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title: "Workforce planning in a neighbourhood or place"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-055e64"
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# Workforce planning in a neighbourhood or place

Buyer: IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055e64

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## Summary

The contracting process was undertaken by the Improvement and Development Agency, based in London, United Kingdom, for a project titled "Workforce planning in a neighbourhood or place". This procurement falls under the health and social work services industry category. The process culminated in an award and contract signing with Kath Smythe Ltd, a supplier in Manchester, for services to be delivered across the UK. The procurement was conducted through a limited competition method due to its below-threshold status, with the legal basis aligned to UK legislation 2023/54. This contract, which began on 14 July 2025, extends to 31 March 2026, with a potential extension until 30 September 2026, if deemed necessary by the buyer.

This tender presents substantial growth prospects for businesses specialising in strategic workforce planning, especially those adept at addressing the demands of transitioning from hospital to community care, digitisation, and preventive health care. Small and medium-sized enterprises with expertise in public sector support, particularly within health and social care sectors, would be well-suited to participate. The requirement to support councils identified as needing improvement offers a unique opportunity for businesses that can deliver innovative workforce solutions aligning with governmental health strategies. Kath Smythe Ltd has already seized this opportunity, suggesting potential for others in this specialised field.

## Notice

A contractor is being commissioned to work with PCH to provide targeted support to councils, neighbourhoods or places to develop impactful strategic workforce plans that will drive improvement locally and support the delivery of the governments three shifts. The Governments 10 year Health Plan aims to deliver three shifts - hospital to community, analogue to digital and sickness to prevention - that will ensure that health and social care are fit for the future. A well-resourced and supported workforce will be central to government delivering these shifts. Planning for a workforce to deliver these shifts in a neighbourhood or place requires different skills to traditional workforce planning and not all councils yet have the skills or confidence to do this. Requests for support from PCH for strategic workforce planning have increased since 2023, including requests for support at regional as well as placed based level. DHSC require PCH to prioritise support to those councils being assessed as 'inadequate' or 'requires improvement' in the CQC assessment process. Many of these councils identify workforce planning as an area for improvement under the 'providing support' theme. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=964676474

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039565-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - limited competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Jul 2025 |
| Contract period | 13 Jul 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £61,750 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY |
| Locality | LONDON |
| 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | KATH SMYTHE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 14 Jul 2025 at 11:05 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039565-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039565-2025
  14th July 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=964676474
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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