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title: "Central Critical Reforms - Benefits Assessment"
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# Central Critical Reforms - Benefits Assessment

Buyer: DEFRA  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-20216ec1-769b-4261-a44c-54961998b4f0

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## Summary

DEFRA procured management consultancy services to establish benefits management for Natural England’s Central Critical Reforms. The work covers the core framework and ways of working needed to define benefits, develop baselines, measure progress and support future validation. It also includes templates and a maturity roadmap for embedding benefits management. This is a services requirement, classified under CPV 79411000 for general management consultancy services. The buying organisation is DEFRA, based at Marsham Street, London. Delivery addresses cover the United Kingdom, including London, as well as Europe, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, British Overseas Territories and the rest of the world. The requirement is therefore relevant to consultancies with benefits management and public-sector transformation expertise.

The procurement has been completed and awarded through a selective call-off from a framework agreement. DEFRA awarded the contract to Deloitte LLP on 12 August 2026. The awarded value is £119,984. The contract runs from 17 August 2026 to 20 November 2026. The tender had a submission deadline of 12 August 2026 at 12:00. The evaluation resulted in one active award and the tender status is complete. The procurement was for services and was not suitable for small or medium-sized enterprises or voluntary, community and social enterprises. No lots are identified. The award confirms the selected supplier and the final contract value for this benefits assessment requirement.

This award demonstrates demand from DEFRA and Natural England for specialist benefits management supporting major reform programmes. A credible competitor for comparable work would need to design practical benefits frameworks, establish baselines, create measurement and validation methods, and provide templates that teams can use consistently. Experience developing maturity roadmaps and embedding new ways of working would be important, alongside strong general management consultancy capability. The requirement favours established suppliers able to work with public-sector stakeholders and manage structured transformation activity across a broad delivery footprint. As the opportunity was handled as a framework call-off and was assessed as unsuitable for SMEs and VCSEs, relevant framework access, organisational capacity and a proven track record in complex reform benefits assessment would strengthen competitiveness.

## Notice

To initiate benefits management for Natural England's Central Critical Reforms by establishing the core framework, ways of working, templates and maturity roadmap required to support benefits definition, baseline development, measurement and future validation.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2ebbc983-807c-4825-acd7-889419ca5766 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 17 Aug 2026 - 20 Nov 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £119,984 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £119,984 |
| 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 |
| Postcode area | 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Deloitte LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79411000 - General management consultancy services

## Release History

- 12 Aug 2026 at 15:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2ebbc983-807c-4825-acd7-889419ca5766

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2ebbc983-807c-4825-acd7-889419ca5766
  12th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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