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title: "Neighbourhoods technical advisor role"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077e1b"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Ashfield District Council"
published: "2026-09-30"
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# Neighbourhoods technical advisor role

Buyer: Ashfield District Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077e1b

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## Summary

Ashfield District Council commissioned an independent neighbourhoods technical adviser to advise its Executive Director of Operations on the performance, resilience and improvement of neighbourhood services. The work focuses on waste and recycling, operational links with garages and fleet services, reliability issues such as missed bin collections, and workforce models, including implementing and optimising a four-day working week. This is specialist operational and management consultancy, with a focus on local authority neighbourhood services rather than waste collection delivery itself. The buyer is Ashfield District Council, based in Kirkby in Ashfield. The stated delivery locations span England, although the specific places are not identified.

The procurement is complete and APSE Synergy Limited was selected for the single lot. The council used a direct award below the relevant threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 14 August 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £51,750 excluding VAT and £62,100 including VAT. The award is active, and the contract is recorded as active. The procurement concerned consultancy services relating to neighbourhood operations, with waste and refuse services also classified in its scope. No separate scored evaluation criteria are stated; the route was a non-competitive direct award.

For suppliers seeking to compete for a similar requirement from Ashfield District Council, credibility would rest on demonstrable expertise advising local authorities on neighbourhood operational services, particularly waste and recycling performance and service resilience. Relevant experience would include diagnosing reliability problems such as missed collections, understanding the operational interfaces between fleet, garages and frontline services, and advising on workforce design and implementation of compressed working patterns such as a four-day week. The selected provider shows that an independent advisory role, combining technical and operational insight, fits the requirement; the work is consultancy rather than routine service delivery. Suppliers would need to show they can give senior council leaders practical advice on performance and improvement across these connected services. The direct, non-competitive route used for this award is also relevant context for suppliers assessing how the council has sourced this type of specialist support.

## Notice

To provide independent, expert technical and operational advice to the Executive Director - Operations on the performance, resilience, and improvement of neighbourhood-based operational services, with a particular focus on: * Waste and recycling services * Garage and fleet-related operational interfaces * Service reliability issues (e.g. missed bins) * Workforce models, including the implementation and optimisation of a 4 day working week

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092590-2026 |
| 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 | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £51,750 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Ashfield District Council |
| Locality | KIRKBY IN ASHFIELD |
| Postcode area | Nottingham |
| Postcode | NG17 8DA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF15 North Nottinghamshire |
| Local authority | Ashfield |
| Electoral ward | Greenwood & Summit |
| Westminster constituency | Ashfield |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | APSE SYNERGY LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services

## Release History

- 30 Sep 2026 at 17:14 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092590-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092590-2026
  30th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://apse.org.uk/index.cfm/apse/solutions/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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