Who pays? Understanding cost misalignment between the NHS and Local Government

Buyer
Local Government Association (LGA)
Value
£16,000
Closes
2 November 2026
Where
london, London
Type
Open tender

In plain English

The Local Government Association wants a research company to investigate why the NHS and local councils are disagreeing about who pays for adult social care, particularly around NHS Continuing Healthcare decisions. The researcher will explore the financial incentives causing these disagreements and recommend solutions.

What the buyer wants

• Conduct focused policy research into how NHS Continuing Healthcare decisions interact with local authority adult social care spending • Analyse whether current funding arrangements create misaligned financial incentives between health and social care organisations • Interview local stakeholders and gather evidence on how these cost disagreements affect councils, the NHS, service users and unpaid carers • Produce findings and policy recommendations to improve alignment between health and social care funding

Likely requirements

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This contract requires specialist policy research expertise in health and social care systems: tradespersons (builders, electricians, cleaners, etc.) would be unsuitable unless your business operates as a research consultancy.

How to bid

This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.

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