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Statutory Casework Service Design

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS

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20 Oct 2026 at 08:50

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Summary of the contracting process

DEFRA procured specialist service design support for Natural England’s statutory casework services. The work is intended to develop a coherent future service model across the SCCR programme, covering planning, wildlife licensing and protected sites, with significant digital elements. These services are currently managed by different service owners using varied processes and operating models. The requirement is consultancy and service design work, rather than the delivery of casework itself. The procurement is associated with London and the United Kingdom, alongside other listed delivery locations. Its focus is the design of a joined-up future model for Natural England’s statutory services.

The procurement has been awarded: KPMG LLP was selected, and the award is active. The award date was 2 October 2026. The contract runs from 5 October 2026 to 22 January 2027. Its awarded value is £341,718. The estimated tender value is also £341,718. DEFRA used a selective procedure to make a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender submission deadline was 2 October 2026 at 12:00. The contract is for services and is recorded as complete. The published information does not give an evaluation criterion or explain how bids were assessed. No lots are identified, and no separate awards or suppliers are recorded.

For suppliers considering comparable future work with DEFRA and Natural England, this award demonstrates demand for specialist service design applied to statutory casework. A credible competitor would need to show it can develop a coherent future operating model across planning, wildlife licensing and protected sites, while addressing significant digital elements. The work calls for an ability to understand services currently managed by different owners and shaped by varied processes, and to design a joined-up model across them. The procurement was routed as a call-off from a framework agreement, so relevant framework access is commercially important for competing through the same route. The requirement is consultancy and design, not frontline casework delivery; experience aligning complex public services and their digital components is the relevant proposition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Statutory Casework Service Design

Notice Description

Natural England requires external specialist service design support to develop a coherent future model for its statutory casework services. The SCCR programme spans Planning, Wildlife Licensing, Protected Sites and has significant Digital elements. Services are currently led by different Service Owners using a variety of processes and models.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-766090f4-3928-4b46-bd2f-0e8a11651e9d
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a19b6b94-ad9d-4f23-9eaf-98978fa8a899
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79411000 - General management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£341,718 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£341,718 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Oct 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
5 Oct 2026 - 22 Jan 2027 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DF
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

KPMG LLP

Further Information

Notice Documents

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