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Consultancy and Professional Services

  • Crown Commercial Service

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-061076

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05a559

Published 30 September 2025, 5:16pm



Scope

Reference

RM6399

Description

This agreement, let under the Procurement Act 2023 includes consultancy, covering specialisms such as business, strategy and policy, finance, HR, procurement, health or social care and community, infrastructure and environment. As well as restructuring and insolvency.

Commercial tool

Establishes a framework

Total value (estimated)

  • £3,400,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £4,080,000,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 7 July 2027 to 6 July 2031
  • 4 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom
  • GG - Guernsey
  • IM - Isle of Man
  • JE - Jersey

Engagement

Engagement deadline

31 March 2026

Engagement process description

September 2025 - March 2026

121 engagement sessions held in September with a variety of buyers and suppliers.

Group engagement sessions due to be held with buyers and suppliers in October 2025 and estimated date of February/March 2026.

All exact dates and times are published here:

https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6399

Presentations, slides and FAQs will also be published on this page.


Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

30 September 2026


Contracting authority

Crown Commercial Service

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PBZB-4962-TVLR

9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street

Liverpool

L3 9PP

United Kingdom

Telephone: +44 3454102222

Email: supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk

Website: https://www.gov.uk/ccs

Region: UKD72 - Liverpool

Organisation type: Public authority - central government