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Partners in Care and Health Working Age Adults data and benchmarking project

IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT (IDEA)

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19 Jan 2026 at 10:12

Tender

17 Dec 2025 at 16:23

Summary of the contracting process

The Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) is overseeing the "Partners in Care and Health Working Age Adults data and benchmarking project" aimed at enhancing adult social care services across upper tier councils in the UK. Situated in London, IDeA contracted OXFORD BROOKES ENTERPRISES LIMITED for this initiative. The contract was signed on 19th January 2026, with the project spanning from 1st February to 31st March 2026. This project entails developing a data analysis tool to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of services provided to working-age adults with learning disabilities and autism. The procurement process followed an open competition method, aligned with UK legislation 2023/54.

This contract presents significant growth opportunities for enterprises adept in data analysis and the social care sector, particularly those familiar with benchmarking practices. Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that have a track record in developing robust analytical tools for public health or social care services would find this tender especially suitable. The project requires the ability to work swiftly and leverage existing networks in this domain, thus benefiting businesses with a versatile team and the agility to meet tight deadlines. This competition promotes innovation and efficiency within the sector, encouraging participation from businesses that can deliver high-quality, sustainable solutions aligned with the project's objectives and compliance requirements.

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Notice Title

Partners in Care and Health Working Age Adults data and benchmarking project

Notice Description

Partners in Care and Health learning disability and autistic people team are seeking a provider that can demonstrate experience of working with the adult social care sector or similar sectors on robust data analysis and benchmarking in order to produce a data tool that the learning disability and autistic people team of PCH can use with council adult social care council senior staff to interrogate the value for money of their offer for working age adults using data that is publicly available. This will most likely be an excel tool and will be used internally by the PCH team. The tool must draw in data on all upper tier councils delivering adult social care services. The tool must update automatically as later years data is published by central government so that it stays current This project will need to be delivered within the final quarter of 2025-2026. We are therefore seeking a provider that can mobilise quickly by drawing on their existing knowledge/ networks and are able to build on Partners in Care and Health's existing work in this area. The proposed project timescales are provided below: * Project start and contracts signed 1st February 2026 * Draft version completed by 1st March 2026 * Final version delivered to PCH by 31st March 2026 with any learning or further recommendations in writing Any written material, tools or content produced MUST comply with the LGA accessibility requirements and style guide requirements so that it can become an online report included on the PCH website which is hosted by LGA. NB see https://www.local.gov.uk/about/creating-content-lga Quotations must be submitted via the e-sourcing procurement service portal Panacea and must include: 1) Your Quotation and any relevant documentation. Price should be exclusive of VAT. 2) References 3) Confirmation if you will be operating through your own limited company, sometimes referred to as a 'personal service company'. 4) A detailed project plan 5) Appendix 2: Signed Contractual Undertakings 6) Appendix 3: EDI Questionnaire

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: To be used at buyers discretion, as stated within our contract documents

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f849
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004209-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

85311200 - Welfare services for the handicapped

85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

85312100 - Daycare services

85312310 - Guidance services

85323000 - Community health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£20,830 Under £100K
Lots Value
£20,830 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£19,580 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Jan 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
9 Jan 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Jan 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Feb 2026 - 30 Mar 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT (IDEA)
Contact Name
Marie Patricia Coffey
Contact Email
marie.coffey@local.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+447917422935

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 3HZ
Post Town
South West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

OXFORD BROOKES ENTERPRISES

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