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Children's & Families Services Transformation and Financial Sustainability Programme Consultancy Services

Southend-on-Sea City Council · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 01:07.

Opportunity overview

Southend-on-Sea City Council (SCC) is at a pivotal moment in the evolution of its Children's Services. Rising demand, increasing placement costs, system pressures across SEND, housing and health, have all placed a pressure on the Children Services budget. What is required now is a focused, whole-system preventative approach that aligns improved outcomes for children and young people and better value service delivery. SCC has appointed a supplier for the delivery of consultancy services of the following workstreams: 1. Edge of Care redesign 2. Exit and permanency pathways 3. Cross-system diagnostic (Housing, SEND and prevention) 4. Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB) critical friend support (Adults Social Care) This contract has been awarded via the ESPO Consultancy Services Framework 664-25 via Lot 4b Adults and Children.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Peopletoo Limited

Matched by number
Contract value
£203.2k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
8 Jun 2026
Award ID
054250-2026-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 6969524
Location
Nottingham, UKH31, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79400000 — Business and management consultancy and related services

Lots

  • Southend-on-Sea City Council (SCC) is at a pivotal moment in the evolution of its Children's Services. Rising demand, increasing placement costs, system pressures across SEND, housing and health, have all placed a pressure on the Children Services budget. What is required now is a focused, whole-system preventative approach that aligns improved outcomes for children and young people and better value service delivery. SCC has appointed a supplier for the delivery of consultancy services of the following workstreams: 1. Edge of Care redesign 2. Exit and permanency pathways 3. Cross-system diagnostic (Housing, SEND and prevention) 4. Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB) critical friend support (Adults Social Care) This contract has been awarded via the ESPO Consultancy Services Framework 664-25 via Lot 4b Adults and Children.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN816142
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
The contract has been awarded in accordance with Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. A direct award was made under the ESPO Consultancy Services Framework (Ref: 664_25), which was procured in compliance with the Regulations. The framework permits direct award, and the contract has been awarded in accordance with its terms; therefore no separate prior publication was required.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
79400000
Description
Business and management consultancy and related services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
Southend-on-Sea City Council (SCC) is at a pivotal moment in the evolution of its Children's Services. Rising demand, increasing placement costs, system pressures across SEND, housing and health, have all placed a pressure on the Children Services budget. What is required now is a focused, whole-system preventative approach that aligns improved outcomes for children and young people and better value service delivery. SCC has appointed a supplier for the delivery of consultancy services of the following workstreams: 1. Edge of Care redesign 2. Exit and permanency pathways 3. Cross-system diagnostic (Housing, SEND and prevention) 4. Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB) critical friend support (Adults Social Care) This contract has been awarded via the ESPO Consultancy Services Framework 664-25 via Lot 4b Adults and Children.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79400000
Description
Business and management consultancy and related services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH31

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Southend-on-Sea City Council
Id
GB-FTS-140631

Identifier

Legal Name
Southend-on-Sea City Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Address

Street Address
Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend On Sea, Essex
Locality
Southend On Sea
Region
UKH31
Postal Code
SS26FA
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
Lucy Gayler

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
01
Description
General public services
Organisation 2
Name
Peopletoo Limited
Id
GB-COH-6969524

Identifier

Legal Name
Peopletoo Limited
Id
6969524
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Locality
Nottingham
Region
UKH31
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 3
Name
High Court of England and Wales
Id
GB-FTS-136

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court of England and Wales

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
054250-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-6969524
Name
Peopletoo Limited

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
054250-2026-1
Award ID
054250-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
9 Jun 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
203,203
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Southend On Sea · UKH31 · SS26FA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH31

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 054250-2026award, contract ·