Official UK procurement notice
CST328 Local Government Reorganisation Strategic Delivery Partnership
Authority: Derbyshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDerbyshire County Council, acting as Lead Contracting Authority on behalf of the participating Derby and Derbyshire authorities, is seeking to appoint a Strategic Delivery Partner to provide programme leadership, implementation support, specialist expertise, independent assurance and additional delivery capacity to support the implementation of Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) across Derbyshire.
Following the Ministerial decision of 16 July 2026, Derbyshire will transition to two new unitary authorities. The Northern Derbyshire Unitary Authority will comprise Bolsover District Council, Chesterfield Borough Council, Derbyshire Dales District Council, High Peak Borough Council, North East Derbyshire District Council and 21 parishes from Amber Valley Borough Council. The Southern Derbyshire Unitary Authority will comprise Derby City Council, Erewash Borough Council, South Derbyshire District Council and 14 parishes from Amber Valley Borough Council.
The successful Supplier will provide programme leadership, implementation support, specialist expertise, independent assurance and additional delivery capacity from mobilisation through to Vesting Day and, where required, a post-vesting stabilisation period.
Working alongside elected members, officers and programme leads, the Supplier will support the safe, effective and legally compliant transition to future arrangements, ensuring strong governance, risk management, service continuity and delivery of programme outcomes. The Supplier will operate within an Intelligent Client model, providing expert advice, challenge and delivery support without assuming statutory responsibilities or decision-making functions.
The contract will support all programme phases, including:
- Phase 1 - Mobilisation and Transition Planning
- Phase 2 - Design and Development
- Phase 3 - Implementation
- Phase 4 - Vesting Day Readiness and Delivery
- Phase 5 - Post-Vesting Stabilisation and Transformation
Support will be required across a range of specialist themes, including programme management, finance, HR and workforce, legal and governance, ICT and digital, customer and service transformation, communications and engagement, organisational design, change management, procurement and commercial, assets and property, data and insight, and programme assurance.
Suppliers must demonstrate significant experience of complex public sector transformation and reorganisation, strong programme management capability, access to specialist resources, and the ability to mobilise rapidly within a complex multi-authority environment.
- How the procedure runs: This procurement will be conducted using a multi-stage Competitive Flexible Procedure. Stage 1 - Conditions of Participation Tenderers will be assessed against conditions of participation designed to evaluate their capability, capacity, relevant experience and suitability to deliver the Contract. Following evaluation of Stage 1 submissions, the four highest scoring tenders will be shortlisted and invited to participate in Stage 2. Stage 2 - Invitation to Tender Shortlisted Tenderers will be invited to submit a detailed tender response. Submissions will be evaluated against the published award criteria, including quality and price, to identify the Most Advantageous Tender Stage 3 - Presentation and Clarification (Optional) The Council reserves the right to require one or more Tenderers to participate in a presentation and clarification stage. Tenderers may be required to present and validate their proposed delivery model, methodology, resource deployment, mobilisation approach and understanding of the Council's requirements. The outcomes of this stage may be taken into account when determining the Most Advantageous Tender.
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1CancelledRenewalPublished value£8,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
Insurance Levels:
a. Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance £5 Million
b. Public Liability Insurance £10 Million
c. Professional Indemnity Insurance £10 Million
d. Cyber Liability Insurance £2 Million
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Stage 2 Initiation to Tender- The Council will evaluate submissions in accordance with the published evaluation criteria. Following evaluation, the four highest scoring tenders will be invited to participate in stage 2.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Economic & financial standing
Insurance Levels:
a. Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance £5 Million
b. Public Liability Insurance £10 Million
c. Professional Indemnity Insurance £10 Million
d. Cyber Liability Insurance £2 Million
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Stage 2 Initiation to Tender- The Council will evaluate submissions in accordance with the published evaluation criteria. Following evaluation, the four highest scoring tenders will be invited to participate in stage 2.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 31 Jul 2026, 14:27 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Sept 2026, 16:12 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 3 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
CST328- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-072764- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d8f5Find a Tender
- How it runs
This procurement will be conducted using a multi-stage Competitive Flexible Procedure.
Stage 1 - Conditions of Participation
Tenderers will be assessed against conditions of participation designed to evaluate their capability, capacity, relevant experience and suitability to deliver the Contract. Following evaluation of Stage 1 submissions, the four highest scoring tenders will be shortlisted and invited to participate in Stage 2.
Stage 2 - Invitation to Tender
Shortlisted Tenderers will be invited to submit a detailed tender response. Submissions will be evaluated against the published award criteria, including quality and price, to identify the Most Advantageous Tender
Stage 3 - Presentation and Clarification (Optional)
The Council reserves the right to require one or more Tenderers to participate in a presentation and clarification stage. Tenderers may be required to present and validate their proposed delivery model, methodology, resource deployment, mobilisation approach and understanding of the Council's requirements. The outcomes of this stage may be taken into account when determining the Most Advantageous Tender.
- Risks
The Council recognises that the implementation of Local Government Reorganisation is a complex and evolving programme. Whilst the broad scope of the requirement is known at the commencement of this procurement, the precise nature, timing, volume and sequencing of some activities cannot be fully determined at this stage.
The Council therefore reserves the right to modify the Contract, in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, to reflect emerging programme requirements and circumstances, including but not limited to changes arising from Government policy or guidance, the Structural Changes Order, Shadow Authority requirements, governance arrangements, implementation timescales, service allocation decisions, workforce transition arrangements, ICT and data migration requirements, asset and contract transfer activities, statutory obligations, programme assurance outcomes, and post-vesting stabilisation and transformation requirements.
Any such modifications shall remain within the overall scope and purpose of the Contract, namely the provision of strategic delivery, programme management, assurance and implementation support services associated with Local Government Reorganisation in Derby and Derbyshire.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 26 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 26 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
31 Jul 2026 → 30 Nov 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published87 days ago31 Jul 2026, 14:27 BST
- Clarification questions by70 days ago17 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline62 days ago26 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published27 days ago29 Sept 2026, 16:12 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 8 days3 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 34 days30 Nov 2026
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Jul 2026- Tender notice published31 Jul 2026, 14:27 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published20 Aug 2026, 09:29 BSTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published29 Sept 2026, 16:12 BSTUK12
- Status changed to cancelled29 Sept 2026, 16:12 BST
Published amendments (1)
Amendment to initial contract term date to read 2028.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 29 Sept 2026 | CancelledFollowing the pause of the Local Government Reorganisation programme, Derbyshire County Council has reviewed the requirement and the associated procurement activity. As a result of this review, the Council has concluded that it is no longer appropriate to continue with the procurement process and has therefore decided to terminate the procurement with immediate effect. Given the change in circumstances and the resulting uncertainty regarding the future requirement, no contract award will be made. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender