Official UK procurement notice
Independent Evaluation Partner for the NW regional Improvement Pilot Program (RIPP)
Authority: Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe North West Regional Improvement Plan Pilot (NW RIPP) received ministerial approval in October 2023. It was launched in January 2024 as a collaborative initiative between the Department and regional partners to improve Children's Social Care (CSC) across the North West region. It was developed, following feedback from the region, as an alternative to appointing a Strategic Improvement Adviser, as committed in the Department's CSC reform strategy, "Stable Homes, Built on Love". The NW RIPP forms part of the Department's wider Children's Social Care Improvement and Intervention (CSCII) programme and is delivered through the Regions Group.
CPV: Community action programme · Welfare services for children and young people
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£50,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Lot awarding rule: As described in RFQ documents advertised on proactis portal.
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
- 2 Sept 2025, 10:10 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Sept 2025, 10:10 BST
- Authority reference
DN789130- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-053026- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0591d5Find a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Sept 2025, 09:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
2 Sept 2025 → 30 Sept 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published2 Sept 2025, 10:10 BST
- Clarification questions by15 Sept 2025, 09:00 BST
- Submission deadline15 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts394 days ago30 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published2 Sept 2025, 10:10 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender