Official UK procurement notice
Regional Children’s Improvement Advisers (CIA) with notice
Authority: Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe LGA delivers a programme of children’s services leadership support to councils and corporate and political leaders. To support delivery of the LGA’s programme of children’s services leadership support to councils and corporate or political leaders through provision of associate support to councils, specifically (but not exclusively) in children’s social care and SEND.
The Regional Children’s Improvement Adviser will be required to:
Work closely with the LGA children’s improvement advisors who focus on SEND and corporate leadership to ensure a coherent offer of support.
Build a wider understanding of the LGAs improvement support to ensure a coherent and co-ordinated offer to councils.
Develop strong relationships with councils and corporate and political leaders in a region to build a clear understanding of need in children’s services, to support leadership, identify innovative solutions, broker improvement strategies, and ensure they are delivered.
Build a direct relationship with the regional improvement and innovation alliances (RIIAs) in terms of strategic planning, intervention and resources, and to provide support and challenge to the delivery of regional plans.
Provide constructive challenge to local and regional approaches and priorities.
Identify and support councils at risk of failure.
Work with the LGA’s children’s improvement team to commission additional capacity and expertise to improve services for children.
Ensure best practice and learning is shared.
Contract dates:
The date for commencement of the Services is: 1 June 2026
The date for completion of the Services is: 31 March 2027, with the option to review and extend for an additional 1 year
Fee:
The Fee for the performance of the Services (together with any services necessary or reasonably incidental to such Services) is £700 excluding VAT. Reasonable travel and accommodation expenses will also be paid.
(Greater detail of the Services are set out in attached draft contract in Appendix 3).
CPV: Daycare services · Family-planning services · Homedelivery of provisions · Rehabilitation services · Social services · Welfare services for children and young people · Welfare services for disabled people · Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£42,000
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How this buyer will score bids.
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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).
Lot awarding rule: 4 Excellent The Bidder provides a high level of confidence that: the Bidder’s approach/solution will comply with the Purchaser’s requirements which are relevant to the question and any objective(s) stated within the question; and the Bidder has proposed a robust approach; and the Bidder exceeds the Purchaser’s expectations in delivery of the required outputs. 3 Good The Bidder provides a good level of confidence that: the Bidder’s approach/solution will comply with the Purchaser’s requirements which are relevant to the question and any objective(s) stated within the question; and the Bidder has proposed a robust approach. 2 Satisfactory The Bidder provides an satisfactory level of confidence (with only minor reservations) that: the Bidder’s approach/solution will comply with the Purchaser’s requirements which are relevant to the question and any objective(s) stated within the question; and the Bidder has proposed a robust approach. 1 Poor The Bidder has not responded to the question in full; and/or the response gives rise to some major reservations in respect of whether: the Bidder’s approach/solution will comply with the Purchaser’s requirements which are relevant to the question and any objective(s) stated within the question; and/or the Bidder has proposed a robust approach. 0 Unacceptable The Bidder’s response does not answer the question and/or is irrelevant and/or is otherwise unacceptable.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 16 Apr 2026, 17:51 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Apr 2026, 10:25 BST
- Authority reference
CIA 2026- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-034913- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0684a1Find a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
16 Apr 2026 → 1 Jun 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published195 days ago16 Apr 2026, 17:51 BST
- Clarification questions by184 days ago27 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline180 days ago1 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Contract starts150 days ago1 Jun 2026
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Apr 2026- Tender notice published16 Apr 2026, 17:51 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published17 Apr 2026, 10:25 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £42,00017 Apr 2026, 10:25 BST
Published amendments (1)
changes to VAT inclusion and number of appendix
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
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