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title: "CYAD Improvement Support"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05fb43"
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buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF HARROW"
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# CYAD Improvement Support

Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF HARROW  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05fb43

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## Summary

The public procurement process for the "CYAD Improvement Support" has been completed by the London Borough of Harrow, located at Forward Drive, Harrow, UK. This procurement falls under the category of services, specifically development consultancy services, and is classified within the public authority sub-central government sector. The contract was awarded to CHANNEL 3 CONSULTING LTD, a Cardiff-based SME. The procurement followed a direct method, classified as below threshold without competition, and aimed to enhance support for children with disabilities, focusing on care purchasing, market management, and maximising health and education income. The contract, valued at £170,000 with a gross amount of £204,000, was signed on 22 December 2025, with a service period starting on 5 January 2026 and concluding on 4 January 2027.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in consultancy services aimed at improving public sector efficiency and outcomes, particularly those focusing on social care and educational services. Companies equipped with expertise in care market management, funding applications, and progression-focused practice areas, especially those who can demonstrate negotiation skills and the ability to innovate in service delivery, could leverage such contracts for growth. Although the procurement did not involve an open competition, it highlights the demand for consultative expertise in public sector transformation, making it an attractive prospect for businesses looking to provide tailored support services to government entities.

## Notice

Like many councils, we have seen our spend on support for children with disabilities grow rapidly in the last few years. We are seeking external support to help us: - Develop our approach to care purchasing and market management - Maximising health and education income - Ensuring practice is sufficiently progression focused This support needs to be a mix of putting the procedures and tools in place for us to manage long term along with practical 'doing' support, especially focused on provider negotiations. Requirements include the following: - Care market management o Skilling up our Arranging Care team to start purchasing for children with disabilities o Developing procedures and tools to support the Arranging Care team o Developing approach, procedures, and tools to support contract management o Developing approach to reducing cost for existing high-cost placements o Delivery of work to negotiate with most expensive provision to try and reduce cost / ensure they are working in a progression-focused manner o To identify an approach to source specialist fostering capacity as an alternative to residential provision - Maximising health and education income o Putting clear procedures in place to apply for health funding o Putting clear procedures in place to apply for education funding o Support to make the case to NWL ICB for better working with NHS o Delivery of work to make the case to the relevant ICBs for health funding for the most expensive provision where insufficient health funding has been agreed o Delivery of work to make the case to the education team for education funding for the most expensive provision where insufficient education funding has been agreed - Progression focused practice o Review case files for most expensive provision and audit the strength of practice o Make recommendations as to how practice can be improved

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085275-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Dec 2025 |
| Contract period | 5 Jan 2026 - 4 Jan 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £170,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LONDON BOROUGH OF HARROW |
| Locality | HARROW |
| Post town | Harrow |
| Postcode | HA3 8FL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI7 Outer London - West and North West |
| ITL 3 | TLI74 Harrow and Hillingdon |
| Local authority | Harrow |
| Electoral ward | Kenton West |
| Westminster constituency | Harrow East |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CHANNEL 3 CONSULTING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73220000 - Development consultancy services

## Release History

- 22 Dec 2025 at 10:52 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085275-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085275-2025
  22nd December 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://channel3consulting.co.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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