Adult Social Care Transformation Delivery Partner 2026

CPV: Business and management consultancy services · Project-management services other than for construction work

Procedure method

Restricted procedure

Legal basis

CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)

Procurement category

Services

Notice status

Awarded

Procurement threshold

Unspecified in notice

Regulatory regime

Standard

Commercial structure

Stand-alone contract (no framework)

Competition type

Competitive procedure

GPA / WTO covered

Yes (GPA)

Recurring procurement

Unspecified in notice

First published

15 Feb 2024, 09:50 GMT

Last source update

5 Mar 2026, 14:16 GMT

Authority reference

DN808982

FTS notice number

2026/S 000-019965

Classification (CPV)

Business and management consultancy servicesProject-management services other than for construction work

Delivery area

South West (UKK42)

Official registry OCID

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Why no open competition

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Published justification

Torbay Council had engaged a supplier to undertake preliminary work in relation to this

transformation programme via a framework call-off. The call-off permitted the Council to

award stage 2 of the work (delivery of the transformation programme) to the original

supplier under the terms of that procurement. The pricing model proposed by the supplier

for the 2nd stage resulted in price significantly in excess of the Council's budget and the

Council was unable to continue through the work under the call-off contract. Torbay and

South Devon NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust), who have devolved responsibility for the

delivery of Adult Social Care in Torbay, had engaged a different external consultant to carry

out some organisational transformation work, directly linked to the planned change

programme.

The Council has a finite budget for the delivery of the transformation programme and a

pressing economic imperative to deliver significant and sustainable savings within the

provision of adult social care. It is of paramount importance that the budget is used to deliver

the necessary change and not in revisiting prior diagnostic / research activity. Increasing

pressure on the adult social care system and budgets mean that change needs to happen at

considerable pace.

The 2 suppliers engaged by the Council and the Trust have the experience, capacity and

capability to deliver the programme at pace, within tight timescales and have significant

understanding of the current position in Torbay and the challenges this places on the adult

social care system. Given this prior knowledge and experience it was the Council’s view that

to ensure delivery at pace one of these 2 organisations was best placed to undertake

delivery of the change programme. Appointing a supplier already working in Torbay will

minimise the amount of time it will take to get the programme up and running, will not

require up front time to be invested in additional research to ensure the suppliers full

understanding of the challenges and areas where change is require, ensuring the budget for

this work is maximised in relation to direct delivery.

• Channel 3 Consulting LtdAwarded supplier Capital Building, Tyndall Street, Cardiff, South West, CF10 4AZ
• Channel 3 Consulting LtdAwarded supplier Bluefin Building, 110 Southwark Street, London, South West, SE1 0SUContact emailShow contact details

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