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RHUL-27044 Council Effectiveness Review

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College

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08 Oct 2026 at 09:39

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College commissioned a council effectiveness review, a consultancy service examining how effectively its governing council operates. The requirement is for professional business consultancy rather than goods or works, and the supplier is expected to deliver the review for the university. The recorded delivery area is Surrey, where the university is based. The award identifies the work under a broad business-services classification; the specific focus is governance and council effectiveness. This is a single-piece requirement, rather than a set of separately described service lots. The selected provider is GGI Development and Research LLP, trading as GGI, a consultancy based in London.

The procurement is complete: the council effectiveness review was awarded to GGI Development and Research LLP following a request for quotations. It used a below-threshold limited competition, with one lot. The award is active and the contract is also active. The contract was signed on 5 October 2026 and runs from 5 October 2026 to 4 March 2027. Its value is £27,100 excluding VAT (£32,520 including VAT). The published data does not give a separate award date, evaluation criteria or eligibility requirements. The named supplier is the sole awardee.

For future reviews at Royal Holloway, credible competitors will need to demonstrate consultancy capability in assessing university governance and council effectiveness, and the ability to deliver a focused review for a higher education institution. The awarded supplier is a London-based consultancy, showing that this requirement was delivered by a specialist business-services firm rather than a general supplier of goods or works. The limited competition and request-for-quotations route indicate a comparatively contained consultancy commission, so relevant governance expertise, a clear review approach and capacity to complete the work within a short engagement are commercially pertinent. Suppliers with experience advising governing bodies or evaluating organisational effectiveness would be well placed to show how they can provide useful findings for the university’s council.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

RHUL-27044 Council Effectiveness Review

Notice Description

Awarded to GGI Development and Research LLP T/A GGI for a Council Effectiveness Review following request for quotations.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078358
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095022-2026
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
SME

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
£27,100 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
5 Oct 2026 - 4 Mar 2027 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
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EGHAM
Postcode
TW20 0EX
Postcode Area
Twickenham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ25 West Surrey
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Runnymede
Electoral Ward
Englefield Green East
Westminster Constituency
Windsor

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

GGI Development and Research LLP

Further Information

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