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CYAD Improvement Support

LONDON BOROUGH OF HARROW

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22 Dec 2025 at 10:52

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process for the "CYAD Improvement Support" has been completed by the London Borough of Harrow, located at Forward Drive, Harrow, UK. This procurement falls under the category of services, specifically development consultancy services, and is classified within the public authority sub-central government sector. The contract was awarded to CHANNEL 3 CONSULTING LTD, a Cardiff-based SME. The procurement followed a direct method, classified as below threshold without competition, and aimed to enhance support for children with disabilities, focusing on care purchasing, market management, and maximising health and education income. The contract, valued at £170,000 with a gross amount of £204,000, was signed on 22 December 2025, with a service period starting on 5 January 2026 and concluding on 4 January 2027.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in consultancy services aimed at improving public sector efficiency and outcomes, particularly those focusing on social care and educational services. Companies equipped with expertise in care market management, funding applications, and progression-focused practice areas, especially those who can demonstrate negotiation skills and the ability to innovate in service delivery, could leverage such contracts for growth. Although the procurement did not involve an open competition, it highlights the demand for consultative expertise in public sector transformation, making it an attractive prospect for businesses looking to provide tailored support services to government entities.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CYAD Improvement Support

Notice Description

Like many councils, we have seen our spend on support for children with disabilities grow rapidly in the last few years. We are seeking external support to help us: - Develop our approach to care purchasing and market management - Maximising health and education income - Ensuring practice is sufficiently progression focused This support needs to be a mix of putting the procedures and tools in place for us to manage long term along with practical 'doing' support, especially focused on provider negotiations. Requirements include the following: - Care market management o Skilling up our Arranging Care team to start purchasing for children with disabilities o Developing procedures and tools to support the Arranging Care team o Developing approach, procedures, and tools to support contract management o Developing approach to reducing cost for existing high-cost placements o Delivery of work to negotiate with most expensive provision to try and reduce cost / ensure they are working in a progression-focused manner o To identify an approach to source specialist fostering capacity as an alternative to residential provision - Maximising health and education income o Putting clear procedures in place to apply for health funding o Putting clear procedures in place to apply for education funding o Support to make the case to NWL ICB for better working with NHS o Delivery of work to make the case to the relevant ICBs for health funding for the most expensive provision where insufficient health funding has been agreed o Delivery of work to make the case to the education team for education funding for the most expensive provision where insufficient education funding has been agreed - Progression focused practice o Review case files for most expensive provision and audit the strength of practice o Make recommendations as to how practice can be improved

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fb43
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085275-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73220000 - Development consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£170,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Dec 20252 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Dec 20252 months ago
Contract Period
5 Jan 2026 - 4 Jan 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LONDON BOROUGH OF HARROW
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@harrow.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
HARROW
Postcode
HA3 8FL
Post Town
Harrow
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI74 Harrow and Hillingdon
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Harrow
Electoral Ward
Kenton West
Westminster Constituency
Harrow East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CHANNEL 3 CONSULTING

Further Information

Notice Documents

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