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Official procurement procedure
COV - Independent Children's Complaints Investigation 2026
services
Open procedure
Customer services
Other community
social and personal services
Published value
£602,000
Submission deadline 12 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Prepared 8 Sept 2026, 14:33 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Core facts published
Submission route published
Scope structure
1lots
2 published CPV families
Decision Velocity
~64 days
Sector median: 64 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No published extension signal
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 79)
Based on 13,031 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
9.17%
Typical Bids Received
4 bidders
Typical Evaluation Window
64 days
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 79)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
| Supplier | Awards won in sector | Total awarded value | Avg. winning discount |
|---|---|---|---|
KPMG LLPCRN: OC301540 | 49 contracts | £157,191,280,561 | -9.7% below budget |
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLPCRN: OC303525 | 36 contracts | £78,121,082,603 | -6.3% below budget |
HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITEDCRN: 00975677 | 36 contracts | £57,303,208,486 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
STHREE PARTNERSHIP LLPCRN: OC387148 | 34 contracts | £13,244,279,400 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
DELOITTE LLPCRN: OC303675 | 30 contracts | £104,328,670,062 | -37% below budget |
Ernst & Young LLPCRN: OC300001 | 28 contracts | £54,840,655,892 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
G2V RECRUITMENT GROUP LIMITEDCRN: 08067630 | 28 contracts | £5,576,393 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
TILE HILL INTERIM & EXECUTIVE LIMITEDCRN: 10484468 | 27 contracts | £304,062,138 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK LimitedCRN: 01679046 | 27 contracts | £3,662,531 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
JISC SERVICES LIMITEDCRN: 02881024 | 25 contracts | £22,142,230 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Evidence coverage
7/12 core inputs published
Comparable published opportunities
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
| Published procedure | Published value | Matching evidence |
|---|---|---|
COV - Crisis Resilience Fund – Building Resilience ServicesCoventry City Council · 3 Sept 2026, 15:49 BST | £510,000 | same CPV family same authority same region similar value band |
Advocacy & Independent Visitor ServiceLondon Borough of Brent · 3 Sept 2026, 15:46 BST | £410,355 | same CPV family similar value band |
Child Tier 2 Weight Management ServiceLondon Borough of Bromley · 7 Sept 2026, 10:33 BST | £400,000 | same CPV family similar value band |
Management of Interim and Temporary Accommodation for Homeless HouseholdsBorough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk · 8 Sept 2026, 08:28 BST | £180,000 | same CPV family similar value band |
Delivery of the Blue Youth and Community Centre, 192 Southwark Park Road, SE1 5BWLondon Borough of Southwark · 2 Sept 2026, 11:05 BST | £149,425 | same CPV family similar value band |
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Coventry City Council: "COV - Independent Children's Complaints Investigation 2026". Published status: active. Published value: £602,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: sell2.in-tend.co.uk.
| Contracting Authority | Coventry City Council | Scope & Categories | SERVICES (1 lot) | Submission Window | 33d 21h left 12 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Legal Basis & Regime | 2023/54 · Open procedure · Above threshold | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £602,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Coventry City Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Coventry City Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
7Bids / Report (median)
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 0 active published awards; 1 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 AuthorityCoventry City Council | Procedure methodOpen procedure | Procurement categoryservices |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSFramework | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdYes | Legal basisUKPGA · 2023/54 | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadline12 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST | Electronic submissionallowed | Submission languagesen |
Published8 Sept 2026, 13:32 BST | Last source update8 Sept 2026, 13:32 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationCustomer services, Other community, social and personal services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06f480 | ||
How to participate
Submission methodNot published | Electronic submissionallowed | Clarification deadline12 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST |
Submission languagesen | Expression of interest deadlineNot published | E-Sourcing Portal |
Submission instructions Please register via Coventry City Council's e-procurement system - CSW-JETS via https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/midlands/home
Registration is free, and takes just a few minutes. When complete, you will be able to express interest in any of the Councils’/Authorities’ opportunities when they are made available including this tender. In addition, we will be able to access your details whenever we have a requirement, and you may then be invited to tender or quote for work. Once you are registered and log in to the system you will be able to locate the tender opportunity, express interest and access the documentation by selecting the CSW-JETS portal. | ||
What is being bought
Coventry City Council are seeking providers to deliver our Children Complaints service, the providers will support with all stages of our external complaints process.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
8 Sept 2026, 13:32 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactiveRenewalPublished valueAED 602,000The source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract period16 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT — 15 Nov 2029, 23:59 GMTEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalTwo extension periods of two years
Timeline
- Procedure published
8 Sept 2026, 13:32 BST - Submission deadline
12 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Coventry City Council
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PMJC-6861-XJPPDocuments (2)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 8 Sept 2026, 13:32 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published