Awarded contract

East Sussex Drug and Alcohol Recovery Fund Services - Carers

Details

Buyer: East Sussex County Council
Supplier(s): Adfam National
Value: £435,000
Duration: 3 years
Topic: Health and social work services
Published: 7 July 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

East Sussex County Council have awarded a suitably qualified and experienced Provider to deliver the East Sussex Drug and Alcohol Recovery Fund Services - Carers contract, to enable support for the carers of those affected by substance misuse. The contract will commence on 1 July 2026 and run for two years and Nine Months until 31 March 2029 with the option to extend for up to two years, subject to funding and satisfactory performance. A direct award of contract will enable consistency for this cohort of service users. A standstill period does not apply. ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published7 July 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date7 July 2026
Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2029in 3 years

About the buyer

East Sussex County Council buys as a local government organisation through Orbis Procurement, a shared service with Surrey County Council and Brighton & Hove City Council. Contracts above a set value are advertised on the Proactis Supplier Network, the council's main tenders site. Larger opportunities also appear on the government's Find a Tender service. Purchase orders and payments run through SAP, the council's purchase-to-pay system, with suppliers paid by BACS. Procurement sits in three categories, People, Place, and Corporate, IT and Governance, each with its own Procurement Partner. An Orbis Joint Committee oversees the partnership's shared procurement service.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of East Sussex County Council's contract awards have been in transport services, construction work and transport equipment.

Relevant CPV codes

85000000 · Health and social work services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-sussex-county-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-sussex-county-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-sussex-county-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-sussex-county-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-sussex-county-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-sussex-county-council.gov