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title: "Enterprise Contracts Future Delivery Model Option Appraisal"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000846476"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "North Lanarkshire Council"
published: "2026-10-23"
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# Enterprise Contracts Future Delivery Model Option Appraisal

Buyer: North Lanarkshire Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000846476

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## Summary

North Lanarkshire Council commissioned consultancy to assess future delivery options for services provided through its Enterprise Contracts and prepare an Outline Business Case with recommendations for the Council. The review covers two major contracts: housing and corporate maintenance and investment, and roads and infrastructure maintenance and improvement. The services underpin the Council’s housing stock, corporate estate, roads, structures, street lighting and other infrastructure. The consultant’s remit is confined to comparing potential operating models for those services; it includes in-house provision, a council-owned company, shared services or a public-sector consortium, a private-sector joint venture, hybrid models, the current contractual arrangement and other applicable alternatives. The work is delivered for North Lanarkshire Council in North Lanarkshire, Scotland.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to the Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government. It was conducted through an open procedure as a call-off from the GCA Management Consultancy Framework Four, Lot 6 for procurement and supply-chain services. The contract was signed on 9 October 2026 and is active, with an awarded value of £350,000. The competition covered one lot, with one bid recorded. The commission is limited to the options appraisal and Outline Business Case; the resulting recommendations are for future Council consideration. The source sets out the operating models to be assessed but does not state a separate evaluation formula or criteria. The two existing service contracts examined by the consultant have stated maximum terms of 12 years.

This award shows demand for specialist public-sector management consultancy focused on strategic operating-model appraisal and business-case development, rather than delivery of maintenance or infrastructure services. Suppliers would need to compare materially different arrangements—including in-house provision, council-owned companies, shared services, joint ventures, hybrid structures and existing contracts—and turn the evidence into clear, decision-ready recommendations. Relevant capability includes understanding local-government governance and service delivery, analysing value, efficiency, resilience and strategic outcomes, and producing a robust Outline Business Case. Experience spanning housing and corporate property maintenance alongside roads, structures and street lighting would help a supplier address the breadth of the Council’s Enterprise Contracts. The work was bought through a management consultancy framework’s procurement and supply-chain lot, so framework access and the ability to compete for comparable consultancy commissions are commercially relevant.

## Notice

The Council's Enterprise Contracts Performance and Assurance team has been tasked with undertaking an options appraisal and developing an Outline Business Case to assess the future delivery of services currently provided through the council's Enterprise Contracts. The purpose of this work is to determine whether the existing delivery model should continue beyond the initial contract terms or whether an alternative approach would provide greater value, efficiency, resilience, or strategic benefit to the council. The review will focus on two major contracts currently in operation: the Housing & Corporate Maintenance and Investment Services Contract, valued at up to 1.8b GBP over a maximum 12-year term, and the Roads & Infrastructure Maintenance and Improvement Services Contract, valued at up to 450m GBP over the same period. Together, these contracts deliver a broad range of critical services across the council's housing stock, corporate estate, roads network, structures, street lighting, and other key infrastructure assets. The consultant will undertake a comprehensive appraisal of potential future operating models, including in-house delivery, a council-owned company, shared services arrangements, joint ventures, hybrid models, the existing contractual arrangement, and any other viable alternatives. The commission is strictly limited to the options appraisal and development of an Outline Business Case, culminating in evidence-based recommendations for future Council consideration.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Services within the contract will consider all available operating models associated with the delivery of the services provided by the existing Enterprise Contracts including but not limited to: - In-house delivery - Council owned company - Joint service delivery or public sector consortium (shared services) - Joint venture with the private sector - Hybrid approach(es) - Existing model - Any other applicable models identified The brief for the commission will be restricted to this area of work with no opportunity for scope creep or further utilisation of the contract. The remit of the consultant will be specifically to carry out an option appraisals of potential future delivery models available for the in-scope services of the Enterprise Contracts and the development of an Outline Business Case with recommendations for Council to consider.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT567271 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £350,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | North Lanarkshire Council |
| Locality | MOTHERWELL |
| Postcode area | Motherwell |
| Postcode | ML1 1AB |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM34 North Lanarkshire |
| Local authority | North Lanarkshire |
| Electoral ward | Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig |
| Westminster constituency | Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke |
| Delivery location | TLM84 North Lanarkshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
- 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

## Release History

- 23 Oct 2026 at 01:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT567271

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT567271
  Enterprise Contracts Future Delivery Model Option Appraisal - The Council's Enterprise Contracts Performance and Assurance team has been tasked with undertaking an options appraisal and developing an Outline Business Case to assess the future delivery of services currently provided through the council's Enterprise Contracts. The purpose of this work is to determine whether the existing delivery model should continue beyond the initial contract terms or whether an alternative approach would provide greater value, efficiency, resilience, or strategic benefit to the council. The review will focus on two major contracts currently in operation: the Housing & Corporate Maintenance and Investment Services Contract, valued at up to 1.8b GBP over a maximum 12-year term, and the Roads & Infrastructure Maintenance and Improvement Services Contract, valued at up to 450m GBP over the same period. Together, these contracts deliver a broad range of critical services across the council's housing stock, corporate estate, roads network, structures, street lighting, and other key infrastructure assets. The consultant will undertake a comprehensive appraisal of potential future operating models, including in-house delivery, a council-owned company, shared services arrangements, joint ventures, hybrid models, the existing contractual arrangement, and any other viable alternatives. The commission is strictly limited to the options appraisal and development of an Outline Business Case, culminating in evidence-based recommendations for future Council consideration.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000846476
- https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk

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