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ICO Statutory Regulatory Sandbox Design

INFORMATION COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE

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Summary of the contracting process

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) commissioned consultancy services to design a statutory regulatory sandbox. The procurement is classified as business and management consultancy, focused on the design of the ICO’s sandbox. The buyer is the ICO, based in Manchester, and delivery is identified as being in the United Kingdom. The published scope is limited to sandbox design; it does not describe specific work packages or deliverables. This is a services requirement rather than a purchase of goods or construction work.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to PA Consulting Services Limited. The award date was 2 February 2026, and the contract period runs from 5 January 2026 to 4 January 2028. The procurement was a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The estimated tender value was £430,000; the award record reports a value of £0, so no positive awarded amount is recorded. The information provided does not set out lots, eligibility requirements or evaluation criteria. The published description identifies this as a duplicate of an earlier award notice and says that the earlier notice remains valid; it does not notify a separate contract award.

For consultancy firms, this award shows that the ICO procures specialist support to design a statutory regulatory sandbox, using a framework call-off route. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need consultancy capability relevant to designing regulatory sandboxes and the capacity to deliver work for the ICO. The available scope does not identify particular technical disciplines, accreditations, staffing levels or prior experience requirements, so more specific capability claims cannot be drawn from this procurement. The award is evidence of a defined consultancy requirement at the ICO, rather than a general opportunity across unrelated regulatory or technology work.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ICO Statutory Regulatory Sandbox Design

Notice Description

Ignore - erroneous duplicate notice. This notice is an inadvertent duplicate of a previously published contract award notice relating to the same contract award. No separate contract award is being notified. The previously published notice remains valid and this duplicate notice should be disregarded.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-bda72ff9-a5e7-4455-9afc-b14d6166adb0
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bace7fff-fd02-4804-91e6-26beda4498fb
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, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£430,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Oct 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Feb 20268 months ago
Contract Period
5 Jan 2026 - 4 Jan 2028 1-2 years
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
INFORMATION COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MANCHESTER,
Postcode
M1 7BL
Postcode Area
Manchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD33 Manchester
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Manchester
Electoral Ward
Deansgate
Westminster Constituency
Manchester Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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