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title: "Cross-Council diagnostic of opportunities to reduce costs through demand management and prevention"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05f020"
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buyer: "LEEDS CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2025-12-05"
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# Cross-Council diagnostic of opportunities to reduce costs through demand management and prevention

Buyer: LEEDS CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f020

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## Summary

Leeds City Council has completed the procurement process for a contract titled "Cross-Council diagnostic of opportunities to reduce costs through demand management and prevention." This initiative focuses on business and management consultancy services aimed at addressing financial pressures within children's social care and homelessness sectors. The procurement falls under the services category and was conducted as a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, in alignment with the ESPO 664_25 Framework. The awarded contract, valued at £325,680, commenced on 7th October 2025 and is situated within the UKE42 region, Leeds. The procurement stage is concluded with the award active, indicating successful contractor appointment.

This tender provides substantial opportunities for consultancy firms, particularly large-scale businesses proficient in strategic assessments and demand management. Companies like Peopletoo Limited, which have experience in business consultancy for public sector organisations, are well-positioned to leverage domain expertise to deliver effective solutions in financial diagnostics. Moreover, firms capable of offering innovative approaches to proactive prevention in social care could find lucrative prospects by participating in similar procurement activities initiated by local authorities such as Leeds City Council, enabling potential growth in sectors addressing community-wide social issues.

## Notice

Appointment of an external Strategic Delivery Partner (the Consultant) to undertake a diagnostic assessment in partnership with the Council focused on preventing demand costs and improving the approach to proactive prevention to reduce financial pressures. The diagnostic will specifically focus on children's social care and homelessness. The contract is awarded as a result of a mini competition under the ESPO 664_25 Framework.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Appointment of an external Strategic Delivery Partner (the Consultant) to undertake a diagnostic assessment in partnership with the Council focused on preventing demand costs and improving the approach to proactive prevention to reduce financial pressures. The diagnostic will specifically focus on children's social care and homelessness.

### Procurement Information

Tender process was a mini competition under ESPO 664_25 Framework

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080328-2025 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Oct 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £325,680 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LEEDS CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS1 1UR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley |
| Delivery location | TLE42 Leeds |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PEOPLETOO |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

## Release History

- 5 Dec 2025 at 16:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080328-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.leeds.gov.uk

## Provenance

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