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Short Term Enablement

Suffolk County Council · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 08:47.

Opportunity overview

To direct award a contract to Leading Lives for delivery of the Short Term Enablement (STE) service for people with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism (LD & A) for 2 years from 30th September 2025 to 29th September 2027, with an option to extend for a further two years to 29th September 2029

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

LEADING LIVES LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£2.8m
Awarded
2 Sept 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH IP031457
Location
Ipswich, UKH14, IP28EZ, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

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
MI017
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Suffolk County Council are reviewing the strategic vision and direct for Tier 2 Services for which Short Term Enablement is included. Suffolk is part of the Local Government Review, and this will also impact the future direction of Tier 2 services. A direct award to the incumbent will allow for this review and the continuity of services to customers.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons
Entry 2
Id
additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement
Entry 3
Id
urgency

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PHVH-1657-HHMV
Name
Suffolk County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH14
Country
GB
Locality
Ipswich
Postal Code
IP1 2BX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PHVH-1657-HHMV
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-IP031457
Name
LEADING LIVES LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKH14
Country
GB
Locality
Ipswich
Postal Code
IP28EZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
12 Great Whip Street

Details

Vcse
Yes
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
IP031457
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PMRW-7348-TTXY
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
3 Sept 2025, 00:00
Title
Short Term Enablement
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH14
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKH14
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

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

Value

Amount
2,806,880
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
3,368,256

Renewal

Description
Extensions up to 24 months may be used if the service is still needed

Documents

Entry 1
Id
055048-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
9 Sept 2025, 14:19
Entry 2
Id
055051-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
9 Sept 2025, 14:23

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-IP031457
Name
LEADING LIVES LIMITED

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
22 Sept 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
29 Sept 2027, 23:59
Starts
30 Sept 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
29 Sept 2029, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Ipswich · UKH14 · IP1 2BX · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0596c2-2025-09-09T14:23:55+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·