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Children's & Families Services Transformation and Financial Sustainability Programme Consultancy Services

Southend-on-Sea City Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

ContractTermination

16 Sep 2026 at 14:50

UK11 - Contract Termination Notice
Award

22 Jun 2026 at 12:36

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

17 Jun 2026 at 16:12

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Southend-on-Sea City Council commissioned consultancy services for a Children’s and Families Services Transformation and Financial Sustainability Programme. The requirement covers transformation support and financial sustainability advice, including financial consultancy and related financial services. The work was intended for the council’s services in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. It is a public-sector services opportunity rather than a goods supply or construction project. The stated classifications cover financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services, and financial and insurance services. The buyer is Southend-on-Sea City Council, a sub-central public authority. The requirement indicates demand for specialist advisers able to support change across children’s and family services while addressing financial sustainability and associated financial management issues.

The procurement is complete and was awarded directly below the relevant threshold without competition. PEOPLETOO LIMITED was selected for both recorded awards under the single lot. Both resulting contracts were signed on 14 May 2026. Contract 1 was valued at £196,000 excluding VAT (£235,200 including VAT) and ran from 14 May to 30 July 2026. Contract 2 was valued at £7,703 excluding VAT (£9,243 including VAT) and ran from 14 May to 3 September 2026. The tender description records extra spend of £7,203. Both contracts were terminated on 16 September 2026 because duplicate contracts had been published; the termination notices state that the contracts were to be cancelled. The final values matched the recorded contract values.

Although this procurement has ended, it shows that Southend-on-Sea City Council has bought specialist consultancy to transform children’s and family services while improving financial sustainability. Suppliers considering future work with this buyer would need a credible combination of public-sector transformation expertise, children’s and families services experience, and financial consultancy capability. They would need to connect service redesign with practical financial management, identify savings or sustainability measures, and work with a local authority on implementation rather than provide purely theoretical advice. Experience of similar council programmes, evidence of delivering measurable service and financial improvements, and the capacity to manage a sensitive cross-service engagement would strengthen a competing proposition. The route used here was a direct below-threshold award.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Children's & Families Services Transformation and Financial Sustainability Programme Consultancy Services

Notice Description

Children's & Families Services Transformation and Financial Sustainability Programme Consultancy Services Extra spend of 7,203

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b76c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087835-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK11 - Contract Termination 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

66 - Financial and insurance services

CPV Codes

66000000 - Financial and insurance services

66170000 - Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£203,703 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Southend-on-Sea 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
SOUTHEND-ON-SEA
Postcode
SS2 6FA
Postcode Area
Southend-on-Sea
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH31 Southend-on-Sea
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Southend-on-Sea
Electoral Ward
Victoria
Westminster Constituency
Southend East and Rochford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Peopletoo Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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