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Children's & Families Services Transformation and Financial Sustainability Programme Consultancy Services
Business and management consultancy and related services
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Southend-on-Sea City Council: "Children's & Families Services Transformation and Financial Sustainability Programme Consultancy Services". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Southend-on-Sea City Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Southend-on-Sea City Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Southend-on-Sea City Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
2Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
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Coverage: 7 active published awards; 7 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthoritySouthend-on-Sea City Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published9 Jun 2026, 12:34 BST | Last source update9 Jun 2026, 12:34 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationBusiness and management consultancy and related services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06b0d0 | ||
What is being bought
Southend-on-Sea City Council (SCC) is at a pivotal moment in the evolution of its Children's Services. Rising demand, increasing placement costs, system pressures across SEND, housing and health, have all placed a pressure on the Children Services budget. What is required now is a focused, whole-system preventative approach that aligns improved outcomes for children and young people and better value service delivery.
SCC has appointed a supplier for the delivery of consultancy services of the following workstreams:
1. Edge of Care redesign
2. Exit and permanency pathways
3. Cross-system diagnostic (Housing, SEND and prevention)
4. Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB) critical friend support (Adults Social Care)
This contract has been awarded via the ESPO Consultancy Services Framework 664-25 via Lot 4b Adults and Children.
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to complete
9 Jun 2026, 12:34 BST - Official notice release published
9 Jun 2026, 12:34 BST - Buyer information updated
9 Jun 2026, 12:34 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcancelledPublished valueNot publishedSouthend-on-Sea City Council (SCC) is at a pivotal moment in the evolution of its Children's Services. Rising demand, increasing placement costs, system pressures across SEND, housing and health, have all placed a pressure on the Children Services budget. What is required now is a focused, whole-system preventative approach that aligns improved outcomes for children and young people and better value service delivery. SCC has appointed a supplier for the delivery of consultancy services of the following workstreams: 1. Edge of Care redesign 2. Exit and permanency pathways 3. Cross-system diagnostic (Housing, SEND and prevention) 4. Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB) critical friend support (Adults Social Care) This contract has been awarded via the ESPO Consultancy Services Framework 664-25 via Lot 4b Adults and Children.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
9 Jun 2026, 12:34 BST - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 9 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST · £203,203
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards Peopletoo Limited Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Contract £203,203 · signed 9 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST · active |
Bid statistics bids: 1 (lot 1) electronicBids: 1 (lot 1) smeBids: 1 (lot 1) |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Southend-on-Sea City Council
Contracting authority GB-FTS-140631Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
No linked documents are published
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleThe contract has been awarded in accordance with Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. A direct award was made under the ESPO Consultancy Services Framework (Ref: 664_25), which was procured in compliance with the Regulations. The framework permits direct award, and the contract has been awarded in accordance with its terms; therefore no separate prior publication was required. |