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ALB Reform Consultancy

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

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17 Aug 2026 at 12:45

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport procured consultancy services to support its Arm’s Length Bodies Reform programme. The work reviewed how DCMS supports its arm’s-length bodies, with the strategic aims of ensuring an appropriate level of ministerial oversight, improving delivery of outcomes, and making citizen experience and access to DCMS-funded services better. It also considered potential inefficiencies, including duplication in processes and activities. This is a central government advisory and business consultancy requirement, classified under business services covering consultancy, law, marketing, recruitment, printing and security. The work is for DCMS and its network of arm’s-length bodies, with the buying organisation based in London.

The procurement has completed and the contract was awarded to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. It used a below-threshold limited competition under the limited procurement method, with one completed lot. The award is active. The contract was signed and began on 7 January 2026, runs until 30 March 2026, and is active. Its value is £47,000 excluding VAT and £56,400 including VAT. The award date is recorded as 7 January 2026. The requirement was evaluated through the limited competition process. The selected supplier is a large organisation. This outcome shows that DCMS chose an established consultancy provider for a short, focused review of arm’s-length body support, reform opportunities, oversight and service delivery.

For suppliers that did not win this contract, the requirement demonstrates demand from DCMS for specialist public-sector reform consultancy focused on arm’s-length bodies. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need to assess governance and ministerial oversight, identify opportunities to improve outcomes and citizen access, and diagnose operational inefficiency such as duplicated processes and activities. Relevant capability would include strategic review, operating-model or organisational analysis, evidence-based recommendations and the ability to work across a government department and its arm’s-length body network. Experience of central government policy, public services and stakeholder engagement would help a supplier demonstrate that it can turn a broad reform agenda into practical improvements for delivery and users.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ALB Reform Consultancy

Notice Description

As part of the government's wider Public Bodies Reform agenda, DCMS is looking at how it supports its Arm's Length Bodies (ALBs). The strategic aims of this review are to ensure the right level of Ministerial oversight is in place that optimises delivery of outcomes, consider how to improve citizen experience and access to DCMS-funded services and also identify and consider improvements to any areas that may display inefficiencies including, for example, duplication in processes and activities.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e596
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078097-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited 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

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£47,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Jan 20267 months ago
Contract Period
7 Jan 2026 - 30 Mar 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2BQ
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

Notice Documents

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