Notice Information
Notice Title
Improvement Partner Liverpool Children and Young People's Services
Notice Description
Liverpool City Council intends to begin a procurement process to secure specialist support that will help deliver its Commissioning and Sufficiency Strategy - The Child's Journey. The Strategy aims to improve outcomes for children by strengthening early help, reducing the number of children entering care, and increasing local placement options. The Council is entering the next phase of its Children's Services transformation and requires additional specialist capacity to support service redesign, manage increasing demand, and develop more sustainable local provision. This work will help address key challenges such as high residential placement costs, workforce pressures, and the need for a whole-system approach with partners. The planned procurement will support the Council's ambition to become a leading authority by 2026/27, ensuring improvements are underpinned by the right skills, modern infrastructure, and more effective models of care for children and families.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0653d0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013376-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Feb 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 23 Mar 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 20 Feb 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Apr 2026 - 30 Apr 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- commercialprocurement@liverpool.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LIVERPOOL
- Postcode
- L3 1DS
- Post Town
- Liverpool
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD7 Merseyside
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD72 Liverpool
- Delivery Location
- TLD72 Liverpool
-
- Local Authority
- Liverpool
- Electoral Ward
- Waterfront South
- Westminster Constituency
- Liverpool Riverside
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013376-2026
13th February 2026 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
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