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title: "Professional Services for Advice and Assistance Relating to Continuing Health Care Funding for Adult's Services and Continuing Care Funding for Children's Services"
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# Professional Services for Advice and Assistance Relating to Continuing Health Care Funding for Adult's Services and Continuing Care Funding for Children's Services

Buyer: PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-066b7d

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## Summary

Peterborough City Council has awarded a contract to HINDON CONSULTANCY LTD, for the provision of professional services aimed at advising and assisting with Continuing Health Care Funding for adult and children's services. This procurement falls under the industry category of business services such as law, marketing, and consulting, with delivery spanning numerous regions across the United Kingdom including UKC, UKD, and more. The procurement process was conducted via direct award, justified by the absence of competition for the specific technical expertise required. The contract, valued at £216,000 excluding VAT, starts on 27 March 2026 and runs for 12 months, with potential extensions totalling up to 12 additional months. Key dates include a contract signature scheduled for 27 March 2026.

This tender offers significant growth opportunities for businesses with niche expertise in consulting and strategy development specifically related to health care funding. Small and medium-sized enterprises with capabilities in legal advice and training are well-positioned to compete for similar contracts, particularly in sectors requiring highly technical knowledge and strategic interfacing, such as interaction with Integrated Care Boards. The direct award nature indicates demand for specialised skills, suggesting potential business development in sectors linked to public service funding recovery and policy development. Businesses focusing on strategic consultancy, legal challenges, and funding recovery against established eligibility criteria will find this field lucrative.

## Notice

The contract is for services to support Adult's and Children's Social Workers to improve their understanding and approach to accessing CHC and CC funding for health needs. A new contract will support the Council and the CHC/CC Governance Board to improve strategic interface between the ICB (commissioners for CHC and CC) and the Council, with the development of enduring policies and procedures, and highly specialist support for legal challenges in relation to accessing this funding. The contract will build and embed training and knowledge to support our ability to access ICB funding post contract completion, and continue with existing and potential legal challenges. The Council is seeking assistance and advice in recovery of funding where CHC or CC eligibility has been established. Social Workers require training in this area to enable effective input to the assessments carried out by the ICB. The contract period shall be 12 months with the option to extend up to a further 12 months, in increments of 6 months (i.e. 12 months + 6 months + 6 months).

### Procurement Information

There are limited circumstances in which a contracting authority is permitted to award a public contract in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, to a supplier without first running a competitive tendering procedure. These are provided for in section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 and referred to as 'direct award justifications'. Schedule 5 sets out the direct award justifications. Pursuant to Schedule 5, paragraph 6 "(a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, " The provider has the niche skills, knowledge and expertise in this area (the Council has tested the market) and we are of the view they are the particular supplier with the specific capabilities required for this Contract. There would be disruption and potential significant loss in revenue for the Council if providers were changed at this time, plus it is beneficial for continuity of existing challenges for recovery of the funding. Further, it has been established that there are no other suitable suppliers to change to at this time. and "(b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. " If the Council did not proceed to award a contract, then we would have to discontinue the work and there is no reasonable alternative to achieving the opportunity to gain the benefit of recovering etc. significant external funds. Without the provider's expertise, the Council would not achieve the equivalent opportunities of gaining the CHC and CC funding. Accordingly, it is justified under S41, Schedule 5, paragraph 6 to direct award to Hindon Consultancy Ltd.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023719-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Mar 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Mar 2026 |
| Contract period | 27 Mar 2026 - 26 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £216,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | PETERBOROUGH |
| Post town | Peterborough |
| Postcode | PE2 8TY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH41 Peterborough |
| Local authority | Peterborough |
| Electoral ward | Fletton and Stanground |
| Westminster constituency | North West Cambridgeshire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HINDON CONSULTANCY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

## Release History

- 16 Mar 2026 at 16:32 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023719-2026
- 16 Mar 2026 at 16:26 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023713-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023719-2026
  16th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023713-2026
  16th March 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

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