Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c7a-671f-7136-b1e5-74c1ce501dc8/workforce-sufficiency-strategy awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Workforce Sufficiency Strategy [Knowsley Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/knowsley-council) Estimated value £40,000 to £50,000 Published 24 Aug 2021 Deadline Closed 10 Sept 2021 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The provision of external specialist advice and support, aimed at enabling current organisational workforce planning priorities to be identified - including diagnosing current recruitment and retention challenges across the Council, with a view to using this information to develop a Corporate Workforce Strategy. The strategy will enable a Council workforce plan to be developed for the next three years, the purpose of which is to ensure an effective supply of skilled, experienced, suitable employees to fulfil the requirements of future job needs, including leadership and senior officer roles and where possible using graduate and apprenticeship supply programmes, as well as internal promotions and appointments. The workforce plan will capture and present information at a service level, effectively meaning that all Heads of Service will possess robust workforce plans for their services that will mitigate any recruitment and retention risks over this period. An additional outcome of the work will be a practical, sustainable approach to workforce planning, aligned to corporate strategies and annual service plans. Additional information: DO NOT CONTACT THE NAMED PERSON DIRECT. USE THE CHEST. ## CPV classification Human resources management consultancy services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/a88483a0-c47d-45e2-a2dc-23a9b4d8793b) 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 Knowsley Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/knowsley-council) [Sector More Business services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/business-services) ## More tenders like this [Employee Screening · Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority · 15 days left · 2 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a145df-100b-70ec-8bcc-3630f263230d/employee-screening) [Invitation to Tender- For the provision of viability evidence and assessment of the West Suffolk Local Plan and the introduction of a CIL charging schedule. · West Suffolk Council · 29 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14503-5763-721c-b887-6f844f9f4360/invitation-to-tender-for-the-provision-of-viability-evidence-and-assessment-of) [BaDC-1727 Retford Buttermarket Food Hall Operator Opportunity · Bassetlaw District Council · 40 days left · 27 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14503-57cd-73bf-b1f5-a8a4f0713a79/badc-1727-retford-buttermarket-food-hall-operator-opportunity) [Consultancy Services for an Independent Mixed-Use Viability, Market Demand and Development Options Review - Fleetwood Farm, Banks · West Lancashire Borough Council · 19 days left · 6 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14503-59d8-704e-b46c-727e4a0e571e/consultancy-services-for-an-independent-mixed-use-viability-market-demand-and-d) [UEFA EURO 28 Birmingham Host City - Festival Development · Birmingham City Council · 20 days left · 6 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14495-7fd3-7021-b8b4-8cbe13597d01/uefa-euro-28-birmingham-host-city-festival-development) [Evaluation specialist Dartmoor’s Dynamic Landscapes programme (natural environment, landscape heritage, culture) · Dartmoor National Park Authority · 14 days left · 1 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1434c-ece2-7261-8fb5-e68bdb54c1e9/evaluation-specialist-dartmoors-dynamic-landscapes-programme-natural-environme)