Award

Management Consultancy Services

SSE PLC

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Award

03 Sep 2025 at 13:11

Tender

10 May 2024 at 13:20

Summary of the contracting process

The recent procurement process conducted by SSE plc, located in Perth, United Kingdom, focuses on the Management Consultancy Services sector. The contract involves a completed Framework Agreement for Management Consultancy Services, encompassing business and management consultancy within the UK. The procurement, using a selective method with a negotiated procedure after a prior call for competition, reached completion with the signing of the contract on 31st July 2025. Although specific lots within the procurement were cancelled, the award was successfully distributed to several prominent suppliers, with a notable number of bidders (26 in total) involved in the overarching tender process, highlighting significant interest in the industry category of business and management consultancy services.

This tender poses valuable opportunities for businesses seeking growth within the consultancy service sector, particularly those with a focus on management and strategic services. The Framework Agreement's expansive nature, binding multiple large-scale suppliers, emphasizes a substantial market demand and indicates prospective opportunities for experienced consultancy firms. Companies skilled in project management, strategic planning, and organisational transformation are especially well-suited to participate. The arrangement facilitates dynamic business growth by providing avenues for future tendering within SSE's management consultancy service scope, potentially engaging a wide array of businesses for upcoming opportunities covered under this expansive Framework.

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Notice Title

Management Consultancy Services

Notice Description

Framework Agreement covering Management Consultancy Services.

Lot Information

General Business Consultancy

General Business Consultancy Services

Renewal: There will be an SSE option to extend for an additional 2 years.

Energy and Strategy Consultancy

Business and Strategy related consultancy services.

Business change and transformation consultancy

Business change and transformation related consultancy services.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0458c4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053563-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
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

79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£500,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Sep 20255 months ago
Submission Deadline
10 Jun 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Jul 20256 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SSE PLC
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PERTH
Postcode
PH1 3AQ
Post Town
Perth
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward
Perth City North
Westminster Constituency
Perth and Kinross-shire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
20
Supplier Names

ACCENTURE (UK

AFRY MANAGEMENT CONSULTING

BAIN & COMPANY UNITED KINGDOM

BARINGA PARTNERS

BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP

BVG ASSOCIATES

CAPGEMINI

DELOITTE

EFFICIO

EVIDEN TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

GUTTERIDGE, HASKINS AND DAVEY

KPMG

MOORHOUSE CONSULTING

OAKLIN

PA CONSULTING SERVICES

PICK EVERARD

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS

SIA PARTNERS

THREEPWOOD CONSULTING

TRANSFORM UK CONSULTING

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