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Expert Adviser in Peterborough (con_32050)

Department for Education

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04 Sep 2026 at 20:21

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education procured expert adviser services in Peterborough. The requirement falls within business and management consultancy and related services, covering advisory support rather than the supply of goods or construction works. The Department for Education is the buying organisation and Peterborough is the delivery location. The procurement was structured as a single requirement for an expert adviser. The published scope identifies the service as an expert adviser contract in Peterborough, so relevant suppliers are those able to provide suitably experienced consultancy and advisory support to a central government education client in that locality. The selected provider, Eolas Consultancy, is a small or medium-sized enterprise, indicating that the requirement was delivered by a specialist consultancy rather than a large corporate supplier.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. The Department for Education used a direct award below the applicable threshold without competition. Eolas Consultancy was selected as the supplier. The contract was signed on 1 July 2026 and runs from 1 July 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £48,000 excluding VAT and £57,600 including VAT. The contract is active. The award covers the expert adviser service and the business and management consultancy classification. The procurement used one lot, which is complete. The available evaluation information establishes the direct-award route rather than a competitive scoring basis, so the key commercial reference points are the specialist advisory scope, the single-provider award and the contract’s defined delivery period.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award demonstrates demand from the Department for Education for focused expert advisory and business management consultancy support in Peterborough. A credible future competitor would need to show relevant advisory expertise, the ability to provide practical consultancy services for a public-sector education client, and sufficient capacity to deliver a defined assignment through to completion. The successful supplier’s SME status indicates that a smaller specialist consultancy can meet this type of requirement. Businesses with a clear expert-adviser proposition, evidence of comparable consultancy delivery and the administrative capability to work with central government would be well placed to assess similar requirements from this buyer. Local knowledge of Peterborough may also help where the work depends on place-specific relationships or delivery.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Expert Adviser in Peterborough (con_32050)

Notice Description

Contract for Expert Adviser in Peterborough

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f2e9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084148-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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
Not specified
Contracts Value
£48,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jul 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 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 Education
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 3BT
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

EOLAS CONSULTANCY LTD

Further Information

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