Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Southend-on-Sea City Council
Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend On Sea, Essex
Southend On Sea
SS26FA
UK
Contact person: Lucy Gayler
E-mail: lucygayler@southend.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH31
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.southend.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Children's & Families Services Transformation and Financial Sustainability Programme Consultancy Services
Reference number: DN816142
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79400000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short 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.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
203 203.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79400000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH31
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
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.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
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.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
09/06/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Peopletoo Limited
6969524
Nottingham
UK
NUTS: UKH31
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 203 203.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/06/2026