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Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA)

LGA children's improvement - Health Engagement Advisors (HEA) with notice

Business ServicesCPV 85140000
Value£42k
Deadline10 Sept 2026
Published27 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 27 Aug 202614 days leftCloses 10 Sept 2026
Who to contact
Helen Donelan-Bell
Helen.Donelan-Bell@local.gov.uk

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Contract value in context
£42ktotal contract value
median £380k
this tender£0£16.5m

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The brief

The Local Government Association (LGA) is the national membership body for local authorities.

It works on behalf of member councils to support, promote, and improve local government.

The LGA delivers a programme of children’s services leadership support to councils and corporate and political leaders.

This programme is supported through grant funding from the Department for Education (DfE), with a focus on: • Building leadership capacity and capability within local authorities, equipping corporate and political leaders with the skills, confidence and knowledge to lead SEND improvement and deliver SEND reforms. • Strengthening leadership readiness for SEND reform, including improving strategic oversight, system leadership and the effective use of learning and best practice.

To support delivery of this programme 2 x Health Engagement Advisers will be contracted to provide associate support to ICBs and councils, specifically in SEND.

Bidders must have had recent experience as at a senior strategic ICB level, with a focus on SEND (for example significant experience as a DCO or Chief Nurse for SEND).

The roles will require both virtual and face-to-face engagement.

The contract period will begin soon as possible following award of contracts and will cover delivery of work in the period up to 31 March 2027.

Price Payable: The daily rate is £700 excluding VAT.

Reasonable travel and accommodation expenses will also be paid on the production of valid receipts and invoices in accordance with LGA policies.

Up to 60 days will be allocated for each of the Health Engagement Advisors up to the completion date of 31 March 2027.

This represents a maximum contract value per role of £42,000 (exclusive of VAT).

The successful associates will work as part of a national SEND improvement programme, partnering with councils, Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), NHS England and other stakeholders to strengthen SEND services and readiness for reform.

Full service requirements are listed in Appendix 1 'Specification' in the ITT document.

To apply using link below to our procurement platform, to submit: updated CV, references, confirmation of company type, a personal statement that includes the five 'Quality Questions' listed in Appendix 6 of the ITT.

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Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

It works on behalf of member councils

It works on behalf of member councils to support, promote, and improve local government.

02

The LGA delivers a programme of children’s

The LGA delivers a programme of children’s services leadership support to councils and corporate and political leaders.

03

Building leadership capacity and capability within local

Building leadership capacity and capability within local authorities, equipping corporate and political leaders with the skills, confidence and knowledge to lead SEND improvement and deliver SEND reforms.

04

To support delivery of this programme 2

To support delivery of this programme 2 x Health Engagement Advisers will be contracted to provide associate support to ICBs and councils, specifically in SEND.

05

Bidders must have had recent experience as

Bidders must have had recent experience as at a senior strategic ICB level, with a focus on SEND (for example significant experience as a DCO or Chief Nurse for SEND).

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

What it takes to bid this

59 daysof bid-team effort
£3.4k£6.2kat typical UK bid-team rates
Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the under £100k band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

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  • Show at bidNamed team / CVs…rocurement platform, to submit: updated CV, references, confirmation of company type, a personal state…

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  • Hold at bidCQC registration / safeguarding policies
  • Plan for deliveryDBS-checked staff & vetting process
  • Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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