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title: "OCDO Operating Model Activation and Restructure Implementation Support"
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# OCDO Operating Model Activation and Restructure Implementation Support

Buyer: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f06187b5-30f2-409f-aec5-acdff559325d

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## Summary

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) bought specialist business and management consultancy support for the Office of the Chief Data Officer and National Data Library. The work supports activation, testing and embedding of their new joint operating model after a departmental restructure. It covers independent challenge, implementation assurance and change expertise, with the aim of helping the organisation become operational and self-sustaining. The work is associated with London, while the stated delivery locations also span the United Kingdom, Europe, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, British Overseas Territories and the rest of the world.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Barunga Partners LLP on 28 September 2026. DSIT used a selective process, calling off from a framework agreement. The estimated procurement value and awarded contract value were both £95,000. The contract period runs from 12 October 2026 to 1 March 2027. The submission deadline was 9 September 2026 at 5pm. The engagement is a single consultancy requirement rather than a set of separately identified lots. Small and medium-sized enterprises were considered suitable to participate; voluntary, community and social enterprises were not. The published outcome identifies the selected supplier and the contract value, but does not state evaluation weightings or detailed award criteria.

For firms targeting DSIT’s data and digital change work, this award shows demand for hands-on operating-model implementation support, not just strategic advice. A credible competitor would need to demonstrate experience helping a complex public organisation translate a restructure into an operational model, test whether the model works, embed new ways of working and build capacity for the organisation to sustain delivery independently. The work also calls for the judgement to provide independent challenge and assurance alongside practical change expertise. The buyer’s use of a framework call-off indicates that suppliers seeking similar work should be positioned to compete through an appropriate framework route. The stated SME suitability makes this type of consultancy relevant to smaller firms with the necessary specialist capability and delivery capacity.

## Notice

OCDO is seeking specialist consultancy support to activate, test and embed the new operating model for the combined Office of the Chief Data Officer (OCDO) and National Data Library (NDL) following the departmental restructure. The engagement will provide independent challenge, implementation assurance and change expertise to help the organisation become operational and self-sustaining.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/704ceba3-a8ac-4be0-8ecd-f0e100c276e2 |
| 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 |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 12 Oct 2026 - 1 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £95,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £95,000 |
| 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 Science, Innovation & Technology |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2EG |
| 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 | Barunga Partners LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

## Release History

- 13 Oct 2026 at 12:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/704ceba3-a8ac-4be0-8ecd-f0e100c276e2

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/704ceba3-a8ac-4be0-8ecd-f0e100c276e2
  13th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9e0d9ff8-1a29-4384-a560-b885200d391e
  n/a

## Provenance

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