Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c2c-47f3-70fa-bb03-6068da2cfd4f/sustainable-organisation-review-soft-market-test pending GB open procedure # Sustainable Organisation Review: Soft Market Test [West Lancashire Borough Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/west-lancashire-borough-council) Estimated value Not stated Published 22 Mar 2018 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender West Lancashire Borough Council proposes to undertake a Sustainable Organisation Review ('Review'), the purpose of which will be to reappraise fundamentally the Council's operating model, and to identify opportunities for further income generation and efficiencies across all services. The aim of the Review is to ensure that the Council can deliver its vision ('To be a Council which is ambitious for West Lancashire - our Economy, Environment and for Health and Wellbeing'), key priorities, and maintain service provision and financial sustainability beyond 2020/21. It is anticipated that the Council will appoint experienced and suitably qualified consultants to undertake key aspects of the Review, for which a tendering exercise or exercises will be necessary. Prior to embarking on a tendering exercise, the Council is launching a Soft Market Testing exercise, with the following objectives: - to facilitate early engagement with the market to ensure that the widest possible range of interested organisations are fully aware of the project, its scope and timescales; - to allow interested organisations with appropriate experience to outline their views and provide information with no commitment to themselves or to the Council; - to allow the Council to confirm, or encourage critical assessment of, the viability of its plans; - to gain expert input to inform the specifications for the tender exercise, and the structure and phasing of the tender requirements, in order to make the most of the opportunities, expertise and options available. We emphasise that this is a soft market testing exercise, NOT a call for competition. A questionnaire, together with further details of the project and programme, and the Council's key priorities, can be downloaded from The Chest portal at [the-chest.org.uk](https://www.the-chest.org.uk) The Chest is an electronic tendering portal for public sector organisations in the north west of England. Registration and use of The Chest by potential suppliers is free of charge. Additional information: A brief and questionnaire can be downloaded from The Chest portal at [the-chest.org.uk](https://www.the-chest.org.uk) Read full description ## CPV classification Business and management consultancy and related services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/b8a4f2af-98cd-476a-a9c3-d11d9a438bfb) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile West Lancashire Borough Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/west-lancashire-borough-council) [Sector More Business services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/business-services) ## More tenders like this [Social Housing Emerging Disrupters 6 · Procurement for Housing · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-4909-7303-a67f-9c3bff3eb4d8/social-housing-emerging-disrupters-6) [Business travel services – Rahmenvertrag Bearbeitung von Reisekostenabrechnungen nach BRKG · GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-cd6e-73e4-b6e8-3954e5689021/germany-business-travel-services-rahmenvertrag-bearbeitung-von-reisekostenab) [Photocopying services – Externe printdiensten · VZW Sint-Paulusschool · 36 days left · 24 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-34d8-71be-840d-38bf2a8bcc92/belgium-photocopying-services-externe-printdiensten) [Supply services of personnel including temporary staff – Diák- és nyugdíjas munkaerő biztosítása NTH (376) · NTH Nemzeti Tőkeholding Zrt. · 11 days left · 30 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-76f6-70c4-823e-7b614dada7b3/hungary-supply-services-of-personnel-including-temporary-staff-diak-es-nyug) [Interpretation services – Tolktjänster · Stockholms läns sjukvårdsområde · 31 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-4e9a-70dc-8b27-e3d274e53dc5/sweden-interpretation-services-tolktjanster) [Printing and distribution services – SGCD53\_MARCHE\_ELECTIONS\_BRGE · Préfecture de la Mayenne · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-7726-73f4-bb67-b3121363d6bf/france-printing-and-distribution-services-sgcd53-marche-elections-brge)