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Telecoms Restructuring Advice

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

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11 Sep 2026 at 18:14

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Science, Innovation & Technology commissioned consultancy, analysis and advice on options for restructuring telecommunications services. The work is to assess restructuring options and present the advice in report format, making it relevant to management consultancies, telecoms advisers, strategy firms and specialist analysts with experience of telecommunications markets and organisational or service restructuring. The contracting authority is the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, based in London. Delivery covers the United Kingdom. The requirement is classified as telecommunication consultancy services and is a services contract. The procurement was arranged as a single requirement, covering the full scope of advice rather than separate packages. Its purpose is to support the department’s operational decision-making on possible telecoms restructuring and any action that may follow from the advice.

The procurement has been awarded through a direct award, using an urgency rationale: the requirement arose from unforeseeable circumstances and the authority could not complete a competitive exercise within the operational timescale. FTI Consulting LLP was selected on 11 September 2026. The awarded value is £300,000 excluding VAT, or £360,000 including VAT. The contract period runs from 11 September 2026 to 23 October 2026, with a maximum extension date of 4 December 2026. Further work may be commissioned based on the advice and options provided, if the department decides to act on them. The contract is above the relevant threshold. The single lot was marked suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

This procurement demonstrates demand from central government for high-level telecommunications restructuring advice delivered through concise, decision-ready reports. Suppliers well placed for comparable work would combine telecoms sector knowledge with consultancy skills in market analysis, operating-model or service restructuring, option appraisal and strategic recommendations. Credibility would come from showing that advisers can turn complex telecoms evidence into clear choices for senior public-sector decision-makers, work to a tightly defined urgent requirement and produce robust written analysis. The selected supplier is a large consultancy, indicating that substantial analytical capability and the capacity to mobilise quickly were relevant to this requirement, while the lot was also identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises. Firms with specialist telecoms expertise and credible public-sector advisory experience could therefore use this requirement as a benchmark for future opportunities with the department.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Telecoms Restructuring Advice

Notice Description

Consultancy, Analysis and Advice on telecoms restructuring options, in report format.

Procurement Information

The Authority intends to award this contract directly due to an urgent requirement which arose from circumstances that could not reasonably have been foreseen during normal procurement planning. A competitive procurement exercise could not be completed within the timescales required to meet the Authority's operational needs. The Authority considers the direct award to be necessary, proportionate and limited to the minimum scope and duration required to address the immediate requirement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f8aa
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086656-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71316000 - Telecommunication consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Sep 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
11 Sep 2026 - 23 Oct 2026 1-6 months
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
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2EG
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

FTI Consulting LLP

Further Information

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