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FRC Programme Manager

UK EXPORT FINANCE

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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02 Oct 2026 at 15:36

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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02 Oct 2026 at 15:24

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

UK Export Finance is procuring a financial reporting and systems programme manager service. The role is to provide specialist programme management for UKEF’s financial systems and reporting requirements, requiring personnel with technical expertise in those systems. The work is for the central government export finance organisation and is delivered in the United Kingdom. It is a personnel service rather than a purchase of goods or construction work. The procurement is focused on UKEF’s specific financial systems and reporting needs, not general programme management across unrelated systems or organisations.

The procurement is complete and a contract has been awarded to Millennium Business Technology Limited. The award was made on 2 October 2026, under a direct award procedure justified by specialist technical requirements and the stated absence of a reasonable alternative route or framework. The initial contract runs from 15 October 2026 to 4 October 2027, with an option to extend by up to six months, to 4 April 2028. Its initial value is £344,500 excluding VAT (£413,400 including VAT); the maximum value including additional services is £516,750 excluding VAT (£620,100 including VAT). The award is recorded as pending. The procurement is a single lot, with no separate lots to compete for.

For suppliers seeking comparable future work with UK Export Finance, the key competitive capability is access to technical specialists who can manage programmes involving UKEF’s financial systems and reporting requirements. The buyer’s stated reason for selecting its supplier was that it considered the appointed organisation to be the only one with the required specialist personnel, and that equivalent services could not reasonably be obtained through another route or framework. A credible competitor would therefore need demonstrable, relevant expertise in the specific systems and reporting environment, alongside the personnel capacity to deliver additional services if required. Small and medium-sized enterprises were considered suitable for the procurement, showing that the requirement is not inherently limited to large suppliers; specialist capability, rather than organisational scale alone, is central to competing.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

FRC Programme Manager

Notice Description

Provision of a FRC Programme Manager

Procurement Information

UK Export Finance (UKEF) intends to award a contract to Millennium Business Technology Ltd for the provision of a FRC Programme Manager. The contract will be for a term of up to 18 months and has an estimated value of PS PS620,100 (inclusive of VAT). It is considered that this contract can be awarded under Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 because the direct award justification specified in paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 (single supplier - technical reasons) applies. Millennium Business Technology Ltd are the only organisation with the technical specialist personnel required to deliver the specific financial systems and reporting requirements related to UKEF. There is no reasonable alternative as the services cannot be obtained through other routes or frameworks.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077ffb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093471-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£516,750 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Oct 20265 days ago
Contract Period
15 Oct 2026 - 4 Oct 2027 6-12 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
UK EXPORT FINANCE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2HQ
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

MILLENNIUM BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

Further Information

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