Notice Information
Notice Title
Improvement Partner Liverpool Children and Young People's Service
Notice Description
Liverpool City Council has awarded a contract for the provision of an Improvement Partner to support its Children and Young People's Services. The contract value is PS224,921 (excluding VAT). The services to be delivered include the provision of strategic and operational improvement support to drive sustainable transformation across Children's Services. This includes undertaking diagnostic analysis; developing and co-producing evidence-based business cases; delivering financial planning, modelling, and savings proposals; supporting commissioning and market shaping activity; and implementing improvement initiatives to achieve measurable outcomes for children, young people, and families. The Improvement Partner is required to work in a phased approach, including: (i) diagnostic and evidence gathering; (ii) development of prioritised, costed transformation plans and business cases; and (iii) delivery of a final implementation roadmap to support ongoing improvement beyond the contract term. The services will be supplied through a combination of on-site and remote delivery, with the provider operating as an embedded partner within the Council. This includes close collaboration with internal teams and engagement with external stakeholders such as NHS partners, care providers, commissioners, and government bodies. The contract also requires structured knowledge transfer and skills development to ensure that capability is retained within the Council following completion of the contract.
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/056087-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79411100 - Business development consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £230,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £230,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £224,921 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Jun 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 1 May 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 20 Feb 2026Expired
- Award Date
- 11 Jun 20261 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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/056087-2026
15th June 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036435-2026
22nd April 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029113-2026
30th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013376-2026
13th February 2026 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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