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title: "ICO Statutory Regulatory Sandbox Design"
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# ICO Statutory Regulatory Sandbox Design

Buyer: INFORMATION COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bda72ff9-a5e7-4455-9afc-b14d6166adb0

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## Summary

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) commissioned consultancy services to design a statutory regulatory sandbox. The procurement is classified as business and management consultancy, focused on the design of the ICO’s sandbox. The buyer is the ICO, based in Manchester, and delivery is identified as being in the United Kingdom. The published scope is limited to sandbox design; it does not describe specific work packages or deliverables. This is a services requirement rather than a purchase of goods or construction work.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to PA Consulting Services Limited. The award date was 2 February 2026, and the contract period runs from 5 January 2026 to 4 January 2028. The procurement was a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The estimated tender value was £430,000; the award record reports a value of £0, so no positive awarded amount is recorded. The information provided does not set out lots, eligibility requirements or evaluation criteria. The published description identifies this as a duplicate of an earlier award notice and says that the earlier notice remains valid; it does not notify a separate contract award.

For consultancy firms, this award shows that the ICO procures specialist support to design a statutory regulatory sandbox, using a framework call-off route. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need consultancy capability relevant to designing regulatory sandboxes and the capacity to deliver work for the ICO. The available scope does not identify particular technical disciplines, accreditations, staffing levels or prior experience requirements, so more specific capability claims cannot be drawn from this procurement. The award is evidence of a defined consultancy requirement at the ICO, rather than a general opportunity across unrelated regulatory or technology work.

## Notice

Ignore - erroneous duplicate notice. This notice is an inadvertent duplicate of a previously published contract award notice relating to the same contract award. No separate contract award is being notified. The previously published notice remains valid and this duplicate notice should be disregarded.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bace7fff-fd02-4804-91e6-26beda4498fb |
| 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 | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Feb 2026 |
| Contract period | 5 Jan 2026 - 4 Jan 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £430,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| 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 | INFORMATION COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE |
| Locality | MANCHESTER, |
| Postcode area | Manchester |
| Postcode | M1 7BL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Electoral ward | Deansgate |
| Westminster constituency | Manchester Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

## Release History

- 6 Oct 2026 at 17:23 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bace7fff-fd02-4804-91e6-26beda4498fb
- 6 Oct 2026 at 17:07 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bace7fff-fd02-4804-91e6-26beda4498fb

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bace7fff-fd02-4804-91e6-26beda4498fb
  6th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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