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Trust Champion Status

CAMBRIDGESHIRE COMMUNITY SERVICES - NHS TRUST

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25 Mar 2026 at 13:51

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process, led by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust, involves Consultancy and Advisory Services for Health under the title "Trust Champion Status". This falls within the industry category of Corporate Governance Rating Services and covers the East of England, United Kingdom. The process has reached the award stage, with the contract commencing on 25th March 2026 and concluding on 25th March 2027. The procurement method employed is selective, through a call-off from a framework agreement, with a contract value of £250,000. The buying organisation, Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust, has partnered with Carnall Farrar Ltd to deliver strategic transformation and technical services in a hybrid model across four phases over 12 months.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in strategic consultancy and advisory services within the health sector. Companies with expertise in business leadership, management, governance, structure, and strategy, particularly those capable of providing digital and data-empowered solutions, would find this particularly advantageous. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are well-suited to capitalise on this opportunity, given the direct involvement in delivering transformation roadmaps, use case design, and structured upskilling for NHS internal teams. This contract not only provides a significant revenue stream but also positions businesses for future collaborations with NHS trusts seeking continued innovation in health services.

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Notice Title

Trust Champion Status

Notice Description

Consultancy and Advisory Services for Health - SBS10197 - Lot 1 Business, leadership, management, governance, structure and strategy. Carnall Farrar will provide strategic transformation and technical delivery services to Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust and Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust across a 12-month period. This work will be delivered on-site and remotely in a hybrid model in 4 delivery phases: Phase 1: Foundation and Discovery (Months 1-2): agree ways of working and governance, establish a baseline through current-state assessments across both trusts and review the technical landscape Phase 2: Roadmap development and Use Case Design (Months 2-3): coproduce an FDP Transformation Roadmap, benefits framework and design requirements for a new FDP product. Phase 3: Build, Delivery and Upskilling (Months 4-10): co-build and delivery of the new FDP product, productization of the Community Waiting List Management Tool across two additional services, adoption of Health Decision Suite (HDS) and Unified Patient Manager (UPM) along with at least two further FDP products. Structured upskilling of the Trusts' internal data and digital teams. Phase 4: Embedding, Handover and Legacy (Months 10-12): Production of a full product handover and Champion Trust End-of-Year Outcomes Report; knowledge transfer; finalisation of the Transformation Roadmap of the past 12 months.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-9c358060-6532-4c6d-8400-0b01f114935a
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/86a9248d-de79-43ab-90b8-2b2f5b3774d8
Current Stage
Award
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
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

79212110 - Corporate governance rating services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£250,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£250,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Mar 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
24 Mar 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Mar 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
25 Mar 2026 - 25 Mar 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CAMBRIDGESHIRE COMMUNITY SERVICES - NHS TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ST IVES
Postcode
PE27 4LG
Post Town
Peterborough
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Huntingdonshire
Electoral Ward
St Ives South
Westminster Constituency
Huntingdon

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CARNALL FARRAR

Further Information

Notice Documents

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