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Award of Contract for the provision of an Adult Social Care Service Diagnostic

Herefordshire Council

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17 Jul 2026 at 12:19

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Summary of the contracting process

Herefordshire Council commissioned an adult social care service diagnostic in the West Midlands. The work is a time-bound, evidence-led consultancy assignment covering both financial and practice-based analysis. Its purpose is to identify improvement opportunities, develop a realistic and deliverable savings profile, and produce a fully costed transformation plan that improves outcomes for residents while reducing costs sustainably. Phase 1 covers the diagnostic and planning work. The contract also includes an option for the provider to undertake Phase 2, comprising the design, implementation and support needed to embed and sustain the improvements identified. The procurement is categorised as business and management consultancy and related services, within the broader services category.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to PricewaterhouseCoopers. The award date was 14 July 2026, with the contract running from 14 July 2026 to 11 December 2026. The awarded value is £295,000 for Phase 1 only; the estimated procurement range was £290,000 to £295,000. Any Phase 2 award would be covered by a further notice. This was a selective further competition and call-off under the Crown Commercial Service RM6309 Management Consultancy Framework Four, Lot 3. The tender submission deadline was 1 May 2026 at 12 noon. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The service is delivered for Herefordshire Council in the West Midlands.

This award indicates demand from Herefordshire Council for specialist adult social care transformation consultancy. A credible future competitor would need to diagnose both financial and operational practice issues, quantify improvement opportunities, develop savings that can be delivered realistically, and translate findings into a fully costed transformation plan. Relevant capability also includes designing and implementing service improvements and providing practical support to sustain them, rather than producing analysis alone. The requirement is suited to consultancies able to work with public-sector adult social care services and demonstrate evidence-led improvement methods, financial modelling and outcome-focused change delivery. Small and medium-sized consultancies were considered suitable, while access to the relevant management consultancy framework and its Lot 3 route would be important.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Award of Contract for the provision of an Adult Social Care Service Diagnostic

Notice Description

The Council has appointed a service provider to deliver a time-bound, evidenced-led diagnostic of the Adult Social Care service as Phase 1. The objective of this diagnostic is to quantify financial and practice-based improvement opportunities, define a realistic and deliverable savings profile, and produce a fully costed transformation plan to improve outcomes for residents while reducing cost in a sustainable way. The contract includes the option to award Phase 2 to the provider for the design, implementation and support to sustain improvements identified as part of Phase 1. The procurement was carried out through a further competition procedure under the Crown Commercial Services RM6309, Management Consultancy Framework Four (Lot 3).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-2fc24901-0890-435e-89e8-bc5f60bd3303
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/22ede398-51e3-4a68-9d92-2ae44b52b457
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£295,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£295,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
14 Jul 2026 - 11 Dec 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Herefordshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HEREFORD
Postcode
HR4 0LE
Postcode Area
Hereford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG11 Herefordshire, County of
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Electoral Ward
Widemarsh
Westminster Constituency
Hereford and South Herefordshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Further Information

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