Published date: 2 June 2025

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.


Closing: 23 June 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

BN7 1UE

Value of contract

£405,000

Procurement reference

3d8791ea-1252-49f1-a6f8-c33b196dfbc6

Published date

2 June 2025

Closing date

23 June 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 September 2025

Contract end date

31 August 2028

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

East Sussex County Council is seeking tenders for Family Learning. This is a specialist programme delivering courses targeted at the most in need families, particularly to those learners with additional needs, low qualifications and from areas of deprivation.
It is expected that the programmes offered through any successful tender will demonstrate an engagement with families to enable parents/carers to communicate, play and learn with their children, to develop their own skills and support their children's learning and development.

The Family Learning Service will be contracted in three lots, these are county-wide but will each have a particular geographical focus targeting learners from identified areas of deprivation. The contracts will commence 1st September 2025 until 31st August 2026 with further options to extend the contract by two periods of 12 months (up to 31st March 2028) subject to funding. The contract specification could also be subject to change as a result of future grant funding requirements and/or funding levels.

This is an Under Threshold Open Procurement. The Services being procured are classified as Light Touch.

Further details on the opportunity can be found in the tender pack documentation.

More information

Links

How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Contact name

Caroline Lloyd

Address

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

Telephone

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Email

Caroline.Lloyd@eastsussex.gov.uk