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Support to deliver a focused, operational review-Long-Term Care & Support Service in Medway Council

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

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 03:11.

Opportunity overview

PCH wish to procure an operational review of the Long-term care and Support Service on behalf of Medway council to enable • A clear understanding of why the large backlog of reviews persists (further described below) • Evidence-based options to restore compliance and performance and variability of experience • A realistic plan to reduce the backlog at pace • Improved workforce deployment and operational grip • Reduced statutory and regulatory risk This work aims to provide an understanding of the issues causing the backlog, a number of options for improving the situation and reduce the risk of Statutory non-compliance and poor experiences of residents of Medway. We require an experienced contractor that can work alongside Medway’s Leadership and PCH to develop and deliver a focused, time-limited operational review of the Long-Term Care & Support Service Outputs. There will be a mid-point report, which will alert Medway to any early findings. In addition, there will be a final report (in a format to be agreed with Medway and PCH) that will cover: • An evidence based and detailed assessment of the root causes of backlogs • An assessment of workforce deployment and whether it could be improved • An assessment of whether management oversight is sufficient and how it can be improved • A rigorous testing of current plans to address the backlogs and their likelihood to succeed (including the impact and risk of transferring staff to the Targeted Review Team) • An assessment of statutory and regulatory risk (including DOLS) • A set of recommendations that bring together findings and maps out a proposed plan. You will need to demonstrate with evidence that you meet the below mandatory criteria. • Senior level experience of adult social care • Previous relevant experience and understanding of statutory guidance and regulations in adult social care that are relevant to this task • Previous relevant experience of data analysis, process flow and causal analysis within a similar environment and task In less than 600 words please describe, with examples, how you would: • Devise the methodology for this task • Present the outline methodology including what you believe to be the key issues and risks • Describe how you would present a final report that was of immediate use to Medway (what aspects would be essential and how might you do this?) Your tender documents along with other completed documents as requested in the ITT will need to be submitted on the Panacea procurement portal before the closure date.

Classification

  • CPV85300000 — Social work and related services

Lots

  • Lot 1£19.7k · 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-04885
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Tender Period

Ends
29 Apr 2026, 17:00

Enquiry period

Ends
21 Apr 2026, 17:00

Other Requirements

Reserved Participation

smeVcse

Reserved Participation Location

Gazetteer

Scheme
GB-ONS

Identifiers

K02000001

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active

Value

Including VAT
19,680
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price
Name
Price
Description
Total price - evaluation weight - 10%

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Quality
Description
Capability - 30% Relevant Skills and experience - 30% Delivery methodology - 20% Ability to deliver within the set timescale - 20%

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
90
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
7 May 2026, 01:00
Ends
24 Jul 2026, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85300000
Description
Social work and related services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
A-14540
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Entry 2
Id
032169-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
9 Apr 2026, 09:28
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
03675577

Address

Street Address
18 Smith Square
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 3HZ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Name
Marie Coffey

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicUndertaking
Description
Public undertaking

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P 3HZ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 032169-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·