the portal. Please do so by Friday 27th August at the very latest.

More information

Additional text

To participate in the market engagement event interested organisations should use the Councils procurement portal to express an interest via the following link
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Home

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Alison Eastman (WSCC)

Address

West Street
Chicester
West Sussex
PO19 1RQ
United Kingdom

Telephone

0330 224813

Email

alison.eastman@westsussex.gov.uk