Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA)

• Contracts awarded15
• Period covered19 Jan 2026 to 17 Sept 2026
• Distinct suppliers40
• Contract valuesMedian £34k across the 9 awards that state a value
• Suppliers named13 of 15 awards

Open to bid now

• Small-firm friendly

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

  Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) · Closes 9 Nov 2026

  The Local Government Association is commissioning a module for a data sharing playbook focused on multi-agency information exchange in Children's Social Care. The module should cover design, setup, management and maintenance of these arrangements.

• Small-firm friendly

  Sector research for councils to learn from collaborative ICT delivery in local government

  Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) · £30k · Closes 16 Nov 2026

  IDeA wants research into how councils successfully deliver ICT services collaboratively across organisations. The study should examine different models - shared services, lead authority, partnerships, jointly managed - and identify what arrangements work best from the outset.

• Small-firm friendly

  Partners in Care and Health – External Evaluation of the Continuous Improvement Programme 2026-29

  Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) · £150k · Closes 2 Dec 2026

  Design and delivery of an external evaluation of a three-year continuous improvement programme supporting councils and health systems in adult social care. You'll develop the evaluation methodology in year one, then conduct the evaluation across years two and three.

What they buy

• Business & professional services 3 awards
• Research & development 2 awards
• Social care & community 2 awards
• Education & training 1 award

Contracts awarded

• Public Health Peer reviews - Peer Review Managers
  17 Sept 2026 · ends 31 Mar 2027
  Awarded to Claire Cairns Associates , Social Care Enterprises Limited, c&i associates Ltd, COLLABORATE OUT LOUD C.I.C., JON GOODWIN LTD, CLAYTON WARNES CONSULTING LTD, LISA WILLCOX SOLUTIONS LIMITED, ANDREW WINFIELD ASSOCIATES LIMITED, JULIA WELDON EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP LTD, Resilience@4PW Ltd
• West Northampton - Baselining and reshaping the adult social care ‘Front Door’
  14 Aug 2026 · £19k · ends 31 Oct 2026
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Adult Social Care Financial Analysis Bespoke Reviews
  13 Aug 2026 · ends 31 Mar 2027
  Awarded to Highbroom Consultancy Limited trading as Alder Advice, JG CONSULTING & SUPPORT, Cummings Financial Solutions
• Disabled Councillors Leadership Programme
  10 Aug 2026 · £23k · ends 12 Aug 2027
  Awarded to Cura Leadership Ltd
• Support for local authority performance management – panels, action learning sets and case studies
  8 Jul 2026 · £34k · ends 31 Mar 2027
  Awarded to Avie Consultancy Limited
• Brighton and Hove Council; Improving flow, process and waiting times
  2 Jul 2026 · ends 31 Dec 2026
  Awarded to CONSORTIUM24 LLP
• LGA’s Graduate Programmes Situational Judgement Test (SJT) Questions
  17 Jun 2026 · £83k · ends 15 Jun 2027
  Awarded to Work Psychology Limited
• Branded Merchandise for LGA Graduate Programmes
  17 Mar 2026 · £100k · ends 10 Mar 2027
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Universal and Tailored Support with Neighbourhood Health Planning Integrated with BCF 1
  10 Mar 2026 · £0 · ends 31 Mar 2026
  Awarded to IMPOWER Consulting Limited
• Universal and Tailored Support with Neighbourhood Health Planning Integrated with BCF 3
  10 Mar 2026 · £0 · ends 31 Mar 2026
  Awarded to Health Integration Partners Ltd
• Universal and Tailored Support with Neighbourhood Health Planning Integrated with BCF 2
  9 Mar 2026 · £91k · ends 31 Mar 2026
  Awarded to PRIVATE PUBLIC LTD
• Visioning Training: Commission to develop and deliver training in using place and design principles
  4 Mar 2026 · £100k · ends 31 Mar 2027
  Awarded to DESIGN MIDLANDS LIMITED
• Redesigning Liquidlogic Workflows and Power BI Reporting for Swindon Borough Council
  17 Feb 2026 · ends 31 Mar 2026
  Awarded to PERMANENT FUTURES LIMITED
• Streamlining Section 106: developing standard clauses, obligations, guidance and best practice tools
  5 Feb 2026 · ends 31 Dec 2026
  Awarded to Town Legal LLP
• Partners in Care and Health Working Age Adults data and benchmarking project
  19 Jan 2026 · ends 31 Mar 2026
  Awarded to OXFORD BROOKES ENTERPRISES LIMITED

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