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BHCC LD Residential and Supported Living

Brighton and Hove City Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Brighton and Hove City Council (the Council) is seeking to re-provide four of its in-house services to the external market. Three services are residential, one is supported living. All services will be transferred as operational, with the Council entering into lease arrangements regarding the properties, which are owned by the Council. We anticipate that TUPE regulations would apply in relation to staff currently employed within these services, including associated pension requirements. We are undertaking engagement with the market to help further refine our requirement and approach and welcome responses to the questionnaire included in this notice. Please see current details of services below, staffing and individuals are subject to change, details would be confirmed in the tender. Residential Services: Residential Service 1 • 5 individuals are supported who have severe learning disabilities, and 3 are also autistic. 1 individual is a temporary placement • All individuals have communication needs and some behaviours that can challenge. • The staff team consists of 13 support workers ,1 Manager and 2 Deputy managers. • The Service is a large detached property located in the Seven Dials area of the City. Residential Service 2 • 5 individuals (this may reduce to 4) supported who have severe learning disabilities, 1 is also autistic. • All individuals have communication needs and some behaviours that can challenge. • The staff team consists of 13 support workers , 1 manager and 2 Deputy managers. • The Service is a large detached property in the Preston Park area of the City Residential Service 3 • 3 individuals are supported who have severe learning disabilities, 2 are also autistic and there is 1 void. • All individuals have communication needs, 2 also have behaviours that challenge. • The staff team consists of 6 support workers and 1 Manager and 1 Deputy manager. • The Service is a semi-detached house in the Portslade area of the city Supported Living Service Supported Living Service 1 • 9 individuals supported who have moderate learning disabilities, 2 are also autistic • Some individuals require support with communication and mental health needs • The staff team consists of 6 support workers and 1 manager • The Service consists of 2 blocks - both 4 x 2 bedroom flats 9 (so 8 flats in total), one block has 6 individuals supported in 3 flats and a staff flat, the other block has 3 people in 3 flats (single occupancy) and one void flat • The service is located in the Hollingdean area of the City Please note that this is not a tender process. The Council is currently undertaking preliminary research and this process does not constitute an offer of contract from either party.

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-04ea84
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Ends
30 Sept 2030, 23:59
Starts
1 Oct 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
30 Sept 2035, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ21
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
008347-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
7 Mar 2025, 13:11

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
24 Mar 2025, 23:59
Description
Please provide responses to the below questionnaire and return via email to procurement@brighton-hove.gov.uk by Midday (12:00) on Monday 24th March 2025 1) Would you be interested in bidding for the residential services? If not why not? Response: 2) If yes, how many of the three residential services do you think you would bid for? What is your rationale for the number you would bid for? Response: 3) Would you be interested in bidding for the one supported living service? Response: 4) Would this be additional to bidding for the residential or would you just bid for this one service? Response: 5) Are there any aspects in relation to the leasing of the buildings that you would want the Council to consider? Response: 6) Is there an approach to the tender the Council could take that would increase your interest in bidding? And what would be your preferred contract duration? Response: 7) Is there an approach to the tender the Council could take that would decrease your interest in bidding? Response: 8) Is there anything else you would like to add/feedback? Response:

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PNNH-3312-CQGT
Name
Brighton and Hove City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ21
Country
GB
Locality
Hove
Postal Code
BN3 3BQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Hove Town Hall, Norton Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PNNH-3312-CQGT
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Hove · UKJ21 · BN3 3BQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ21 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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