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Enterprise Contracts Future Delivery Model Option Appraisal

North Lanarkshire Council

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23 Oct 2026 at 01:00

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Summary of the contracting process

North Lanarkshire Council commissioned consultancy to assess future delivery options for services provided through its Enterprise Contracts and prepare an Outline Business Case with recommendations for the Council. The review covers two major contracts: housing and corporate maintenance and investment, and roads and infrastructure maintenance and improvement. The services underpin the Council’s housing stock, corporate estate, roads, structures, street lighting and other infrastructure. The consultant’s remit is confined to comparing potential operating models for those services; it includes in-house provision, a council-owned company, shared services or a public-sector consortium, a private-sector joint venture, hybrid models, the current contractual arrangement and other applicable alternatives. The work is delivered for North Lanarkshire Council in North Lanarkshire, Scotland.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to the Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government. It was conducted through an open procedure as a call-off from the GCA Management Consultancy Framework Four, Lot 6 for procurement and supply-chain services. The contract was signed on 9 October 2026 and is active, with an awarded value of £350,000. The competition covered one lot, with one bid recorded. The commission is limited to the options appraisal and Outline Business Case; the resulting recommendations are for future Council consideration. The source sets out the operating models to be assessed but does not state a separate evaluation formula or criteria. The two existing service contracts examined by the consultant have stated maximum terms of 12 years.

This award shows demand for specialist public-sector management consultancy focused on strategic operating-model appraisal and business-case development, rather than delivery of maintenance or infrastructure services. Suppliers would need to compare materially different arrangements—including in-house provision, council-owned companies, shared services, joint ventures, hybrid structures and existing contracts—and turn the evidence into clear, decision-ready recommendations. Relevant capability includes understanding local-government governance and service delivery, analysing value, efficiency, resilience and strategic outcomes, and producing a robust Outline Business Case. Experience spanning housing and corporate property maintenance alongside roads, structures and street lighting would help a supplier address the breadth of the Council’s Enterprise Contracts. The work was bought through a management consultancy framework’s procurement and supply-chain lot, so framework access and the ability to compete for comparable consultancy commissions are commercially relevant.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Enterprise Contracts Future Delivery Model Option Appraisal

Notice Description

The Council's Enterprise Contracts Performance and Assurance team has been tasked with undertaking an options appraisal and developing an Outline Business Case to assess the future delivery of services currently provided through the council's Enterprise Contracts. The purpose of this work is to determine whether the existing delivery model should continue beyond the initial contract terms or whether an alternative approach would provide greater value, efficiency, resilience, or strategic benefit to the council. The review will focus on two major contracts currently in operation: the Housing & Corporate Maintenance and Investment Services Contract, valued at up to 1.8b GBP over a maximum 12-year term, and the Roads & Infrastructure Maintenance and Improvement Services Contract, valued at up to 450m GBP over the same period. Together, these contracts deliver a broad range of critical services across the council's housing stock, corporate estate, roads network, structures, street lighting, and other key infrastructure assets. The consultant will undertake a comprehensive appraisal of potential future operating models, including in-house delivery, a council-owned company, shared services arrangements, joint ventures, hybrid models, the existing contractual arrangement, and any other viable alternatives. The commission is strictly limited to the options appraisal and development of an Outline Business Case, culminating in evidence-based recommendations for future Council consideration.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Services within the contract will consider all available operating models associated with the delivery of the services provided by the existing Enterprise Contracts including but not limited to: - In-house delivery - Council owned company - Joint service delivery or public sector consortium (shared services) - Joint venture with the private sector - Hybrid approach(es) - Existing model - Any other applicable models identified The brief for the commission will be restricted to this area of work with no opportunity for scope creep or further utilisation of the contract. The remit of the consultant will be specifically to carry out an option appraisals of potential future delivery models available for the in-scope services of the Enterprise Contracts and the development of an Outline Business Case with recommendations for Council to consider.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000846476
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT567271
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services

72224000 - Project management consultancy services

79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£350,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Oct 20264 days 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
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
North Lanarkshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
MOTHERWELL
Postcode
ML1 1AB
Postcode Area
Motherwell
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM34 North Lanarkshire
Delivery Location
TLM84 North Lanarkshire
Local Authority
North Lanarkshire
Electoral Ward
Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig
Westminster Constituency
Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT567271
    Enterprise Contracts Future Delivery Model Option Appraisal - The Council's Enterprise Contracts Performance and Assurance team has been tasked with undertaking an options appraisal and developing an Outline Business Case to assess the future delivery of services currently provided through the council's Enterprise Contracts. The purpose of this work is to determine whether the existing delivery model should continue beyond the initial contract terms or whether an alternative approach would provide greater value, efficiency, resilience, or strategic benefit to the council. The review will focus on two major contracts currently in operation: the Housing & Corporate Maintenance and Investment Services Contract, valued at up to 1.8b GBP over a maximum 12-year term, and the Roads & Infrastructure Maintenance and Improvement Services Contract, valued at up to 450m GBP over the same period. Together, these contracts deliver a broad range of critical services across the council's housing stock, corporate estate, roads network, structures, street lighting, and other key infrastructure assets. The consultant will undertake a comprehensive appraisal of potential future operating models, including in-house delivery, a council-owned company, shared services arrangements, joint ventures, hybrid models, the existing contractual arrangement, and any other viable alternatives. The commission is strictly limited to the options appraisal and development of an Outline Business Case, culminating in evidence-based recommendations for future Council consideration.

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