--- title: "Production of guidance on producing an effective council data strategy" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f0eb" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f0eb" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f0eb.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f0eb.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA)" published: "2026-09-03" --- # Production of guidance on producing an effective council data strategy Buyer: Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f0eb [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f0eb) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f0eb.json) ## Summary The Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) is commissioning professional services to produce guidance for councils on creating an effective council data strategy. The requirement is for a comprehensive but concise, practical guidance document explaining how councils can develop their own data strategies. The work concerns council data services and database or operating software expertise, reflected by the stated data services and database-related classifications. It is aimed at suppliers able to turn data-management principles into clear, usable advice for local government audiences. The requirement is a single service covering the production of the guidance rather than the supply of physical goods, software licences or construction work. Suppliers should be comfortable working with public-sector organisations and presenting complex data-strategy issues in an accessible, practical format. The procurement has reached tender: the buyer invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. Bids must be submitted by 23 September 2026 at 22:59 UTC, with electronic submission allowed. The contract is scheduled to run from 5 October 2026 to 30 September 2027. Its gross value is £25,000. There is one lot, and the opportunity is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. Quotations will be assessed on a combined basis: price accounts for 25% of the overall score and quality for 75%. This makes the proposed approach, relevance and usefulness of the guidance substantially more important than price alone. The tender concerns services and is below the applicable threshold. This opportunity suits a consultancy, specialist research organisation or experienced independent adviser with a strong understanding of council data strategy, local-government information management and the practical challenges of turning strategy into implementation. Suppliers should be able to research and synthesise complex material, understand how councils use and govern data, and write concise guidance for a professional public-sector audience. The work would also suit teams able to translate technical data-services and database concepts into plain, actionable recommendations that can be applied by councils with differing levels of maturity and capability. Strong written communication, evidence-based advice and experience producing guidance, frameworks or strategic documents for councils or comparable public bodies would place a supplier well. The requirement is explicitly suitable for SMEs, so it is accessible to smaller specialist firms as well as larger consultancies. ## Notice To produce a comprehensive but concise practical guidance document for councils on how to produce an effective council data strategy. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083310-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 3 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | 23 Sep 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 5 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £25,000 | | Lots value | £25,000 | | 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 | | Postcode area | 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 - 48 - Software package and information systems - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 48600000 - Database and operating software package - 72300000 - Data services ## Release History - 3 Sep 2026 at 09:50 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083310-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083310-2026 3rd September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://app.panacea-software.com/LGA-Sourcing/eRFX-Suppliers/OpenReq.aspx?requirementId=739d621e-ff4d-47da-922e-eeb49f5a8c35 - 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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