Award of Contract for the provision of an Adult Social Care Service Diagnostic

The Council has appointed a service provider to deliver a time-bound, evidenced-led diagnostic of the Adult Social Care service as Phase 1. The objective of this diagnostic is to quantify financial and practice-based improvement opportunities, define a realistic and deliverable savings profile, and produce a fully costed transformation plan to improve outcomes for residents while reducing cost in a sustainable way.The contract includes the option to award Phase 2 to the provider for the design, implementation and support to sustain improvements identified as part of Phase 1.The procurement was carried out through a further competition procedure under the Crown Commercial Services RM6309, Management Consultancy Framework Four (Lot 3). Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security Awarded supplier: PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS Awarded value: £295,000 Contract start: 2026-07-14T00:00:00+01:00 Contract end: 2026-12-11T00:00:00Z Suitable for SMEs