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GB-Bristol: Services to support Organisation Design

Office for Students

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17 Sep 2026 at 13:40

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Summary of the contracting process

The Office for Students bought business and management consultancy services to support organisation design. The requirement covers advice and practical support for reviewing or developing organisational structures, roles and operating arrangements. It is a services procurement rather than a supply or construction contract. The named buyer is the Office for Students, based in Bristol. Delivery could take place in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, Europe, British Overseas Territories or elsewhere internationally. The procurement is classified under CPV 79400000, covering business and management consultancy and related services. The work is therefore relevant to consultancies that provide organisation design support for public bodies and can deliver across a broad geographic area.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to PA Consulting Services Ltd on 11 September 2026. The award value is £214,500. The contract period runs from 14 September 2026 to 20 November 2026. The tender submission deadline was 14 September 2026, and the tender was recorded as complete. It was initiated as a tender, with the procurement category identified as services. The award is active and relates to the full organisation design support requirement rather than separately identified lots. The published outcome identifies PA Consulting Services Ltd as the sole awarded supplier. The opportunity was assessed as unsuitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

For a supplier that did not win, this award demonstrates a defined requirement for organisation design consultancy within the Office for Students and the scale of work it has recently commissioned. A credible future competitor would need specialist capability in business and management consultancy, with particular strength in organisation design and the ability to support a public-sector client through a focused assignment. The awarded supplier is recorded as a large organisation, while the procurement was not assessed as suitable for SMEs or voluntary, community or social enterprises. That indicates a market position favouring established consultancies with sufficient organisational capacity, experienced delivery teams and the resources to work across the buyer’s potentially international delivery footprint.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

GB-Bristol: Services to support Organisation Design

Notice Description

Services to support Organisation Design

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-9d5c3087-8925-43d3-9b16-3c3801b3050c
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/253c1591-e2d6-4b1e-a254-944301d6cd14
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£214,500 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£214,500 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Sep 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
14 Sep 2026 - 20 Nov 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
Office for Students
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS34 8SR
Postcode Area
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
South Gloucestershire
Electoral Ward
Stoke Gifford
Westminster Constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED

Further Information

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