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DDAT Capability Framework Refresh

Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 13:32.

Opportunity overview

To refresh and further evolve the LGA DDAT capabilities framework to keep it up to date and relevant, and to support operationalisation of the framework through the LGA DDAT workforce planning offer to councils. The LGA requires support to evolve its current DDaT skills framework to a deeper level, building on the solid foundations to date, to ensure that it is more useful and usable to a wider audience of local government practitioners, focused on DDAT professionals or people looking to move into a DDAT role. This work needs to be completed by April 2026 to support an offer from the LGA workforce team to councils for DDAT workforce planning. The LGA’s future vision for the DDaT skills framework is to create a similar framework to the one created by GDS for DDaT roles in central government and for this to be used as a standard skills reference tool for all councils in England, enabling greater professionalisation of DDaT capabilities within councils to support improved outcomes to local communities. This would be supported by a tool (ideally online), enabling users to self-assess against the framework and be recommended areas for further development and recommend relevant course content linking to the DSIT Digital and Data Hub. The development of this tool is out of scope for this contract and will be explored as a future phase.

Classification

  • CPV73000000 — Research and development services and related consultancy services

Lots

  • Lot 1£25k · Including VAT

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
LG-04579
Status
active
Above Threshold
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Tender Period

Ends
9 Jan 2026, 17:00

Enquiry period

Ends
15 Dec 2025, 17:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
25,000

Renewal

Description
At the buyers discretion only, if the work has not been delivered within the original contract.

Award criteria

Description
The following areas will be used to assess the quality of your Quotation (with the specific % of the overall marks attributed to each area): Quality criteria Criteria breakdown Weighting for bid evaluation A1 Overview of methodology and suitability of approach 20% A2 Relevant skills, knowledge, and experience 30% A3 Ability to deliver within timescales 10% A4 Quality assurance 5% A5 Equality, diversity, and inclusion 5% TOTAL 70%

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 00:59
Starts
26 Jan 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
30 Apr 2026, 00:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
73000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and development services and related consultancy services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
078430-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
1 Dec 2025, 11:48

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-COH-03675577
Name
Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA)

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI32
Country
GB
Locality
london
Postal Code
sw1p 3hz
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
18 smith square

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
03675577
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Name
Ellie Stewart
Telephone
+447511712289

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · london · UKI32 · sw1p 3hz · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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