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Business Support Consultant

POLICE DIGITAL SERVICE

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03 Aug 2026 at 16:10

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Summary of the contracting process

The Police Digital Service procured interim business management support from a business support consultant. The requirement is classified as information technology services and falls within the wider services category. The work supports the buyer’s business management needs through an interim resource rather than the supply of a standalone product or construction work. Delivery is in the United Kingdom. The buyer is the Police Digital Service, based in London. The opportunity was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, indicating that the requirement was capable of being delivered by an SME with the relevant consultancy and resource capability. It may therefore be relevant to consultancies and specialist staffing businesses that provide interim business management professionals, particularly where their services sit alongside digital or information technology programmes and can support a public-sector client across the UK.

The procurement has been completed and awarded. The contract was awarded to Permanent Futures Ltd. on 31 July 2026 for £57,330 including the stated GBP currency. The contract period runs from 1 August 2026 to 30 October 2026. The tender submission deadline was 31 July 2026 at 12:00. This was a selective procedure using a call-off from a framework agreement, rather than an open standalone competition. The recorded tender value was £57,330, matching the awarded value. The requirement was treated as a services procurement and the tender status is complete. The award is active. The published outcome therefore confirms the selected supplier, the value attached to that award and the short contract period for the interim business management support resource.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award provides a clear indication of demand from the Police Digital Service for short-term interim business management support connected with information technology services. A credible future competitor would need access to suitably experienced interim business management consultants, the ability to mobilise an individual resource quickly, and the capacity to deliver a focused assignment for a public-sector digital organisation. Familiarity with framework call-off routes would be commercially important, as would the operational capability to manage contracting, resourcing and delivery without the infrastructure of a large organisation. The award to an SME shows that smaller consultancies and specialist resourcing providers can satisfy this type of requirement when they combine relevant business-management capability with dependable UK delivery.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Business Support Consultant

Notice Description

Interim Business Management Support resource

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-7f67b82e-b085-49ea-acf2-6f4b46294d52
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7d2d192d-0ad3-4660-bc00-999cd8a73bf3
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
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72222300 - Information technology services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£57,330 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£57,330 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 30 Oct 2026 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
POLICE DIGITAL SERVICE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC2V 7JE
Postcode Area
Central 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
City of London
Electoral Ward
Cheap
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PERMANENT FUTURES LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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