Award

ASC160 Better Care Transformation Programme Consultancy

  • Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-078785

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05ec94 (view related notices)

Published 2 December 2025, 10:36am



Scope

Reference

ASC160

Description

Procurement of specialist consultancy services.

A continuation and extension of the existing transformation programme previously delivered by ARCC 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

Award decision date

1 December 2025

Standstill period

  • End: 11 December 2025
  • 8 working days

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

Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award


Supplier

ARCC HR LTD

  • Companies House: 09859800
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGTY-2472-GQRV

C/O Ellis & Co

Chester

CH1 2HT

United Kingdom

Region: UKD63 - Cheshire West and Chester

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

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