Notice Information
Notice Title
Lean SIx SIgma Consultancy for Medicines Discovery Catapult
Notice Description
A lean six sigma consultant is required to deliver process improvements, identification of waste reduction, system enhancements and productivity gains.
Procurement Information
Reinvigoration were originally engaged via a below threshold competition and has delivered significant value in the four months since the work began with Process improvements, identification of waste reduction, system enhancements and future productivity gains. Since the initial competition and engagement with reinvigoration, the scope of the required improvement work has expanded considerably and beyond what was originally anticipated. This extension is intended to cover further work to deliver on these additional improvement projects, leveraging Reinvigorations existing knowledge of MDCs processes, culture and previous work to avoid a costly ramp-up and learning that a new supplier would require. A different consultant would not only have to start afresh in terms of understanding MDCs processes and losing the knowledge built up by Reinvigoration, but this would likely delay delivery of the overall process project due to onboarding a new supplier and risking inconsistency compared to the already delivered phases, with a potential for having to repeat work, undermining the benefits gained in our work with Reinvigoration.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f9b4
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010622-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
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
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £101,250 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Feb 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 18 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 18 Feb 2026 - 18 Apr 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@md.catapult.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MACCLESFIELD
- Postcode
- SK10 4ZF
- Post Town
- Stockport
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD6 Cheshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD62 Cheshire East
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Cheshire East
- Electoral Ward
- Chelford
- Westminster Constituency
- Tatton
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010622-2026
5th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084631-2025
18th December 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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