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Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA)

UK public-sector supplier
Large

We are the national voice of local government, working with councils to support, promote and improve

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Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£54.8m
Live
14
Buyers
11
12m
£10.4m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities3
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts14 / 38
  • Top buyers11
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
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Quick answer — Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA)Updated 27 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) has won £54.8m across 11 public-sector buyers, with 14 live contracts.

Why: top buyer Department of Health and Social Care (T&T) at 45% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
No CH recordCompany status
14 of 38Live contracts
45%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value · 2/5

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes. Each is tagged self-reported or from the website.

◐ From supplier website
JobsNo commitment stated✓
SkillsNo commitment stated✓
Environment1 commitment✓
Tackling inequalityNo commitment stated✓
Community1 commitment✓
Environment · 1
  • WebsiteSustainabilitySustainability commitments
Community · 1
  • WebsiteCommunityCommunity investment

Extracted automatically from local.gov.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

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Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

◐ From website & notices
Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 10
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  • Non-Cash Grant - Contract for Services - SE1151 Leading the Movement - Lot 2B - Place- Based LeadershipSport England · £1.6m
  • Local System Overview Services CCNCare Quality Commission · £48k

Extracted automatically from local.gov.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies · 6

Delivery stories from the supplier’s website. Clients are not yet cross-checked against award records.

◐ From supplier website
Parliament Briefings and responses
LGA Public Affairs team
Topics Children and young people
Communities
Community safety
Culture, tourism, leisure and sport

Extracted automatically from local.gov.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

✓ Confirmed by buyer
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No buyer references yet

Public-sector buyers can confirm they'll act as a reference for this supplier. Confirmed references — with the contract they relate to — show here.

Accreditations & memberships

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No accreditations recorded

B-Corp, ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage and similar credentials appear here once added by a claimed supplier and cross-checked against the issuing register.

KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

Once buyers report contract KPIs — delivery on time, on budget, satisfaction, adoption and accessibility — a weighted grade and breakdown appear here.

Contracts · 14 live · 24 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Better Care Fund 26/27
Department of Health and Social Care (T&T)—01 Apr 2026£2.5m12 mopending
DHSC: G&PH: Local Authority Public Health Peer Review and External Support
Department of Health and Social Care (T&T)—01 Apr 2026£7.9m3 yrspending
DHSC: Continuous ASC and PH Improvement for LAs and Practitioners
Department of Health and Social Care (T&T)7512200001 Apr 2025£8.3m12 moClosed
Non-Cash Grant - Contract for Services - SE1151 Leading the Movement - Lot 2B - Place- Based Leadership
Sport England7940000014 Jan 2025£1.6m4.2 yrsLive
DHSC: Continuous ASC and PH Improvement for LAs and Practitioners
Department of Health and Social Care (London)7512000001 Jul 2024£6.6m9 moClosed
Community and Housing Support for People with a Learning Disability and Autism
NHS England8510000014 Dec 2023£71k1.8 yrsClosed
Delivery of 2 pilot projects relating to Decision Making Accountability within Hull City Council
Hull City Council7222400006 Oct 2023£27k5 moClosed
Pan London finance stream of the National Graduate Development Programme (NGDP).
London Borough of Croydon7960000001 Oct 2023£21k3 yrsLive
DHSC:ASC: Development Regional Sector-Led Improvement
Department of Health and Social Care (T&T)7941000026 Apr 2023£2.5m11 moClosed
DHSC:ASC:Better Care Fund
Department of Health and Social Care (T&T)8530000023 Feb 2023£485k2.1 yrsClosed
Total live value £1.6m · mean award £1.4m1–10 of 38

Top buyers · 11 buyers · top 3 = 81%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
Department of Health and Social Care (T&T)
15 contracts
45%
since 2022
2
Crown Commercial Service
4 contracts
24%
since 2017
3
Department of Health and Social Care (London)
1 contract
12%
since 2024
4
Department for Education
4 contracts
7%
since 2021
5
Cabinet Office
2 contracts
4%
since 2018
6
NHS England
4 contracts
3%
since 2022
7
Sport England
3 contracts
3%
since 2016
8
Government Equalities Office : Cabinet Office
1 contract
1%
since 2018
9
Care Quality Commission
2 contracts
0%
since 2017
10
Hull City Council
1 contract
0%
since 2023

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
North West4 contracts
69%
London2 contracts
13%
Yorkshire5 contracts
10%
East Midlands3 contracts
9%
North East2 contracts
0%
South East1 contract
0%
Region resolved for 34% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
SC
St Christopher’s Fellowship
Yes£59.0m1
FC
FOSTER CARE LINK LIMITED
Yes£59.0m1
AM
Alexander Mann Solutions
No£50.0m1
OH
Optima Health UK Limited
No£29.4m1
IA
Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA)
No£10.4m—
MH
Morgan Hunt UK LTD
No£8.0m1
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

✓ Verified
No Companies House record linked — automated risk checks unavailable.

Compliance scorecard

Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.

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No Companies House record linked — statutory compliance checks unavailable.

Modifications

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

✓ From notices
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No modifications recorded

No published contract variations for this supplier. Modification notices appear here as they are issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

News mentions

UK trade press & nationals, matched to this supplier.

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No news mentions found

We haven't matched any recent UK press coverage to this supplier. Mentions appear here automatically as they're published.

Companies House

Registered details, directors and PSC.

✓ Live sync
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No Companies House record linked

No Companies House number on file — this supplier may be overseas, a sole trader or a consortium.

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

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No financial filings on record

Turnover, profit and headcount appear here once audited or micro-entity accounts are filed at Companies House.

Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

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Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.