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Published 19 Jan 2026, 13:03 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Hospital Discharge Lot 6 Coastal West Littlehampton Seasonal Pressures

Official notice

Authority: West Sussex County Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competitionLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£487,425published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to FIRSTCOL SERVICES LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Hospital Discharge Care Contracts support customers to be discharged from Hospital, the service is operated alongside Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust. The Contract in Coastal West is required to meet an increased demand for services in the area over

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
85300000 Social work and related services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
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
19 Jan 2026, 13:03 GMT
Last source update
19 Jan 2026, 13:03 GMT
Authority reference
C22729
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004333
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0608ac Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 19 Jan 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    19 Jan 2026, 13:03 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    19 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £487,4251 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
FIRSTCOL SERVICES LTD20 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2027Extensions: 1 year£487,425—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Sussex County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXJW-5627-QRQR County Hall, Chichester, South East, PO19 1RGContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • FIRSTCOL SERVICES LTDAwarded supplier UNIT 1 AMBERLEY COURT, Crawley, South East, RH11 7XLContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender