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Business Growth Support Bench

Department for Business and Trade

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05 Aug 2026 at 08:04

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Business & Trade intends to establish the Business Growth Support Bench for digital delivery teams and specialist suppliers. The services will support the department’s strategic priorities across domestic and international business services, including computer support and consultancy. Delivery is expected across the United Kingdom. This is a business services requirement rather than a goods or construction contract, and should interest organisations that combine digital delivery capability with specialist consultancy expertise. The requirement is intended to provide flexible support for the department’s work in serving businesses in the UK and overseas. Suppliers should consider whether their teams can work across varied business-service priorities and support public-sector delivery at national scale.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the department has announced an intention to procure, but has not issued an invitation to tender. It expects to use a selective competitive process to award work under a framework. The planned procurement is above threshold and has an estimated value of £6,000,000 excluding VAT, or £7,200,000 including VAT. One planned lot is expected to run from 5 February 2029 to 4 February 2031, with a possible extension to 4 February 2032. The lot is planned to include renewal. The procurement is linked to an existing framework and is expected to be competed among eligible framework participants. These dates and arrangements are the buyer’s current intentions.

The requirement is likely to suit established digital consultancies, technology support providers and specialist delivery businesses that can assemble teams for changing public-sector priorities. Relevant strengths include digital service delivery, computer support, consultancy and the ability to provide specialists rather than a single fixed product. Suppliers should be prepared to work across both domestic and international business services and to contribute to strategic priorities set by a central government department. The scale and framework-based structure are likely to favour organisations with sufficient bench strength, dependable team mobilisation and experience delivering varied assignments. Businesses already participating in the relevant framework may be particularly well placed to prepare, while other suppliers should assess whether they can meet its participation requirements when work is competed.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Business Growth Support Bench

Notice Description

The Supplier will provide digital delivery teams and specialists to support the Buyer's strategic priorities across domestic and international business services.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dbcf
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073928-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72600000 - Computer support and consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£6,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
5 Feb 2029 - 4 Feb 2031 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Department for Business and Trade
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2DY
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

Further Information

Notice Documents

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