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Published 21 Jul 2026, 16:26 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Interim Operation Decker Director Capacity

Official notice

Authority: Cheshire East Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competitionLight touch regime
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD62)
Awarded value£84,630published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 20 Jul 2026no call for competition
Awarded to MARION M RUSSELL CONSULTANCY LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cheshire East Council requires an experienced Interim Assistant Director to provide visible, decisive operational and strategic leadership in response to acute and sustained pressures within children's social care. The postholder will lead the council's end-to-end emergency response capability, ensuring safe, lawful and effective delivery of services during periods of heightened demand and organisational risk.

The contract start date was 4 May 2026, however there was a delay with signing of the contract, FTS will not allow backdated contract start dates which has resulted in the contract start date showing incorrectly on this notice.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North West
85310000 Social work services

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
Light touch regime
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
21 Jul 2026, 16:26 BST
Last source update
21 Jul 2026, 16:26 BST
Authority reference
C5866
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-068849
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
North West (UKD62)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d030 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    21 Jul 2026, 16:26 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £84,6301 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Jul 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
MARION M RUSSELL CONSULTANCY LTDSME£84,630 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cheshire East Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PTWR-7124-XZXQ Delamere House, Delamere Street, Crewe, North West, CW12JZContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • MARION M RUSSELL CONSULTANCY LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: SC886187GB-PPON: PZVR-9884-VXJQ 18 Abercromby Crescent, Helensburgh, Scotland, G84 9DXContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender