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title: "Understanding and managing waits for assessment and support - defining and measuring timescales"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-054f73"
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# Understanding and managing waits for assessment and support - defining and measuring timescales

Buyer: IMPROVEMENT & DEVELOPMENT AGENCY  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-054f73

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## Summary

The Improvement & Development Agency, located in Local Government House, 18 Smith Square, London, is seeking tenders for a project titled "Understanding and managing waits for assessment and support – defining and measuring timescales." This initiative falls under the Health and social work services industry category and is scheduled in the procurement stage with tender submissions closing on the 7th of July, 2025. Interested parties should note that the contract is implemented through an open procurement method, offering below threshold open competition. The enquiry period ends on the 25th of June, 2025, and the contract work is set to start on the 14th of July, 2025, running initially until the 30th of January, 2026, with potential renewal extensions.

This tender presents a substantial opportunity for SMEs and VCSEs with expertise in health and social work services to engage in a significant public undertaking and possibly gain a foothold in the public sector contracting market. Given the focus on measuring timescales and supporting councils, businesses well-suited for this tender may specialize in project management, analytics, consulting, or health service delivery. The emphasis on quality, with a weighting of 90% in the award criteria, underscores the importance of delivering high-standard services, making it critical for bidders to demonstrate excellence and robust project execution capabilities. With a contract value up to £30,000, this initiative also presents a financial opportunity for growth and networking within the public sector.

## Notice

This work builds on previous work undertaken for PCH in 2024/25 examining the experience of a range of councils around measuring timescales. This work will test and develop this in much greater depth. This universal work also runs alongside a parallel piece of targeted work (B6) supporting a small number of sites. Learnings from the targeted work will feed into this examination of timescales. It may also be, depending on timings, that this work is tested back out in some of the targeted sites. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-UK-London:-Health-and-social-work-services.:-Health-and-social-work-services./REZSS66QQY To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/REZSS66QQY

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The Head Contractor will be entitled at its absolute discretion to extend the Contract Period on the same terms for a further period or periods of up to six months, subject to business approval and funds availability. The terms and conditions of the Sub-Contract shall apply throughout any such extended period. The duration of this Contract shall be no longer than twelve months in total.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033504-2025 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Jun 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Jul 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 13 Jul 2025 - 30 Jan 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £25,000 |
| Lots value | £25,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | IMPROVEMENT & DEVELOPMENT AGENCY |
| Locality | UK-LONDON: HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK SERVICES. |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3HZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 18 Jun 2025 at 18:06 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033504-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033504-2025
  18th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/signup.html?userType=supplier
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/REZSS66QQY
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-UK-London:-Health-and-social-work-services.:-Health-and-social-work-services./REZSS66QQY
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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