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

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Herefordshire Council](/buyers/herefordshire-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS](/contract-winners/pricewaterhousecoopers/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £295,000
- Tender value: £295,000
- Award date: 14 July 2026
- Published: 17 July 2026
- Contract start: 14 July 2026
- Contract end: 11 December 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 22ede398-51e3-4a68-9d92-2ae44b52b457-906764
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2fc24901-0890-435e-89e8-bc5f60bd3303

## Description

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 \(Lot 3\)\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/22ede398-51e3-4a68-9d92-2ae44b52b457-906764)