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title: "Strategic Department Review Support"
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# Strategic Department Review Support

Buyer: THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2682a71d-6c1a-4ec0-9e5b-69f2fdc7627b

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## Summary

The Department for Transport procured strategic department review support: business analysis consultancy services to support a departmental review. The work is delivered in London, at or around Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 4DR. The requirement sits within the services category and is relevant to consultancies providing organisational review, business analysis, strategic advisory and department-level performance or operating-model support. The buyer is the Department for Transport. The awarded supplier, Ove Arup & Partners, is a large consultancy, indicating that the requirement was suitable for an established professional services provider, although the procurement also identified it as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to Ove Arup & Partners on 7 September 2026. The award value is £189,325. The contract runs from 7 September 2026 to 7 December 2026. It used a selective procedure as a call-off from a framework agreement, rather than an open standalone tender. The tender submission deadline was 14 August 2026 at 12:00. Evaluation resulted in one active award for the full requirement. The procurement was classified as business analysis consultancy services (CPV 72221000), with the main category being services. The opportunity was marked as suitable for SMEs and unsuitable for voluntary, community or social enterprises.

This award provides a clear benchmark for consultancies targeting future strategic review work for the Department for Transport. Credible competitors would need demonstrable capability in business analysis, departmental or organisational review, strategic advisory work and translating findings into practical recommendations. Experience of working with central government or other complex public bodies would help, alongside the capacity to mobilise a specialist team for a focused review delivered in London. Because the requirement was called off from a framework, suppliers seeking similar work would need access to the relevant framework route or a position on a comparable framework. The buyer’s stated SME suitability indicates that a smaller specialist consultancy could be competitive where it can evidence the required expertise, delivery capacity and public-sector assurance.

## Notice

Notice of award

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f10d80fc-1976-4ee8-aa3d-b68de36c030c |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 7 Sep 2026 - 7 Dec 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £189,325 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £189,325 |
| 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 | THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DR |
| 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 | Vincent Square |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Ove Arup & Partners Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services

## Release History

- 8 Sep 2026 at 16:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f10d80fc-1976-4ee8-aa3d-b68de36c030c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f10d80fc-1976-4ee8-aa3d-b68de36c030c
  8th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0f92328f-84ff-40df-839a-06802fdda225
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