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# Chief Executive Children’s Improvement Advisers (CIA) with notice

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/chief-executive-children-s-improvement-advisers-cia-with-notice-ocds-h6vhtk-06aed2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA): "Chief Executive Children’s Improvement Advisers (CIA) with notice". Published status: active. Published Value: £42,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 22 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: app.panacea-software.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/improvement-and-development-agency-for-local-government-idea-coh-03675577)
- **Published Value:** £42,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 22 June 2026 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Supporting services for the government
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/chief-executive-children-s-improvement-advisers-cia-with-notice-ocds-h6vhtk-06aed2#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06aed2`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/chief-executive-children-s-improvement-advisers-cia-with-notice-ocds-h6vhtk-06aed2#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [app.panacea-software.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.panacea-software.com%2FLGA-Sourcing%2FeRFX-Suppliers%2FOpenReq.aspx%3FrequirementId%3Ddde32a18-3f36-4128-8ca0-14f77eceb0d1)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/chief-executive-children-s-improvement-advisers-cia-with-notice-ocds-h6vhtk-06aed2#participate

## Description
The Local Government Association (LGA) is the national membership body for local authorities. It works on behalf of member councils to support, promote, and improve local government. The LGA delivers a programme of children’s services leadership support to councils and corporate and political leaders. To support delivery of this programme up to 2 x Chief Executive Children’s Improvement Advisers will be contracted to provide associate support to council Chief Executives, corporate leadership teams, and political leaders to support effective leadership of children’s services.
Contracts will start as soon as possible and end on 31 March 2027, with up to 60 days allocated to the end of the contract With a daily rate of £700. his represents a maximum contract value of £42,000 (exclusive of VAT).
Bidders must have had recent experience as a Chief Executive of a council with statutory responsibility for delivering children’s services.
Service requirements:
• Work closely with the LGA regional children’s improvement advisors and SEND improvement advisers to ensure a coherent offer of support.
• Build a wider understanding of the LGAs improvement support to ensure a coherent and co-ordinated offer to councils.
• Develop strong relationships with councils and corporate and political leaders to build a clear understanding of need in children’s services, to support leadership, identify innovative solutions, broker improvement strategies, and ensure they are delivered.
• Provide constructive challenge to local and regional approaches and priorities.
• To support and develop leadership and best practice in councils and support councils at risk
• Facilitate discussions across corporate and political leadership groups to develop a shared understanding of children’s services challenges, and a collaborative approach to address these.
• Provide or broker mentoring support to individual chief executives and council leaders.
Further details of background and scope in Appendix of ITT
To apply via electronic submission at link below:
a Curriculum Vitae (CV)
a short supporting statement of no more than 2 sides answering the quality questions in Appendix 6.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 75130000, 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £42,000

- **Contract Period:** 20/07/2026 to 31/03/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F053378-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-05T13:15:13.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T10:12:34.415Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06aed2