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Partnership Agreement for Academic Links and Research Support to East Sussex County Council Public Health Team

East Sussex County Council
South East
Direct award
1 October 2025 to 31 March 2027

The contract involves delivering academic and research drop-in sessions, providing academic mentoring, and managing a support programme for VCSE partners to develop research capacity. Additionally, the provider will support the authority in identifying and bidding for academic-related funding opportunities. The service is designed to integrate academic expertise into public health policy and practice through ongoing collaborative support.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: Not published
Published: 4 November 2025
Awarded: 1 October 2025; University of Brighton
Contract length: 18 months; Ends 31 March 2027

What the contract covers

Service contract

Provision of academic consultancy, research mentoring, and funding bid support services to local authority public health departments and partners.

Academic and research drop-in sessions
Academic mentoring
A support programme for VCSE partners to develop research
Support for ESCC to bid for academic-related funding opportunities

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Service contract
Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 18 months
Extensions: 24 months
Longest it can run: 42 months
Contract dates: 1 October 2025 to 31 March 2027
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
CPV codes: 85000000

Services in this contract

Research services (unspecified)Main serviceAcademic and research support to public health team, including VCSE research programme
Funding bid preparation£36k typicalSupport for the Council to bid for academic-related funding

Lifecycle

Published
4 November 2025
Contract awardedto University of Brighton
1 October 2025
Contract starts
1 October 2025
Contract ends
31 March 2027

The buyer

East Sussex County Council

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The supplier

University of Brighton

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/332771/partnership-agreement-for-academic-links-and-research-support-to-east-sussex-cou
Buyer reference: ocds-h6vhtk-05d9db
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d9db
Last checked: 4 November 2026

East Sussex County Council. Partnership Agreement for Academic Links and Research Support to East Sussex County Council Public Health Team. Contract award, 4 November 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/332771/partnership-agreement-for-academic-links-and-research-support-to-east-sussex-cou (accessed 4 November 2026).