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Full Business Case for Digital Office

West of England Combined Authority

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29 Sep 2026 at 12:02

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The West of England Combined Authority commissioned specialist consultancy to develop a Full Business Case for its Digital Office Pilot. The work is to set out the programme’s strategic, financial and economic value and provide a robust, deliverable proposal for moving the pilot into business-as-usual operations. The business case must comply with HM Treasury’s Green Book and build on the existing Outline Business Case, delivery to date and emerging findings from an independent monitoring and evaluation exercise. This is business development and programme consultancy, rather than a purchase of digital technology or operational IT services. The buying organisation is the West of England Combined Authority, based in Bristol; the procurement does not state a separate delivery location.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Spirit Public Sector Limited, a small and medium-sized supplier. The award date was 7 September 2026. The contract is valued at £83,000 excluding VAT (£99,600 including VAT), with a stated period from 29 September 2026 to 27 April 2027 and a possible three-month extension, to 27 July 2027. It was a below-threshold, limited competition for one lot. Three bids reached the final stage, all from SMEs. The published procurement details do not set out specific evaluation criteria or eligibility requirements. The contract is active; the award records a scheduled signature milestone on 29 September 2026.

This award demonstrates demand from the West of England Combined Authority for consultancy that can turn a digital programme and its evaluation evidence into an investment-ready, deliverable business case. A credible competitor would need strong business-case development capability, including the ability to assess strategic fit and financial and economic value, and to produce work compliant with HM Treasury’s Green Book. Experience working from an existing Outline Business Case, interpreting monitoring and evaluation evidence, and planning transition from a pilot into business-as-usual delivery would be directly relevant. The competition attracted three final-stage bids, all from SMEs, showing that smaller consultancies competed for this single-lot assignment. Suppliers best placed for a similar requirement will be able to combine analytical rigour with practical programme and public-sector consultancy.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Full Business Case for Digital Office

Notice Description

We are seeking to procure specialist consultancy support to develop a Full Business Case (FBC), including a clear articulation of strategic, financial, and economic value, for the Digital Office Pilot, setting out a robust and deliverable proposal for transitioning the programme into Business as Usual (BAU). The supplier will produce a HM Treasury Green Book-compliant FBC, building on the existing Outline Business Case (OBC), programme delivery to date, and the emerging findings of the ongoing independent Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E). The approach will ensure alignment between evaluation evidence and Green Book-compliant business case development.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077c4d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091795-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited 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

79411100 - Business development consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£83,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Sep 20261 months ago
Contract Period
29 Sep 2026 - 27 Apr 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
West of England Combined Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS1 6AL
Postcode Area
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK51 Bristol, City of
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Bristol, City of
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Bristol Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Spirit Public Sector Ltd

Further Information

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