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title: "CTO Advisory 2025"
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# CTO Advisory 2025

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-27578c0d-298d-4932-9f67-8faa9be62125

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## Summary

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has completed a procurement process titled "CTO Advisory 2025," which falls under the industry category of information technology services. The procurement process, which utilised a selective method through a call-off from a framework agreement, reached the award stage on 20 January 2025. The contract, worth £18,000, has a scheduled period from 1 February 2025 to 31 July 2025, and it covers services across the UK, British Overseas Territories, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Europe, and the Rest of the World. Key dates include the tender period ending on 17 January 2025. The contract has been awarded to Marlborough Consulting LLP, an SME based in London.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for SMEs and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) specialising in IT services to enhance their portfolios by participating in similar future tenders. Businesses with expertise in information technology advisory and capable of delivering services on an international scale would find such opportunities particularly beneficial. The selective procurement method indicates that pre-qualified suppliers had a competitive edge, highlighting the importance of engaging in framework agreements to secure such contracts.

## Notice

CTO Advisory 2025

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/541fa680-63dd-41fb-93b2-258d43aecdb6 |
| 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, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Jan 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Jan 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Jan 2025 |
| Contract period | 1 Feb 2025 - 31 Jul 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £18,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £18,000 |
| 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 | DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MARLBOROUGH CONSULTING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72222300 - Information technology services

## Release History

- 30 Jan 2025 at 08:43 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/541fa680-63dd-41fb-93b2-258d43aecdb6

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/541fa680-63dd-41fb-93b2-258d43aecdb6
  30th January 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c7c29ca2-3f23-49f4-995f-808b0903f0d2
  Redacted - C27834 - CTO Advisory 2025 - Final

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