Children's services governance adviser (with notice)

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Notice Title

Children's services governance adviser (with notice)

Notice Description

The Local Government Association (LGA) is the national membership body for local authorities. It works on behalf of member councils to support, promote, and improve local government. The LGA delivers a programme of children's services leadership support to councils and corporate and political leaders. The LGA is seeking to appoint up to two experienced Children's Services Governance Advisers to provide specialist support to councils across the nine regions. The advisers will work with elected members, senior officers and system partners to strengthen governance arrangements that support effective children's services and SEND delivery. This will include supporting councils to respond to significant organisational or system change, including implementing Children's Social Care reforms, SEND reform, local government reorganisation, and changing partnership arrangements. To do this the advisers will undertake direct work with corporate and political leaders including scrutiny committees and corporate parenting boards. The role requires individuals with strong professional credibility, excellent political awareness, and significant experience of supporting improvement within children's services governance and/or wider partnership governance systems. Contracts will commence as soon as possible and run until 31 March 2027, with an option to extend for a further year at the LGA's discretion. Each contract will comprise up to 60 days of support and the role will involve a combination of virtual and face-to-face delivery and may occasionally require evening commitments. Service requirements: Governance Improvement and Diagnostic Support Political Leadership and Member Development Partnership Governance and System Leadership Developing networks and relationships Contribution to the LGA Improvement Offer (Greater detail of the Services are set out in Appendix 2 of draft contract and ITT held within the procurement platform) To submit, please use the below link to our procurement platform, where you'll need to 'register a new account' at the bottom of the page.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: With an option to extend for a further year at the LGA's discretion.

Notice Details

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Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ce17
Publication Source: Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067910-2026
Current Stage: Tender
All Stages: Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type: UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type: Standard
Procurement Category: Services
Procurement Method: Open
Procurement Method Details: Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability: SME
Awardee Scale: Not specified

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: £39,000 Under £100K
Lots Value: £39,000 Under £100K
Awards Value: Not specified
Contracts Value: Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date: 17 Jul 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline: 3 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date: Not specified
Award Date: Not specified
Contract Period: 17 Aug 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence: Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status: Active
Lots Status: Active
Awards Status: Not Specified
Contracts Status: Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

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Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer: IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT (IDEA)
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Contact Phone: Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

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

Further Information

Notice Documents

https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067910-2026
17th July 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-19360

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