Scope
Description
A contractor is being commissioned to work with PCH to provide targeted support to councils, neighbourhoods or places to develop impactful strategic workforce plans that will drive improvement locally and support the delivery of the governments three shifts. The Governments 10 year Health Plan aims to deliver three shifts - hospital to community, analogue to digital and sickness to prevention - that will ensure that health and social care are fit for the future. A well-resourced and supported workforce will be central to government delivering these shifts. Planning for a workforce to deliver these shifts in a neighbourhood or place requires different skills to traditional workforce planning and not all councils yet have the skills or confidence to do this. Requests for support from PCH for strategic workforce planning have increased since 2023, including requests for support at regional as well as placed based level. DHSC require PCH to prioritise support to those councils being assessed as 'inadequate' or 'requires improvement' in the CQC assessment process. Many of these councils identify workforce planning as an area for improvement under the 'providing support' theme.
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Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £61,750 excluding VAT
- £74,100 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Date signed
9 July 2025
Contract dates
- 14 July 2025 to 31 March 2026
- Possible extension to 30 September 2026
- 1 year, 2 months, 18 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
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - limited competition
Supplier
Kath Smythe Ltd
46 New Barns Avenue
Manchester
M21 7DG
United Kingdom
Region: UKD33 - Manchester
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1
Contracting authority
Improvement and Development Agency
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPLL-6427-QNDD
18 Smith Square, Westminster
London
SW1P 3HZ
United Kingdom
Region: UKI32 - Westminster
Organisation type: Public undertaking (commercial organisation subject to public authority oversight)