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CPU 8281 - Legal Partner for Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contract expiry
Nottingham City Council needs a legal partner to advise on winding down its Private Finance Initiative contracts over approximately 13 years. Work covers PFI documentation, TUPE regulations, post-expiry service delivery options, and implementation support.
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Events Management Services - Libya
British Council is seeking a partner to manage end-to-end logistics and delivery of their events portfolio in Libya. The work covers centralised events management with a focus on cost savings and consistent stakeholder experience.
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Waste and Recycling Service - HGV Recruitment Campaign
Greater Cambridge Shared Waste Service needs to recruit 20 HGV drivers and crew members to support expanded weekly food waste collections starting in 2026. They want a targeted campaign to attract licensed HGV drivers and position the service as an employer of choice.
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UKRI-6045 Child friendly temporary accommodation consultancy
UKRI wants a people-centred design organisation to develop an evidence-based concept for child-friendly temporary accommodation for families. The work covers design principles, layouts, specifications, community engagement, and a transferable design pack.
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Payroll Service and HR/Payroll System
London Borough of Hounslow is seeking a fully outsourced payroll service provider and SaaS HR/payroll system from October 2027. The service covers the Council, its owned companies, schools, academies and childcare centres, plus external clients, with responsibility for pension administration across LGPS, Teachers' Pension and other schemes.
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IWM/2627/Exh/3501: IWM Exhibition Production Management Support Framework
Imperial War Museums is establishing a framework to appoint one or more suppliers to manage exhibition, gallery, and capital projects across its branches. The role covers the full project lifecycle from concept through handover, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and ensuring quality delivery.
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RCC and Fostering Hubs Delivery Partner Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
The Department for Education is seeking a delivery partner to provide coaching, facilitation and technical expertise to support the establishment and early operation of up to six new Regional Care Cooperatives across England, and to deliver an expanded Fostering Recruitment and Retention Programme. The work runs from July 2026 to March 2028.
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Contract for ReNEW: Culture Sector Development - Skills and Capacity Development Project
Bromsgrove District Council is commissioning skills and capacity development work for the ReNEW culture sector development project. The contract covers training, consultancy, or related services to build capability in the culture sector.
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InvestSefton Consultancy Support for Small Businesses
Sefton Council is establishing a framework to provide consultancy support to small businesses through InvestSefton. The framework will run for an initial period with a total value of £128,000.
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Respect Provision of Supply Agency Services
Respect Collaboration Trust is setting up a preferred supplier list for supply agency services covering emergency cover, planned absence, and longer-term placements. They will appoint four successful providers and allocate work based on quality, compliance, responsiveness, and value.
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Marketing Services
Transport for Wales is establishing a four-lot marketing framework to support their brand development across digital, effectiveness measurement, creative campaigns, and events. The framework runs for multiple years and is worth £26.6m across all lots.
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Representative household survey on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), commercial determinants of health and resilience
Liverpool John Moores University needs a data collection partner to run fieldwork for a nationally representative household survey on adverse childhood experiences, commercial determinants of health, and resilience. The survey design and analysis will be handled by the university's PHI research team; you'll manage all fieldwork, data quality, and deliver a clean SPSS dataset with methodology report.
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VRP Hospital In-Reach and Community Based Service (Birmingham)
West Midlands Violence Reduction Partnership wants a service providing hospital in-reach and community-based support to young people aged 11–25 affected by serious violence and exploitation in Birmingham. The work includes supporting young people admitted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, plus community outreach.
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Chief Executive Children’s Improvement Advisers (CIA) with notice
The LGA is hiring up to 2 associate advisers to support council chief executives and leadership teams on children's services. The role runs until 31 March 2027 at £700 per day.
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Healthcare AI Solutions
NHS Shared Business Services is establishing an open framework for AI technologies across the NHS and public sector. Approved organisations will supply AI solutions for diagnostics, clinical decision-making, and operational processes.
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Election Printing Services - Annual Canvass and Postal Vote Reapplication Printing
East Lindsey District Council needs a printer to handle Annual Canvass and Postal Vote Reapplication materials for their Electoral Registration Officer. Work involves producing secure, compliant communications to electors within strict statutory deadlines.
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CO6207 EV Chargers with Digital Advertising Screens
Tower Hamlets is seeking a single supplier to install, maintain and operate 23 EV charge points with integrated digital advertising screens across the borough under a concession contract. The contract runs to June 2026.
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Public Health Funerals
Northumberland County Council needs a provider for public health funerals, mainly cremations with some burials. The service includes body transport and storage.
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Knowsley Short Break Services for Children with Disabilities
Knowsley Council is procuring short break services for disabled children to meet statutory duties under the Children Act 1989 and the Breaks for Carers of Disabled Children Regulations 2011. The service will provide respite care to give families a break from caring responsibilities.
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Provision of Dog Kennel Services
Birmingham City Council needs a provider to run a stray dog kennelling and rehoming service, handling approximately 1,000 dogs per year on an ad hoc basis. The service includes boarding, veterinary treatment, owner processing, and responsibility for unclaimed dogs after 7 days.
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License To Occupy Land for Food Festival Event Sheffield City Centre
Sheffield City Council wants an event organiser to run a food festival in the city centre with capacity for 5,000+ people. The organiser bears all costs and risks; the council has no financial outlay.
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Fundraising & Training Consultant
Kilmartin Museum needs a fundraiser and trainer to develop a funding strategy, identify which staff and trustees need training, then deliver that training and mentoring to embed fundraising capability across the organisation.
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Hospital Relocation & Transition Services for the HTP
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust wants an experienced healthcare consultant to lead transition planning, project management and physical relocation services for a major new hospital development combining new build and refurbishment.
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CYC Labour Support Gangs Framework
City of York Council is setting up a framework to hire up to five providers of highway maintenance gangs. You'd supply labour, vehicles, and plant to carry out maintenance tasks on roads, working as an extension to the council's own teams during busy periods.
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Home Ownership Income Collection
Places for People wants an external provider to manage arrears collection for homeowners across shared ownership, leasehold and freehold properties. The service covers tracing, recovery and enforcement, with Places for People retaining oversight of vulnerable or complex cases.