Awarded contract

PROVISION OF SUPPLY OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM PROGRAMME AND IMPLEMENTATION OF COLLABORATION COMPACT

Details

Value
£89,610
Duration
9 months
Topic
Business and management consultancy and related services
Published
29 June 2026

Tender description

Consultancy service procured to provide expert advice, facilitation, coaching, design support, and practical implementation capacity to help public sector partners embed the Compact into everyday practice. The consultancy will support partners to: • Turn shared principles into consistent behaviours and routines • Develop collaborative approaches to service reform • Build confidence, trust, and shared accountability • Strengthen community co production • Test and scale new ways of working • Develop a culture of continuous learning and adaptation The consultancy will act as a neutral, skilled partner to help the system work differently, not as a traditional programme manager or external reviewer. They will be able to suggest solutions based on a track record of previous successful delivery of system change in public services. ## Contract award

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published29 June 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date29 June 2026
  3. Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2027in 6 months

About the buyer

Westmorland and Furness Council is a local authority, and suppliers register free on The Chest, the region's e-procurement portal, to bid for contract opportunities. Registration also opens access to opportunities from district and county councils across the North West of England. Specialist consultancy support is procured through professional services frameworks running for four years. Around half the consultants on the current framework are based in Cumbria. Framework bids are evaluated on capability, capacity, performance management and commitment to social value. Every framework must align with the council's own Social Value Statement.

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 Westmorland and Furness Council's contract awards have been in construction work, transport services and software and information systems.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 79400000 · Business and management consultancy and related services

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