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title: "Technical Advice for Steel and Metals"
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# Technical Advice for Steel and Metals

Buyer: Department for Business and Trade  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6a1b1c58-6e35-401b-b11c-4ad3357b4346

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## Summary

The Department for Business and Trade commissioned technical advice on current and future approaches for the steel and metals sectors. The work covers technical analysis and consultancy services, with a focus on supporting the department’s policy and commercial understanding of these industries. It is a services contract rather than a supply or construction opportunity. Delivery can cover the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, Europe, British Overseas Territories and locations elsewhere in the world, making this relevant to firms with the ability to provide advice across multiple jurisdictions. The buying organisation is based at the Old Admiralty Building, Whitehall, London. The procurement is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, and is not reserved for voluntary, community or social enterprises.

This procurement has been awarded following further competition from a framework. The Department for Business and Trade awarded the contract to WSP UK Ltd on 1 September 2026. The awarded value is £2,250,000, including the stated currency of GBP. The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 1 September 2028, with the end time recorded as 23:59:59. The original tender submission deadline was 31 August 2026. The process is complete and the award is active. It was evaluated as a technical analysis and consultancy services requirement under a framework further competition. One supplier is identified as the award recipient, and the published procurement information presents a single requirement rather than separate lots.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award indicates a substantial requirement for specialist advice supporting government approaches to the steel and metals sectors. A credible competitor would need strong technical analysis and consultancy capability, with experience turning complex sector evidence into practical advice for current and future policy or commercial approaches. The ability to work for a central government department, understand the steel and metals industries, and deliver across the United Kingdom and wider international locations would be relevant. The route to market is also significant: suppliers would need access to, or a position on, an appropriate framework capable of supporting further competitions. SME suitability indicates that smaller specialist firms may be able to compete, alone or through a suitable framework arrangement.

## Notice

Technical advice for current and future approaches relating to steel and metals sectors

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/16aa1d0f-bed9-4acc-b346-2eff002c0804 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - Further competition from a framework |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 1 Sep 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,250,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,250,000 |
| 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 Business and Trade |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2DY |
| 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 | WSP UK Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services

## Release History

- 4 Sep 2026 at 10:23 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/16aa1d0f-bed9-4acc-b346-2eff002c0804

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/16aa1d0f-bed9-4acc-b346-2eff002c0804
  4th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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