Closed tender

Co-production of a children's services improvement, savings and delivery plan

Details

Value
£45,500
Topic
Business and management consultancy and related services
Published
24 June 2026
Submission
20 July 2026

Tender description

Swindon Borough Council (SBC) Children’s Services is currently projecting a significant overspend which presents a material risk to the Council’s Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP). At the same time, the Council has an established Children’s Improvement Plan and a range of service, workforce and practice reform activity underway. Previous external support has generated recommendations but has not resulted in: ~Sufficient ownership by service managers and directors ~Clear accountability for delivery ~Robust governance and oversight ~A clear line of sight between service change, improvement actions and financial impact The Council is therefore seeking external support to co-produce a single, integrated and delivery focused plan that aligns improvement, reform and savings activity and can be confidently overseen through existing governance arrangements.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published24 June 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date20 July 2026

About the buyer

Swindon Borough Council buys as a local authority, running procurement through its own Corporate Procurement Team. Every tender is advertised on the Find a Tender Service, the government's central digital procurement platform for public contracts. Smaller and early-stage opportunities appear on the regional Supplying the South West portal instead. Suppliers register there through ProContract to view and bid for opportunities. Bidders for larger contracts must also register on the Find a Tender Service and provide additional supplier information. Social value criteria weigh how each contract benefits Swindon's local economy, environment and wider community.

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 Swindon Borough Council's contract awards have been in construction work, IT services and architectural and engineering services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 79400000 · Business and management consultancy and related services

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