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Published 23 Mar 2026, 16:24 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Finance Improvement & Sustainability Associates programme

Official notice

Authority: Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved for SMEs and VCSEsReserved: E09000033SME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£55,000≈ £60k / year · £55,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Apr 2026
Contract term 11 moends 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions · starts 1 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The LGA will engage contractors selected under this brief to support those councils identified or self-identified as being in need of specialist support. These may include, for example, councils that have identified particular financial challenges or risks that they need to manage or overcome, or that may lack financial strategic or technical capacity. There is a need to work with these councils to design strategic financial advice and support to those councils and, in many cases, to provide that support. This work requires specialist financial experience and skills, and the credibility to work with senior stakeholders within local authorities.

CPV: Supporting services for the government

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 11 moSMEVCSEPublished value£55,000
Contract period: 1 May 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 (11 mo) · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensionsValue: £55,000 exc. VAT · £55,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 1 May 2026 to 31 March 2027 subject to extensions not exceeding 31 March 2029 (on a 1+1 basis)

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: All award criteria included in the attached documents.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 Mar 2026, 16:24 GMT
Last source update
23 Mar 2026, 16:24 GMT
Authority reference
FISA 2026-27
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-026454
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Supporting services for the government
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0671da Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
E09000033

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Panacea
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
17 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Clarification deadline
6 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 Mar 2026 → 1 May 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published212 days ago
    23 Mar 2026, 16:24 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by198 days ago
    6 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline186 days ago
    17 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts173 days ago
    1 May 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    23 Mar 2026, 16:24 GMT
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 03675577 18 Smith Square, London, London, SW1P 3HZContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender