Notice Information
Notice Title
North Northamptonshire Council - Consultancy Service for Adult Social Care and Transformation
Notice Description
North Northamptonshire Council have conducted a procurement process through a mini competition via the ESPO Consultancy Services Framework 664_21 to find a suitably qualified and experienced supplier who will work with the Council to define clear and achievable strategic ambitions, identify savings opportunities, drive efficiencies, and better align services to meet future demand pressures and opportunities. The project includes an independent diagnostic of the savings programme (development and delivery) for 2024/25, an assessment of social care practices, and the identification of further transformations to achieve savings both in the current year and across the Medium-Term Financial Plan (MTFP) period for Adult Social Care. The Council seeks a delivery partner to identify additional in-year savings and further transformations to support MTFP savings for 2025/26 and beyond.
Lot Information
Lot 1
North Northamptonshire Council have conducted a procurement process through a mini competition via the ESPO Consultancy Services Framework 664_21 to find a suitably qualified and experienced supplier who will work with the Council to define clear and achievable strategic ambitions, identify savings opportunities, drive efficiencies, and better align services to meet future demand pressures and opportunities. The project includes an independent diagnostic of the savings programme (development and delivery) for 2024/25, an assessment of social care practices, and the identification of further transformations to achieve savings both in the current year and across the Medium-Term Financial Plan (MTFP) period for Adult Social Care. The Council seeks a delivery partner to identify additional in-year savings and further transformations to support MTFP savings for 2025/26 and beyond.
Procurement Information
The contract was awarded under the terms of the ESPO Framework Agreement - CONSULTANCY SERVICES 664_21, which was established in compliance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The procurement was conducted through a mini-competition process in accordance with the framework's terms, ensuring fair and transparent evaluation of participating suppliers. No further call for competition was required under Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, as this contract award was made strictly within the scope of the framework.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04d647
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002625-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
85000000 - Health and social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £235,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Jan 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 21 Aug 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- North Northamptonshire Procurement Team
- Contact Email
- procurement@northnorthants.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- KETTERING
- Postcode
- NN16 8TL
- Post Town
- Northampton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF25 North Northamptonshire
- Delivery Location
- TLF25 North Northamptonshire
-
- Local Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Electoral Ward
- Northall
- Westminster Constituency
- Kettering
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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