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title: "Statutory Casework Service Design"
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# Statutory Casework Service Design

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-766090f4-3928-4b46-bd2f-0e8a11651e9d

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## Summary

DEFRA procured specialist service design support for Natural England’s statutory casework services. The work is intended to develop a coherent future service model across the SCCR programme, covering planning, wildlife licensing and protected sites, with significant digital elements. These services are currently managed by different service owners using varied processes and operating models. The requirement is consultancy and service design work, rather than the delivery of casework itself. The procurement is associated with London and the United Kingdom, alongside other listed delivery locations. Its focus is the design of a joined-up future model for Natural England’s statutory services.

The procurement has been awarded: KPMG LLP was selected, and the award is active. The award date was 2 October 2026. The contract runs from 5 October 2026 to 22 January 2027. Its awarded value is £341,718. The estimated tender value is also £341,718. DEFRA used a selective procedure to make a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender submission deadline was 2 October 2026 at 12:00. The contract is for services and is recorded as complete. The published information does not give an evaluation criterion or explain how bids were assessed. No lots are identified, and no separate awards or suppliers are recorded.

For suppliers considering comparable future work with DEFRA and Natural England, this award demonstrates demand for specialist service design applied to statutory casework. A credible competitor would need to show it can develop a coherent future operating model across planning, wildlife licensing and protected sites, while addressing significant digital elements. The work calls for an ability to understand services currently managed by different owners and shaped by varied processes, and to design a joined-up model across them. The procurement was routed as a call-off from a framework agreement, so relevant framework access is commercially important for competing through the same route. The requirement is consultancy and design, not frontline casework delivery; experience aligning complex public services and their digital components is the relevant proposition.

## Notice

Natural England requires external specialist service design support to develop a coherent future model for its statutory casework services. The SCCR programme spans Planning, Wildlife Licensing, Protected Sites and has significant Digital elements. Services are currently led by different Service Owners using a variety of processes and models.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a19b6b94-ad9d-4f23-9eaf-98978fa8a899 |
| 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 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 5 Oct 2026 - 22 Jan 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £341,718 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £341,718 |
| 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 |
| 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 | KPMG LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79411000 - General management consultancy services

## Release History

- 20 Oct 2026 at 08:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a19b6b94-ad9d-4f23-9eaf-98978fa8a899

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a19b6b94-ad9d-4f23-9eaf-98978fa8a899
  20th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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