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title: "715068451 - Category Management Consultancy 2025"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-056458"
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# 715068451 - Category Management Consultancy 2025

Buyer: SUBMARINE DELIVERY AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-056458

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## Summary

The Submarine Delivery Agency, a central government public authority in the United Kingdom, recently concluded a procurement process titled "715068451 - Category Management Consultancy 2025". This procurement falls under the category of services, specifically focusing on procurement consultancy services. The awarded contract, valued at approximately £110,000 net, commenced on 16th June 2025 and is set to conclude on 31st January 2026. The procurement method employed was 'direct', allowing the agency to engage Future Purchasing Consulting Limited without competition due to its below-threshold value. The consultancy is based in Lancashire and provides expertise to the agency’s category management team located in Bristol.

This consultancy contract offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in procurement and management consultancy, especially those with expertise in handling sensitive and complex information within the defence sector. Businesses with a strong track record in enhancing stakeholder engagement and embedding strategic initiatives would be well-placed to compete in similar future opportunities. The engagement with the Submarine Delivery Agency demonstrates a tailored approach to supporting strategic objectives in public sector organisations, which can be a growth area for consultancy firms seeking to expand their footprint in government contracts.

## Notice

The category management team has confirmed the continued support, which has been provided by Future Purchasing Consultants. During this period, the category management team has gained sufficient SQEP which has been built overtime with the resource from Future Purchasing and will enable the team to use this advice in ongoing implementation. The nature of this work requires specific knowledge on sensitive information. The workload is also extremely complex and requires significant knowledge which the resource from Future Purchasing has gained over the period of their employment with MoD. This resource is now an asset to the Category Management team and the workload would suffer should an additional person(s) be brought in at this stage. The category management team requires this support for an additional 6 months, which will allow the current resource within the team to continue with their workload and assist in building the SQEP to the SDA Team. Option years have not been included in this scope of work and this contract will not be extended. The impact of not renewing this contract, and thus not receiving the continued resource allocated by Future Purchasing would cause significant issues within the department and create a reduction to benefit delivery, reducing the impact on stakeholder engagement and embedding category management as part of the SDA28 initiative.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042241-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Jun 2025 |
| Contract period | 15 Jun 2025 - 31 Jan 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £110,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SUBMARINE DELIVERY AGENCY |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS34 8JH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Electoral ward | Stoke Park & Cheswick |
| Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FUTURE PURCHASING CONSULTING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79418000 - Procurement consultancy services

## Release History

- 23 Jul 2025 at 08:43 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042241-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042241-2025
  23rd July 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/submarine-delivery-agency
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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