Decision details

Appointment of an external transformation partner for Community Wellbeing Directorate

Decision Maker: Cabinet member adults, health and wellbeing

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

To approve going out to tender to procure an external specialist partner to work with the Community Wellbeing directorate to identify, design and implement transformation activity that delivers sustainable, recurrent savings over the Medium Term Financial Strategy period.

Decision:

That:

a)     An external specialist partner is procured to identify and design transformation activity in the Community Wellbeing Directorate to deliver sustainable, recurrent savings over the Medium-Term Financial Strategy period in addition to the savings already identified for 2026-2027; and

b)     Delegated authority is given to the Corporate Director Community Wellbeing to take all operational decisions necessary to implement the procurement and award of contract.

 

Alternative options considered:

1.               Do nothing.  This is not recommended.  The Community Wellbeing Directorate has committed to deliver £7.3m savings in 2026-2027.  Further savings will be required in subsequent years of the Medium-Term Financial Strategy and it will be difficult to identify further savings without specialist external support.

 

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Contact: Hilary Hall, Corporate Director Community Wellbeing Email: Hilary.Hall@herefordshire.gov.uk.

Publication date: 30/03/2026

Date of decision: 30/03/2026

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