V4SDDC057 LGR Consultancy

2026-11-03

Derbyshire's Local Government Reorganisation represents a significant and complex transformation. The programme will require the consolidation of ten councils into a new governance structure of either one unitary or two unitaries. \r\rOutcome 1 - Programme Governance, Planning and Mobilisation\rThe supplier must:\r• Utilise the established governance structure and ensure Programme Boards and Programmes are properly constituted and organised from the outset, using PRINCE2/MSP methodology.\r• Support the design of a Programme Management Office (PMO) with definition of roles, reporting lines, escalation routes, and decision pathways, including implementation principles. \r• Support in the development of programme documentation including the programme brief and the initial programme strategy and programme plans\r• Strengthen programme governance through risk management, dependency tracking, and overall delivery confidence for the Chief Executives' Group and Strategic Leadership Board.\r• Provide independent facilitation and structure that supports momentum and consistent collaboration across all ten councils.\r• Define Day 1 statutory and operational readiness requirements and produce a single integrated programme plan supporting transition to vesting day.\r• Support Programme and Project level (previously workstreams) mobilisation.\r\r\rOutcome 2 - Data Hub\rThe supplier must:\r• Design and support the implementation of a centralised data hub including the governance and data architecture to consolidate currently fragmented datasets from all ten councils. Including the provision of data readiness tools, standards and templates.\r• Develop a validated service taxonomy to standardise data storage, categorisation and definitions\r• Create a unified, trusted evidence base for service redesign, business cases, financial modelling, and transition planning.\r• Ensure data consistency for Programme Boards to make informed and timely decisions.\r• Identify integration opportunities aligned to MHCLG preparatory activities \r• Support in the development of a MoU/Data Sharing Agreement for the implementation phase\r\r\rOutcome 3 - Public Service Reform (PSR) Vision & Transformation Roadmap\rThe supplier must:\r• Facilitate design workshops and defining a vision statement\r• Define shared principles for reformed service delivery.\r• Produce a transformation roadmap aligned to LGR milestones \r• Bring real world expertise from previous LGR implementations, ensuring the ten councils follow proven transformation approaches and avoid common pitfalls. \r• Provide additional transformation capacity to relieve pressure on senior officers and allow councils to maintain business-as-usual delivery.\r• Strengthen cross council collaboration, alignment and culture-building to prepare for the new single or dual unitary arrangements.

United Kingdom (UK)

2026-05-02