Children's social care service improvement and inspection preparation specialist
Details
- Supplier(s)
- HELEN DAFT CONSULTANT IN SOCIAL CARE LIMITED
- Value
- £39,600
- Duration
- 5 months
- Topic
- Business and management consultancy and related services
- Published
- 11 February 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
To complete audit work as required within the Quality Assurance Framework and as required by multiple elements of the children's improvement plan following the inadequate ILAC inspection. Highly experienced social work professional with a background in supporting improvement and inspection preparation work, able to be responsive to learning needs identified from audit, dip samples, SLIP partner feedback and Directors requirements for change. ## Contract award
Timeline
- Completed: Award published11 February 2026Current notice
- Completed: Award date11 February 2026
- Completed: Contract expiry date30 June 2026
About the buyer
Cheshire East Council is a local authority procuring for the Cheshire East borough, with its own Corporate Procurement Unit handling contracts and quotations. Tender opportunities are advertised on The Chest e-tendering portal, the council's route to market for open competitions. Larger contracts above the public procurement threshold also appear on Find a Tender, the government's central digital platform. Smaller purchases follow a risk-based sourcing approach, using either a request for quotation or an existing public sector framework. Contracts are also listed on the North West Contracts register, giving suppliers visibility across the wider region.
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 Cheshire East Council's contract awards have been in transport services, construction work and software and information systems.
Relevant CPV codes
- 79400000 · Business and management consultancy and related services
- 85300000 · Social work and related services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cheshire-east-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cheshire-east-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cheshire-east-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cheshire-east-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cheshire-east-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cheshire-east-council.gov |
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