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title: "Synergy ERP Cluster Programme Consultancy"
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# Synergy ERP Cluster Programme Consultancy

Buyer: DEFRA  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1f49d22d-8ae9-4e98-91a4-b552ee8c373e

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## Summary

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has awarded the contract for the "Synergy ERP Cluster Programme Consultancy" to Nine Feet Tall Ltd. The consultancy services aim to ensure best practices, lessons learned, and effective management of risks within the partnership organization. The contract is valued at £14,000 GBP and has a contract period from January 2, 2024, to April 2, 2024, with procurement method details specifying a direct procurement approach.

This contracting opportunity with Defra presents a chance for consultancy firms specializing in general management to provide advisory services and critical insights to support the development of the Synergy partnership approach. Businesses offering expertise in organisational development, risk management, and partnership agreements would be well-suited to compete for this tender. The contract period, spanning over three months, allows for a focused and impactful engagement to drive positive change within the partnership organization.

## Notice

Defra has contracted for advisory services to support, challenge and provide insight to ensure: 1) Best practice, lessons learnt and ways of working from Defra's Group Corporate Services model can be extrapolated into the Synergy partnership approach. 2) In scope departments feel collectively connected and have an equal voice in the way the shared services organisation is run and managed. 3) Relevant risks and issues to a partnership agreement are effectively managed as the approach develops. 4) The approach is welcomed by the Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA) who are likely to be responsible for auditing Synergy service provision in the future. The consultant will be used to provide an Advisory Service to help challenge, test, assure and act as a critical friend as the partnership agreement develops. If capacity allows assistance in the review and drafting of the agreement, can be provided within the time agreed. The service will not provide any legal, technical, performance or data sharing advice.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f27e7c8-f3b1-40d7-86d3-fd0d9e55484d |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Dec 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Dec 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Dec 2023 |
| Contract period | 2 Jan 2024 - 2 Apr 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £14,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £14,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEFRA |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NINE FEET TALL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79411000 - General management consultancy services

## Release History

- 20 Dec 2023 at 13:59 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f27e7c8-f3b1-40d7-86d3-fd0d9e55484d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f27e7c8-f3b1-40d7-86d3-fd0d9e55484d
  20th December 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ed8bfbc9-b740-45de-8765-897314e4bc33
  Synergy ERP - Contract (Nine Feet Tall) - Redacted

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