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Day Opportunities

Awarded to ACHIEVE TOGETHER LIMITED, DOWN SYNDROME DEVELOPMENT TRUST, HEADWAY SUSSEX LTD +6 more

Brighton and Hove City Council(buyer)

Published
Published 21 May 2025
Deadline
Closed 23 February 2026

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Overview

Brighton and Hove City Council has awarded a contract worth £12.8 million for Day Opportunities services to nine providers: Achieve Together Limited, Down Syndrome Development Trust, Headway Sussex Ltd, Independent Lives (Disability), Rocket Artists Studios CIC, Salutem LD Bidco IV Limited, Surrey Choices Ltd, Team Domenica, and The Grace Eyre Foundation. The service comprises five lots providing activities, work and learning opportunities for adults with learning disabilities, neurodivergence, or acquired brain injuries, with Lots 4 and 5 specifically addressing high-complexity needs. The contract is now in delivery.

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Lots (5)

  • Adults with Learning Disabilities and who may also be autistic

    £5,120,000Won by ACHIEVE TOGETHER LIMITEDWon by DOWN SYNDROME DEVELOPMENT TRUSTWon by THE GRACE EYRE FOUNDATIONWon by INDEPENDENT LIVES (DISABILITY)Won by ROCKET ARTISTS STUDIOS CICWon by SALUTEM LD BIDCO IV LIMITEDWon by SURREY CHOICES LTDWon by TEAM DOMENICA
  • Adults who are Neurodivergent and who may also be autistic

    £640,000Won by THE GRACE EYRE FOUNDATIONWon by INDEPENDENT LIVES (DISABILITY)Won by SALUTEM LD BIDCO IV LIMITEDWon by SURREY CHOICES LTDWon by TEAM DOMENICA
  • Adults with Acquired Brain Injuries (ABI)

    £2,560,000Won by THE GRACE EYRE FOUNDATIONWon by HEADWAY SUSSEX LTD
  • Adults with Learning Disabilities who may also be autistic and assessed by the Council as having needs and behaviours that would be considered complex.

    £3,840,000Won by ACHIEVE TOGETHER LIMITEDWon by THE GRACE EYRE FOUNDATIONWon by ROCKET ARTISTS STUDIOS CICWon by SALUTEM LD BIDCO IV LIMITED
  • Neurodivergent Adults who may also be autistic who have been assessed by the Council as having needs and behaviours that would be considered complex.

    £640,000Won by SALUTEM LD BIDCO IV LIMITED

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£12,800,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
Contract type
Framework agreement
SME suitable
Yes
Published
21 May 2025
Questions by
3 February 2026
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£12,800,000
Award date
27 July 2026
Contract period
24 May 2026 → 24 May 2031
Contract length
5 years
Could run to
31 August 2034
Bids received
8
Winners
  • ACHIEVE TOGETHER LIMITED
  • DOWN SYNDROME DEVELOPMENT TRUST
  • HEADWAY SUSSEX LTD
  • INDEPENDENT LIVES (DISABILITY)
  • ROCKET ARTISTS STUDIOS CIC
  • SALUTEM LD BIDCO IV LIMITED
  • SURREY CHOICES LTD
  • TEAM DOMENICA
  • THE GRACE EYRE FOUNDATION

This contract ends on 24 May 2031, or 31 August 2034 if every extension is used.

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Competition and scoring

Bids received

8

Open and restricted tenders in Health and social work services drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 19% received only one.

Who bid

  • ACHIEVE TOGETHER LIMITEDWinner
  • DOWN SYNDROME DEVELOPMENT TRUSTWinner
  • THE GRACE EYRE FOUNDATIONWinner
  • INDEPENDENT LIVES (DISABILITY)Winner
  • ROCKET ARTISTS STUDIOS CICWinner
  • SALUTEM LD BIDCO IV LIMITEDWinner
  • SURREY CHOICES LTDWinner
  • TEAM DOMENICAWinner

How bids were scored

Price 100% · Quality 0%

  • Simple description100%

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Market context

Typical award in Health and social work services

£186,136

Median of 14,517 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 68.8× the median.

Brighton and Hove City Council in the last 12 months

27

contracts awarded, worth £362,903,840 in total

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Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Contract

    3 August 2026

  2. Contract Notice

    12 January 2026

  3. Prior Information Notice

    5 August 2025

  4. Prior Information Notice

    21 May 2025

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