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Published 8 Oct 2026, 09:16 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CCS110 Provision of Independent Experts to investigate Statutory Children's Service Complaints

Official notice

Authority: Derbyshire County Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF1)
Planned pipeline value£150,000pipeline notice — not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Feb 2027from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 2 yrsends 1 Sept 2029 · up to 1 Sept 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of independent investigating officers and independent persons for stage 2 complaints, and independent panel members and panel chairs for stage 3 review panels.

CPV: Business and management consultancy services · Other community, social and personal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Sept 2027 — 1 Sept 2029 (up to 1 Sept 2031 with extensions) · up to 4 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: East Midlands
Extensions
Extension options published
79410000 Business and management consultancy services98000000 Other community, social and personal services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
8 Oct 2026, 09:16 BST
Last source update
8 Oct 2026, 09:16 BST
Authority reference
CCS110
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-095011
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Business and management consultancy servicesOther community, social and personal services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078351 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published1 day ago
    8 Oct 2026, 09:16 BST
  2. Market engagementin 26 days
    3 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTThe Council is seeking information from the market in relation to the statutory complaints process for children's services in England. This Pre Market Engagement exercise (PME) is intended to gather insights from potential Suppliers to help shape our future service model, inform the development of procurement documentation, and understand market capabilities and deliver value for money. Participation in this process is entirely voluntary and non-binding. Responses will be used for information gathering only and will not form part of any future evaluation process. The Aim of this PME is to explore: • Suitable delivery models for a Children's Act 1989 complaints service. • Market capability, capacity and experience in delivering statutory complaints investigations and Independent Person services. • Innovative approaches and technology that support efficient service delivery, case management and reporting. • Key risks, challenges and dependencies associated with service delivery and how these may be mitigated. • Commercial models, costs and opportunities to achieve value for money. • Potential barriers to market participation and opportunities to encourage competition, including from SMEs. • Market interest in the proposed procurement opportunity. https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=5bee9a01-5bc1-f111-813c-005056b64545
  3. Tender notice expectedin 116 days
    1 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract startsin 327 days
    1 Sept 2027

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 8 Oct 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    8 Oct 2026, 09:16 BSTUK2
  2. First planning notice published
    8 Oct 2026, 09:16 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Derbyshire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWZQ-2162-JJQL County Hall, Matlock, East Midlands, DE4 3AG [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure