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Transition Support for Local Government Reorganisation in Norfolk - AWARD

Norfolk County Council · published 15 May 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

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Contracts Finder release ID4c08b61f-10a5-4904-8309-0c0247ec8175-897375
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-1e07092e-9740-40d6-8054-b540b1138d08
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-40984
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

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Award value
£6,323,100
award field
Tender value
Not disclosed
tender field
Procurement method
Other -
Category
services
CPV
79400000
Business and management consultancy and related services
Delivery
Not stated
NR1 2DH
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

In February 2025, the Government wrote to all council leaders in areas with two-tier structures, asking them to put forward proposals for local government reorganisation. The timescale set by Government for authorities in the Devolution Priority Programme area, including Norfolk required Interim Plans to be submitted by 21 March 2025 and Full Proposals by 26 September 2025. The Government announced on 25 March 2025 that it supports 3 unitary councils for the whole of Norfolk. The Council have appointed a consultant to provide transition support for Local Government Reorganisation in Norfolk following the Government's minded-to decision. The appointment was undertaken following a mini competition through Lot1a of the ESPO Consultancy Services Framework (reference 664_25).

Tender statuscomplete
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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release15 May 2026
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published23 Jan 2026
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published29 Mar 2026
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published31 Mar 2029
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Inner Circle Consulting Ltd

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Published 15 May 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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