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title: "Strategic Partner - Target Operating Model for Digitisation"
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# Strategic Partner - Target Operating Model for Digitisation

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/strategic-partner-target-operating-model-for-digitisation-ocds-h6vhtk-05a84e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Stoke on Trent City Council: "Strategic Partner - Target Operating Model for Digitisation". Published status: active. Published Value: £104,167. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Stoke on Trent City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/stoke-on-trent-city-council-ons-e06000021)
- **Published Value:** £104,167 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 October 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business and management consultancy services, Systems and technical consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG23
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/strategic-partner-target-operating-model-for-digitisation-ocds-h6vhtk-05a84e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05a84e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/strategic-partner-target-operating-model-for-digitisation-ocds-h6vhtk-05a84e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%3FadvertId%3De88c0235-74a0-f011-813a-005056b64545%26p%3D08c1102f-61ba-e711-80e6-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/strategic-partner-target-operating-model-for-digitisation-ocds-h6vhtk-05a84e#participate

## Description
This procurement will follow a two-stage process under a below-threshold open competition. Stage 1 will involve the use of a Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) to assess supplier suitability. Shortlisted suppliers will then be invited to submit a full tender response in Stage 2.
Engagement of a strategic partner to co-develop and implement a comprehensive Target Operating Model (TOM) for business support and administrative functions across the organisation. The initiative will focus on streamlining internal operations, reducing manual processing, and modernising service delivery through ethical and effective use of automation.
The partner would be engaged in 2 phases; to review and identify the opportunities and then to support the deployment of relevant technology into the organisation.
The outcome expected in the first phase would be a target operating model identifying where AI and digital could automate processes or services.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 72220000, 79410000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £104,167

- **Contract Period:** 01/11/2025 to 01/05/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F062595-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-10T14:09:38.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T11:16:35.086Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05a84e