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Transformation and Improvement Support for Connected Outcomes Workstream

Hertfordshire County Council

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24 Aug 2026 at 15:20

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Summary of the contracting process

Hertfordshire County Council procured business and management consultancy to support its Connected Outcomes Workstream. The assignment covers a diagnostic assessment of current practice, including variation and cost drivers; identification of priority cohorts and pathways; and design of a future-state decision-making model. The appointed adviser is also expected to develop tools, frameworks and practice guidance, support implementation through pilots and rollout, engage the workforce and build capability, and track and report benefits realisation. The work is intended to provide the support and expertise needed to deliver this transformation and improvement programme. Delivery is associated with Hertfordshire, in the East of England. The service is classified under CPV 79400000, covering business and management consultancy and related services.

This procurement has been awarded through a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, using a direct award via the Bloom NEPRO 3 Framework. The single lot was recorded as cancelled, but the award is active and was made to Newton Consulting Limited. One bid was recorded. The stated award criterion was price. The contract value is £955,500. The award and contract are dated 24 August 2026, and the contract was signed on that date. The contract is active. The procurement falls outside the scope of the relevant directive under the stated rationale and is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. No contract end date or duration is stated in the procurement outcome.

This requirement shows Hertfordshire County Council’s demand for substantial transformation consultancy focused on improving connected outcomes and decision-making. A credible future supplier would need diagnostic and analytical capability to examine variation, cost drivers, cohorts and pathways, then translate findings into a practical operating model. It would also need experience designing tools, frameworks and guidance, and the delivery capacity to support pilots, wider rollout and implementation rather than stopping at strategy. Workforce engagement, capability building and benefits realisation reporting are central parts of the requirement, so relevant change-management, facilitation, performance-measurement and reporting skills would be important. The award route indicates that suppliers seeking similar work with this buyer may need access to an appropriate public-sector consultancy framework and the ability to compete on price.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Transformation and Improvement Support for Connected Outcomes Workstream

Notice Description

Transformation and Improvement Support for Connected Outcomes Workstream, including: Diagnostic assessment of current practice, including variation and cost drivers Identification of priority cohorts and pathways Design of a future-state decision-making model Development of tools, frameworks and practice guidance Implementation support including pilots and rollout Workforce engagement and capability building Benefits realisation tracking and reporting. Provide support and expertise to successfully deliver the workstream.

Procurement Information

Direct award via the Bloom NEPRO 3 Framework.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06eaca
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080461-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

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
£955,500 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Aug 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Aug 20263 days ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Hertfordshire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HERTFORD
Postcode
SG13 8DQ
Postcode Area
Stevenage
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire
Delivery Location
TLH23 Hertfordshire CC
Local Authority
East Hertfordshire
Electoral Ward
Hertford Castle
Westminster Constituency
Hertford and Stortford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NEWTON CONSULTING LIMITED

Further Information

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