Published date: 17 May 2018

Last edited date: 17 May 2018

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 8 June 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000

  • Business analysis consultancy services - 72221000

  • Project management consultancy services - 72224000

    • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

    • Research consultancy services - 73210000

    • Business and management consultancy and related services - 79400000

    • Business and management consultancy services - 79410000

    • General management consultancy services - 79411000

    • Business development consultancy services - 79411100

    • Human resources management consultancy services - 79414000

    • Training services - 80500000

Location of contract

OX15 4AA

Value of contract

£0 to £70,000,000

Procurement reference

Cherwell and South Northants Councils - 00000062

Published date

17 May 2018

Closing date

8 June 2018

Contract start date

16 July 2018

Contract end date

16 July 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

The requirement of the Authorities is to establish a consultancy framework agreement in which is can call off the skills and resourced of external consultants when the need arises. The Authorities may use this framework agreement where there may be areas of uncertainty or where the Authorities lack the internal capability or capacity to provide this type of resource. The use of consultancy advice and resource will be mainly for the commissioning of internal projects to ensure effective service delivery of the Authorities' Transformation Programme. The Authorities have undertaken a substantial amount of transformation related projects in a range of different service areas.

The transformation journey of the Authorities has allowed for new areas of opportunity to be explored, as well as new ways of working. As such, the Authorities possess great degrees of knowledge and lessons that have been learnt throughout this journey. Where capacity permits, the Authorities are anticipating that they will be able to sell expertise and provide support to other organisations, to help drive their own individual journeys. This framework agreement will therefore have the scope to be able to be used by the Authorities when providing expertise and support for other organisations. The contractors listed on the framework agreement, when called-off, will be able to work with the Authorities, when the Authorities sell their knowledge and additional capacity.

The Authorities may also use this framework agreement to second to and from those contractors who are listed in the agreement. This will be used where the Authorities would like to share the learning and in order to develop internal staff.


This framework agreement will provide support in the following 3 key areas and will be divided into LOTs:

LOT 1: Information Technology
LOT 2: Human Resources
LOT 3: Business Improvement and Change Management


The opportunity is available for all organisations regardless of size, including SMEs.


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Additional text

The requirement of the Authorities is to establish a consultancy framework agreement in which is can call off the skills and resourced of external consultants when the need arises. The Authorities may use this framework agreement where there may be areas of uncertainty or where the Authorities lack the internal capability or capacity to provide this type of resource. The use of consultancy advice and resource will be mainly for the commissioning of internal projects to ensure effective service delivery of the Authorities' Transformation Programme. The Authorities have undertaken a substantial amount of transformation related projects in a range of different service areas.

The transformation journey of the Authorities has allowed for new areas of opportunity to be explored, as well as new ways of working. As such, the Authorities possess great degrees of knowledge and lessons that have been learnt throughout this journey. Where capacity permits, the Authorities are anticipating that they will be able to sell expertise and provide support to other organisations, to help drive their own individual journeys. This framework agreement will therefore have the scope to be able to be used by the Authorities when providing expertise and support for other organisations. The contractors listed on the framework agreement, when called-off, will be able to work with the Authorities, when the Authorities sell their knowledge and additional capacity.

The Authorities may also use this framework agreement to second to and from those contractors who are listed in the agreement. This will be used where the Authorities would like to share the learning and in order to develop internal staff.


This framework agreement will provide support in the following 3 key areas and will be divided into LOTs:

LOT 1: Information Technology
LOT 2: Human Resources
LOT 3: Business Improvement and Change Management


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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No


About the buyer

Contact name

Cael Sendell-Price

Address

Bodicote
Banbury
Oxfordshire
OX15 4AA
United Kingdom

Telephone

01295221665

Email

cael.sendell-price@cherwellandsouthnorthants.gov.uk