Official UK procurement notice
Partners in Care and Health – External Evaluation of the Continuous Improvement Programme 2026-29
Authority: Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDesign and delivery of the evaluation of the Continuous Improvement Programme 2026-29, a grant funded programme commissioned by the Department of Health and Social Care to deliver improvement support to councils and systems that provide adult social care services.
The project will be delivered over the lifespan of the programme, requiring the design of the evaluation methodology in Year 1 and consequent undertaking of the evaluation in Years 2 and 3. The focus will be on capturing and assessing the value and impact of the programme, in line with contractual requirements specified in the grant funding terms and conditions.
In delivery of the External Evaluation project, PCH will require the following objectives to be delivered:
Priority Objectives
- To develop and implement a robust and transparent evaluation approach and methodology for assessing overall value and impact of support provided through the PCH Continuous Improvement Grant Fund 2026-29. Evaluation methodology will include clear measures to assess, monitor and evaluate PCH improvement support activity.
- Identify opportunities to improve how PCH demonstrates value in the delivery of its targeted, intensive and universal support offers, delivered under the Sector Support Requirements: Key Themes workstreams
- Using the agreed external evaluation methodology developed for the programme, undertake an evaluation of the impact of the support and offers within the programme.
Secondary Objectives
- Provide a critical review of the current PCH Impact Management Framework and its approach to demonstrating impact and value – particularly assessing our ability to identify needs/ priorities in the sector and respond accordingly.
- This will include a mapping and review of information currently captured and gaps, and Any recommendations for improved evaluation and reporting processes.
Further detail will be included within the Specification document located in the Panacea Documents section. To apply, please follow all submission instructions uploaded via the procurement platform Panacea.
CPV: Social work and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£150,000
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The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lot awarding rule: 1 Relevant Skills and Experience 25% 2 Delivery Methodology 50% 3 Capability 12.5% 4 Quality Assurance 12.5%
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- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £130,519 (twice the annual value).
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How Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) buys Social work and related services (CPV 8530), and who usually turns up
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1 bid0% / 22%
2–320% / 36%
4–620% / 26%
7+60% / 17%
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Below estimate67% / 22%
Within ±2%33% / 70%
Above estimate0% / 7%
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Lot #1CPV 8530Published estimate£150k
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1 bid22%
2–336%
4–626%
7+17%
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About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
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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
- Open for tender
- 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
- 26 Oct 2026, 15:24 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Oct 2026, 15:24 GMT
- Authority reference
LG-05303- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-101137- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-079062Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via Panacea- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 2 Dec 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
26 Oct 2026 → 14 Dec 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice publishedearlier today26 Oct 2026, 15:24 GMT
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 25 days20 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 37 days2 Dec 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Contract startsin 48 days14 Dec 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published26 Oct 2026, 15:24 GMTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
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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