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Published 6 Aug 2025, 11:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Codifying Culture within Children and Education Services

Official notice

Authority: Manchester City Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition
Awarded value£48,485published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 9 Jul 2025no call for competition
Awarded to The Innovation Unit Ltd,

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The contract will provide support to articulate and embed a consistent approach to culture and practice in children's social care across the city. A clearly codified practice model and team culture will need to be values-led, and inform a common and consistent approach to assessment, planning, decision making, providing support, helping families make changes, writing about families and recording outcomes; as well a common approach to managing staff, quality improvement, innovation, and responding to government reforms.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
6 Aug 2025, 11:55 BST
Last source update
6 Aug 2025, 11:55 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-046460
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058253 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    6 Aug 2025, 11:55 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £48,4851 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The Innovation Unit Ltd,SME£48,485 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · The Innovation Unit Ltd,SME

    Signed
    9 Jul 2025
    Value
    £48,485
    Period
    10 Jul 2025 – 7 Sept 2025
    Status
    active
    4 agreed KPIs: Mobilisation · Developing the shared vision 'WHY' · 'HOW & WHAT' …
    • Mobilisation
    • Developing the shared vision 'WHY'
    • 'HOW & WHAT'
    • Testing & finalising

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Manchester City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLNV-8798-LDMP Town Hall Extension, Manchester, North West, M60 2LAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • THE INNOVATION UNIT LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05997039GB-PPON: PPGB-5264-LPXV Runway East, 20 St. Thomas Street, London, London, SE1 9RSContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

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