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Local Government Data Sharing Playbook: Multi-Agency Sharing in Children’s Social Care

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

Tender information last checkedLast checked 19 Oct 2026, 16:02.

Opportunity overview

The LGA is compiling a data sharing playbook comprising 5-7 modules to help councils navigate difficult and complex sharing arrangements. This tender invites submissions for a module on designing, setting up, managing and maintaining multi-agency sharing within Children’s Social Care in the public sector.

Classification

  • CPV73200000 — Research and development consultancy services

Lots

  • Lot 1£50k · 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-05276
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
9 Nov 2026, 17:00

Enquiry period

Ends
2 Nov 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
50,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
80
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Starts
30 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Apr 2027, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Contract extension is at the discretion of the purchaser and will only take place to allow completion of the contract delivery not completed within the original contract timeline.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
73200000
Description
Research and development consultancy services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
A-24337
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Entry 2
Id
098547-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
19 Oct 2026, 14:38
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
Ellie Stewart

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

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.

1 VERSION
  1. 098547-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·

PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS

ProcuraAxis Analysis

Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Opportunity intelligence at a glance

IDeA is seeking a submission to create one module for a Local Government Association data-sharing playbook. The module will address designing, setting up, managing and maintaining multi-agency data sharing in Children’s Social Care in the public sector.

Who this may suit

Potential fit for organisations with evidenced expertise in public-sector children’s social care, multi-agency data sharing and producing practical guidance or playbook content. Specific evaluation, eligibility and submission requirements are not stated in the supplied notice data.

Key points identified

  • Required module subjectA module on multi-agency sharing within Children’s Social Care in the public sector.Evidence: “This tender invites submissions for a module on designing, setting up, managing and maintaining multi-agency sharing within Children’s Social Care in the public sector.”
  • Playbook contextThe module will form part of a data-sharing playbook comprising 5–7 modules for councils.Evidence: “The LGA is compiling a data sharing playbook comprising 5-7 modules to help councils navigate difficult and complex sharing arrangements.”
  • Supplier eligibility requirementsUnknown.Evidence: No eligibility, financial standing, insurance, organisational-size or exclusion requirements are provided in the supplied data.
93% approved-analysis confidence3 supplier criteria identified2 risks or unknowns

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source
Find a Tender
Notice reference
098547-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078ae3
First published
19 Oct 2026
Last checked
19 Oct 2026, 16:02
Notice versions reviewed
1

HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status
Approved for publication
Analysed
19 Oct 2026
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