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title: "CS20348 UK SBS Consultancy Support"
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# CS20348 UK SBS Consultancy Support

Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3851989a-5a16-4687-83f0-5dfeddc8be0c

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## Summary

The procurement process involves UK Shared Business Services Limited, which recently awarded a contract for "CS20348 UK SBS Consultancy Support," focused on the industry of management consultancy and advisory services. The contract period commenced on 21 September 2020 and concludes on 24 December 2020. This procurement was part of a selective process, with the tender period ending on 7 September 2020. The successful supplier, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, is tasked with developing a comprehensive analysis of UK SBS's transformation plan, including key deliverables such as capability gap analysis and organizational design recommendations.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in management consultancy, particularly those offering business analysis, project management, and organisational change services. SMEs and voluntary, community, and social enterprises are well-suited to engage in this competitive space, providing innovative solutions to meet the requirements outlined by UK Shared Business Services. The awarded contract's substantial value of £99,012 marks a meaningful opportunity for firms to demonstrate their capabilities in transformation consultancy, potentially leading to further contracts in the public sector.

## Notice

***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Shared Business Services had a requirement for external assistance supporting the Company's analysis and development of its transformation plan. The aims and objectives of this tender exercise is to contract with a supplier that can provide an insightful and inspiring proposal that excites the executive leadership team to want to deliver it and provides a powerful statement of the organisation's potential to our owners, so has to help engage their active support. UK SBS requires rapid analysis to develop a clear, costed and prioritised transformation plan, building on the Company's existing plans, programmes and projects. The scope and key deliverables of the project falls broadly into 5 stages as follows: 1. Scoping report, encompassing analysis of the challenge, capability gap analysis, putative outline transformation plan and recommended prioritisation for detailed planning 2. Outline workforce plan, including skills gap analysis and recommended approaches for closing the gaps 3. Proposed future organisational design and transition arrangements 4. Organisational cultural / behavioural analysis and recommended approach to necessary cultural, behavioural and organisational change, including identifying the required leadership capacities and capabilities for the future 5. Consolidated report and finalised plan to analyse the capability gap and propose outline workforce plan The contract has been awarded following a further competition against Crown Commercial Services Framework RM6008 Management Consultancy Framework Two (MCF2) - Lot 3 Complex and Transformation Consultancy Services.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b7b316be-134b-4ecb-a02e-8644f598c299 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Oct 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Sep 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Sep 2020 |
| Contract period | 27 Sep 2020 - 24 Dec 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £145,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £99,012 |
| 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 | UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1FF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PRICEWATERHOUSECOPPERS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
- 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
- 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 79996000 - Business organisation services

## Release History

- 7 Oct 2020 at 10:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b7b316be-134b-4ecb-a02e-8644f598c299

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b7b316be-134b-4ecb-a02e-8644f598c299
  7th October 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.uksbs.co.uk

## Provenance

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