Official UK procurement notice
ESCC The Circle Room Young Persons Clinic
Authority: East Sussex County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe delivery of a Young Persons Sexual Health and Contraception Clinic.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1East Sussex County Council are intending to award a new contract to an existing…Awarded
East Sussex County Council are intending to award a new contract to an existing provider following the Provider Selection Regime Direct Award C for the delivery of a Young Persons Sexual Health and Contraception Clinic. The Services are to be offered to any young person who drops into the service, regardless of GP registration and area of East Sussex they reside in and shall introduce them to the full range of sexual health services available within the East Sussex system.
The contract duration will be for two (2) years commencing April 2026.
The Procurement Partner and Chief Officer have approved this award after review of the evidence against the key criteria, which was prioritised as below, with the most important at the top:
- quality and innovation
- improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice
- value
- integration, collaboration and service sustainability
- social value
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Mar 2026, 12:29 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Apr 2026, 10:52 BST
- Authority reference
ID 17265- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-033628- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0677b6Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to debby.rowley@eastsussex.gov.uk by midnight of the 13th April 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Conflicts of interest identified among the award decision makers: 0. The chosen Provider is the incumbent for this service and the outcome of their assessment against the key criteria and basic selection criteria was positive.
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
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| — | TextVI.3 | — | This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of award notice. The contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. The contract award date is 14th Ap… |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Foundry Healthcare, Lewes | £90,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 029044-2026-1 · The Foundry Healthcare, Lewes
- Signed
- 30 Mar 2026
- Value
- £90,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The Foundry Healthcare, LewesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.