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Southend-on-Sea City Council

Children's & Families Services Transformation and Financial Sustainability Programme Consultancy Services

Business ServicesCPV 79400000
ValueValue not published
Deadline
Published9 Jun 2026
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
Lucy Gayler
lucygayler@southend.gov.uk

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The brief

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.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

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Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB) critical friend support (Adults

Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB) critical friend support (Adults Social Care).

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b0d0
Stage
award · Awarded
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
054250-2026
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