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Transformation Programme

London Borough of Merton

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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09 Sep 2026 at 16:53

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02 Sep 2026 at 16:03

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Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Merton appointed consultancy support for its Children’s Lifelong Learning and Families Department transformation programme. The work covers discovery and mobilisation for children’s services, using local needs, Merton’s circumstances, robust financial analysis, national reform requirements and evidence of effective practice. The consultancy is intended to inform service change and redesign, develop a strong investment case and potentially support later design and implementation. This is a professional services requirement for technical analysis and consultancy, classified under CPV 71621000. Delivery is centred on Merton in south-west London, with the buyer based at the Civic Centre in Morden. The requirement is for an experienced consultancy partner able to work with a local authority on children’s services transformation rather than a supply, construction or routine operational service.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct award. The estimated procurement value was £40,000,000. Two active awards were recorded for Channel 3 Consulting: one valued at £4,000,000 and one valued at £400,000; the records should therefore be treated as separate awards rather than combined. Both awards were made on 7 August 2026, with contract periods running from 11 August 2026 to 28 December 2026. The tender submission deadline was 5 August 2026 at 17:30. The buyer evaluated the requirement through the direct-award route, and the published suitability assessment states that it was not suitable for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises. The procurement category was services and the tender status is complete.

This award indicates demand from Merton for specialist children’s services transformation consultancy combining service redesign with financial and strategic analysis. A credible future competitor would need experience advising local authorities or comparable public services through discovery and mobilisation, translating local evidence into practical change programmes and building a robust investment case. Relevant capability includes understanding national children’s services reform, assessing local operating contexts, identifying effective practice and linking service options to defensible financial analysis. Suppliers would also need to work with senior public-sector stakeholders and carry work through structured transformation stages, with the potential to contribute to design and implementation. The successful supplier was a consultancy recorded as an SME, but the opportunity’s stated suitability assessment did not identify it as suitable for SMEs generally.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Transformation Programme

Notice Description

Merton Children Lifelong Learning and Families (CLLF) Department is seeking an experienced consultancy to inform children's services transformation and ensure that service change and redesign is built upon local needs, robust financial analysis, our Merton context, national reform requirements and evidence of effective practice. The consultancy partner will support Merton throughout its discovery, mobilisation phases to build a strong investment case for transformation, potentially leading to extended work on design and implementation

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-a8bf687c-181c-48ac-a523-15f7dac736fb
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/02997377-7862-461b-9155-dc8620a2590e
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£40,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£400,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Sep 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Aug 20261 months ago
Contract Period
11 Aug 2026 - 28 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
London Borough of Merton
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MORDEN
Postcode
SM4 5DX
Postcode Area
Sutton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI6 Outer London - South
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Merton
Electoral Ward
Merton Park
Westminster Constituency
Wimbledon

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CHANNEL 3 CONSULTING LTD

Further Information

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