Scope
Reference
ASC160
Description
Procurement of specialist consultancy services.
A continuation and extension of the existing transformation programme previously delivered by ARCC
Consulting under the ESPO 664_21 framework. The new agreement builds directly upon diagnostic findings, financial modelling, and service redesign work already completed by ARCC 2025.
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £500,000 excluding VAT
- £600,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
15 December 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026
- Possible extension to 30 June 2027
- 1 year, 6 months
Description of possible extension:
If work has not completed can be extended for another six months without financial increase.
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
Contract locations
- UKG37 - Sandwell
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Direct award justification
Additional or repeat goods, services or works - extension or partial replacement
A change in supplier would result in significant duplication of cost and delay. Based on previous experience with comparable reviews, a new consultancy would require 6-14 weeks of discovery and scoping to recreate organisational intelligence already held by ARCC.
ARCC retains intellectual property and proprietary analytical models developed for Sandwell under previous projects. While the Council holds rights to deliverables, the underlying data frameworks, diagnostic tools, and methodologies remain ARCC's IP. Recommissioning a new supplier would require redevelopment of these tools at additional public cost.
Supplier
ARCC HR LTD
- Companies House: 09859800
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGTY-2472-GQRV
C/O Ellis & Co
Chester
CH1 2HT
United Kingdom
Email: tenders@arcc-hr.co.uk
Region: UKD63 - Cheshire West and Chester
Contract 1
Contracting authority
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJHD-8764-YRJJ
Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street
Oldbury
B69 3DE
United Kingdom
Region: UKG37 - Sandwell
Organisation type: Public authority - central government