--- title: "Effective use of data and insight to support operational management and performance oversight" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-067065" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-067065" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-067065.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-067065.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT (IDEA)" published: "2026-03-20" --- # Effective use of data and insight to support operational management and performance oversight Buyer: IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT (IDEA) Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-067065 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-067065) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-067065.json) ## Summary The Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA), based in London, is seeking proposals for the provision of services aimed at enhancing the use of data and insight in adult social services. The tender, part of an active procurement process, primarily addresses the effective use of data for operational management and performance oversight. Interested parties are invited to participate in the open competition, governed by UK legislation 2023/54, with a focus on public undertaking services. The procurement falls under the social services category and has set a tender period ending on 12 April 2026, with a contract period scheduled from 20 April 2026 to 31 July 2026. Businesses are encouraged to submit electronic applications by the deadline. This tender offers significant opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community social enterprises (VCSEs) specialising in data analysis, consultancy, and social care services to secure business growth by collaborating with IDeA. With a gross contract value of £45,000 GBP, businesses can leverage this project to not only demonstrate their capability and relevant skills but also enhance their service delivery methodologies. The required expertise in practical and purposeful data support aims to foster improvements across adult social care services, providing a foundation for firms capable of driving data-driven innovations. This competitive initiative rewards proficiency in relevant skills and experience, capability, and delivery methodology, offering a strategic avenue for firms to expand their expertise within the public sector. ## Notice Working with Directors of Adult Social Services (DASS) and their teams to improve their effective use of their data and insight to support their operational management and performance oversight, embedding the use and role of data and insight to underpin effective delivery of legal duties. The core aims of this work are to * provide practical and purposeful support to up to four councils who are looking to strengthen how they use their data and insight to monitor, understand, and improve performance across their adult social care services. * work with DASS's and their management teams to understand how they can embed the effective use of their data and insight to underpin their delivery of legal duties. * To draw on the learning from this support to provide insight to inform future support offers and related resources. * Overall, to promote and spark professional curiosity in DASSs and their management teams to enhance their use of local data and insight. Objectives: To work with DASS's and their management teams to: - Identify areas for improvement in their use of their data and insight that will enable better evidence-based decision-making to achieve better outcomes for people who draw on care and support, and enable more efficient use of resources. - Provide practical and purposeful support that DASSs are able to act on, drawing where possible on current-state learning from councils who do this well. - To support the DASSs and their management team to develop and start to implement an action plan that enables a culture change in how they use their local data and strengthens their capacity and capability to make effective and timely use of their data and insight to support operational management and performance oversight. - Capture the learning from this work to underpin the development of further support and resources to progress councils' overall data maturity and practical use of data in adult social care. The scope to extend the learning to other councils is recognised as integral to this work. Project Requirements: * To provide practical and purposeful support to up to five councils (who have been assessed as Requires Improvement by CQC) who are looking to strengthen how they use data and insight to monitor, understand, and improve performance across their adult social care services. * To plan and deliver the work in such a way that it can begin to enable a culture change, where the use of data and insight is routinely seen and used as a foundation to improvement. * To enable a learning opportunity between the councils as appropriate, drawing on practical experience and support of councils who are doing this well. * To report on common themes found across the councils to enable further, wider learning Areas of focus: The Provider will be expected to work alongside each council to identify opportunities to strengthen and embed the use of data and insight across their Adult Social Care services to drive improvement and assurance. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025795-2026 | | 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 | 20 Mar 2026 | | Submission deadline | 12 Apr 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 20 Apr 2026 - 31 Jul 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £37,500 | | Lots value | £37,500 | | 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 AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT (IDEA) | | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation - 85312100 - Daycare services - 85312400 - Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions - 85320000 - Social services ## Release History - 20 Mar 2026 at 13:44 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025795-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025795-2026 20th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-13668 ## Notice URLs - https://app.panacea-software.com/LGA-Sourcing/eRFX-Suppliers/Open.aspx?requirementId=5f1743c6-254e-4b26-8b61-d82a6eeac6ab - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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