Notice Information

  • Notice Title

    Transformation Partner Consultancy

  • Notice Description

    Somerset Council is seeking to acquiring the services of a Transformation Partner Consultancy to assist the Council to provide 1) Assurance and Review of our existing transformation initiatives 2) Identification of further Opportunities to streamline processes, systems, reduce costs, increase revenue, reduce demand, identify alternative efficient ways of working etc. and potentially implement such changes on approval of a individual business cases 3) the development of a Cultural Development Programme and implementation of such a programme across the Council

Notice Details

  • Notice Details

    Open Contracting ID

    ocds-h6vhtk-055640

    Publication Source

    Find A Tender Service

    Latest Notice

    https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054746-2025

    Current Stage

    Award

    All Stages

    Tender, Award


    Notice Type

    UK6 - Contract Award Notice

    Procurement Type

    Standard

    Procurement Category

    Services

    Procurement Method

    Open

    Procurement Method Details

    Open procedure

    Tender Suitability

    Not specified

    Awardee Scale

    Large

  • Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

    CPV Divisions

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


    CPV Codes

    79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

    79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

  • Notice Value(s)

    Tender Value

    £20,000,000 £10M-£100M

    Lots Value

    £20,000,000 £10M-£100M

    Awards Value

    £20,000,000 £10M-£100M

    Contracts Value

    Not specified

  • Notice Dates

    Publication Date

    8 Sep 20251 months ago

    Submission Deadline

    30 Jul 2025Expired

    Future Notice Date

    Not specified

    Award Date

    7 Sep 20251 months ago

    Contract Period

    30 Sep 2025 - 30 Sep 2030 Over 5 years

    Recurrence

    Not specified

  • Notice Status

    Tender Status

    Complete

    Lots Status

    Complete

    Awards Status

    Pending

    Contracts Status

    Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

  • Contracting Authority (Buyer)

    Main Buyer

    SOMERSET COUNCIL

    Contact Name

    Not specified

    Contact Email

    commercialandprocurement@somerset.gov.uk

    Contact Phone

    Not specified

    Buyer Location

    Locality

    TAUNTON

    Postcode

    TA1 4DY

    Post Town

    Taunton

    Country

    England


    Major Region (ITL 1)

    TLK South West (England)

    Basic Region (ITL 2)

    TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset

    Small Region (ITL 3)

    TLK62 Somerset

    Delivery Location

    TLK23 Somerset CC


    Local Authority

    Somerset

    Electoral Ward

    Bishop's Hull & Taunton West

    Westminster Constituency

    Taunton and Wellington


  • Supplier Information

    Number of Suppliers

    1

    Supplier Name

    NEWTON CONSULTING

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