Tender

Adult Social Care Financial Analysis Bespoke Reviews

  • Improvement and Development Agency

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Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-036049

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0555c0

Published 30 June 2025, 12:05pm



Scope

Description

Financial reviews of local authorities

Based on demand over previous years, it is estimated there will be 10 reviews per financial year. The exact number of reviews will be determined by demand from local authorities with responsibility for adult social care. These reviews will be shared amongst the pool of reviewers based on availability and relevant skills, knowledge, and experience. Each reviewer may expect to conduct up to four reviews per financial year.

Each review is estimated to take a maximum of eight days to complete, including producing the draft report and taking part in an online feedback session with the local authority.

Each review is the result of an initial discussion between the DASS (and often the CFO) of a local authority and the National Care & Health Improvement Adviser Finance and the Regional Care & Health Improvement Adviser to assess whether the authority should be a priority for a review, based on criteria set out by PCH and any other relevant factors.

Once an authority is agreed as a priority for review, the national adviser discusses with the DASS which finance reviewer should undertake the work considering each reviewer's availability and relevant knowledge and experiences:

•Contractors will be contacted as reviews become available

•The LGA will have the right to consider factors such as suppliers' special competences, personal styles and a council's own choices, in allocating assignments.

•The supplier will have the right to turn down any offer of assignment.

The objective of each review is to produce a report for a specific council targeted on financial pressures in adult social care, and suggesting ways to improve management of financial risk.

The reviewer will:

•agree a scoping report with a local authority that has been identified by the national advisor as a priority for financial review;

•conduct a detailed review of the authority's financial management of adult social care compared to best practice, including e.g. use of resources, budget-setting, budget management, savings and transformation plans;

•produce a draft report to be assured by the national adviser, setting out the findings of the review and suggestions for improvement in financial management;

•attend a meeting with the local authority, alongside the national advisor, to discuss the draft report; and

•revise the draft report, if required, after the meeting with the local authority.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Health-and-social-work-services./M36N5XVQHD

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/M36N5XVQHD

Total value (estimated)

  • £58,000 excluding VAT
  • £69,600 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 6 August 2025 to 31 March 2026
  • Possible extension to 30 September 2026
  • 1 year, 1 month, 26 days

Description of possible extension:

Up to 6 months at buyers discretion

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Enquiry deadline

14 July 2025, 5:00pm

Tender submission deadline

21 July 2025, 5:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes


Award criteria

This table contains award criteria for this lot
Name Type Weighting
Quality Quality 90%
Price Price 10%

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - open competition


Contracting authority

Improvement and Development Agency

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPLL-6427-QNDD

18 Smith Square, London

London

SW1P 3HZ

United Kingdom

Contact name: Max Warden

Telephone: 020 7187 7346

Email: max.warden@local.gov.uk

Region: UKI32 - Westminster

Organisation type: Public undertaking (commercial organisation subject to public authority oversight)