Expired contract

Award of consultant to review ESCC's care efficiency strategy

Details

Buyer: East Sussex County Council
Supplier(s): iMPOWER Consulting Ltd
Value: £450,000
Duration: 6 months
Topic: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Published: 18 July 2023
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

A consultant is required to review and help deliver Children's Services care sufficiency strategy. The work will comprise of two phases, with the second phase only going ahead subject to the outcome of phase one, funding availability, the consultant's performance and internal approval. This contract was extended from 26 September 2023 to 31 October 2023 and the contract value increased from £315,000 to £450,000. Additional information: The contract value has increased from £315,000 to £450,000 due to an approved increase in the scope of Phase Two of the project. The contract end date has been extended from 26 September 2023 to 31 October 2023.

Timeline

Completed: Award date3 May 2023
Completed: Award published18 July 2023
Current notice
Completed: Contract expiry date31 October 2023

About the buyer

East Sussex County Council buys as a local government organisation through Orbis Procurement, a shared service with Surrey County Council and Brighton & Hove City Council. Contracts above a set value are advertised on the Proactis Supplier Network, the council's main tenders site. Larger opportunities also appear on the government's Find a Tender service. Purchase orders and payments run through SAP, the council's purchase-to-pay system, with suppliers paid by BACS. Procurement sits in three categories, People, Place, and Corporate, IT and Governance, each with its own Procurement Partner. An Orbis Joint Committee oversees the partnership's shared procurement service.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of East Sussex County Council's contract awards have been in transport services, construction work and transport equipment.

Relevant CPV codes

79000000 · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-sussex-county-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-sussex-county-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-sussex-county-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-sussex-county-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-sussex-county-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-sussex-county-council.gov