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715878489 - MCF 4 Order Form

Ministry of Defence

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28 Jul 2026 at 11:55

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Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence procured strategic professional services, specifically strategic consultancy services supporting system implementation planning. The requirement was for the United Kingdom, with the Ministry acting as both the buyer and a central purchasing body. The work was grouped into a single requirement covering the provision of strategic consultancy services. This is a services opportunity rather than a supply of goods or construction works. The requirement sits within the broader defence activity of the Ministry of Defence and is relevant to consultancies that provide strategic advice and professional support for implementation planning in a national public-sector environment. The stated procurement title was MCF 4 Order Form, while the service description was Strategic Professional Services.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. The single lot was marked cancelled, but the associated award is active and the contract is active. The contract was signed on 30 June 2026 for £1,082,000. The route was a limited procedure using an award without prior publication of a call for competition. The Ministry stated that the previous framework had expired and a successor framework replaced it; to maintain continuity and reduce delivery risk, it selected the incumbent supplier because of its existing knowledge, experience and understanding of the requirement. One bid was recorded. The award criterion was price. The award concerned provision of strategic consultancy services.

This procurement indicates established Ministry of Defence demand for strategic consultancy supporting system implementation planning, at a substantial professional-services scale. A credible future competitor would need a demonstrated ability to provide strategic advice in a defence or similarly complex public-sector environment, understand the client’s requirement quickly and maintain continuity through framework or contract transitions. Relevant experience of the buyer’s operational context, implementation planning and delivery risks would be important, because incumbent knowledge and seamless continuation were expressly relied upon in the award rationale. Suppliers should also be able to compete on price, which was the stated evaluation basis. The successful supplier was a large professional-services firm, suggesting that the requirement rewards organisations able to combine specialist consultancy expertise with the capacity to sustain strategic support for a major national authority.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

715878489 - MCF 4 Order Form

Notice Description

Strategic Professional Services

Procurement Information

The previous framework contract had expired and was replaced by a successor framework. To ensure continuity of service and minimise delivery risk, the Authority selected the incumbent supplier, whose existing knowledge, experience and understanding of the requirement enabled seamless continuation of the services.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d51d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071152-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72224100 - System implementation planning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,082,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Ministry of Defence
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2EU
Postcode Area
South West 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
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Further Information

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