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Business Analytical Services for System Design Unit

Home Office

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26 Oct 2026 at 11:01

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Home Office is buying business analysis and management consultancy services to support service design delivery in its System Design Unit. The work concerns business analysis for priority design work; the procurement description does not set out specific deliverables or delivery locations. The requirement is a single service package, rather than separate workstreams for different suppliers. It sits within the Home Office’s central government responsibilities and is focused on supporting the System Design Unit’s service-design activity.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Herd IT Consulting Ltd. The Home Office used a direct award, citing extreme and unavoidable urgency after business analysts working through its central contract were released at short notice and replacement resource could not be secured in time to maintain continuity. The supplier’s rates had been competitively tendered for the central contract and were carried across. The award is valued at £2,989,911 excluding VAT (£3,587,893.20 including VAT). The contract period runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 March 2027, with provision for up to three further three-month periods. The award was made on 26 October 2026.

For suppliers preparing for a future requirement from the Home Office’s System Design Unit, this award demonstrates demand for business analysts able to support priority service-design work and maintain continuity against tight programme timescales. Credible providers would need to supply suitable analysts quickly, with the capacity to sustain delivery through a defined service period and possible extensions. Experience providing business analysis in a central government or comparable programme environment would be relevant to demonstrating fit. The buyer’s rationale also shows the importance of dependable replacement capacity when existing resources are withdrawn unexpectedly. This instance was awarded directly on urgency grounds, while the chosen supplier’s rates had previously been competitively tendered for the Home Office central contract.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Business Analytical Services for System Design Unit

Notice Description

Business Analysis Services to support System Design Unit's Service Design delivery

Procurement Information

The Authority proposes to award a contract directly under section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023, relying on the justification of extreme and unavoidable urgency in Schedule 5, paragraph 13. There were a number of existing Business Analysts delivering services under a Home Office central contract (via a subcontracting arrangement) who were released from the incumbent supplier with only 20 days' notice. These services are essential to the delivery of HO priority design work. The incumbent provider has been unable to secure suitable replacement services to maintain continuity of delivery. Insufficient or unsuitable resource increases the risk of delivery delay against already tight programme timescales. The supplier's rates have been competitively tendered during to support the Home Office Central Contract and these rates have been transitioned to a direct award contract.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078fe5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100896-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
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

79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£2,989,911 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Oct 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Nov 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 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
Home Office
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DF
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

HERD IT CONSULTING LTD

Further Information

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