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title: "BICS Implementation Support Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ec3d"
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published: "2026-08-26"
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# BICS Implementation Support Services

Buyer: Department for Business & Trade  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ec3d

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## Summary

The Department for Business & Trade procured professional services to support implementation of the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme (BICS). The requirement covers implementation support rather than physical goods, construction or infrastructure works, and is classified as miscellaneous business-related services (CPV 79990000). The work is intended to assist the department with putting BICS into operation and is delivered across the United Kingdom. This is a central government requirement led by the Department for Business & Trade, so relevant suppliers are likely to be professional-services firms able to work with a government department on scheme implementation, business support and related delivery activities. The procurement was structured as a single requirement rather than multiple separately described service packages.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct below-threshold procedure without competition. Ernst & Young LLP was selected for the single lot. The award was made on 13 August 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The active contract runs from 13 August 2026 to 19 November 2026. Its value is £82,875 excluding VAT and £99,450 including VAT. The award concerns professional services for BICS implementation support and UK-wide delivery. The published outcome records one supplier and one completed lot. The procurement therefore represents a concluded, short-duration central-government services engagement rather than an open competitive tender. The procedure was direct, so no competitive evaluation basis is recorded.

This outcome identifies a buyer with a requirement for specialist professional support to implement an industrial competitiveness scheme. A credible future supplier would need practical experience of turning public-sector or comparable business programmes into operational delivery, alongside the consultancy, project-management and stakeholder-working capability needed to support a government department. The successful supplier was a large organisation, indicating that the requirement can suit firms with established professional-services teams and the capacity to deliver UK-wide work. Suppliers tracking this buyer should treat business-related implementation support as the relevant market, and should be able to demonstrate clear experience of scheme mobilisation, implementation assurance and delivery in a public-sector environment. The direct-award route also shows how this buyer has previously sourced this type of below-threshold support.

## Notice

The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) have procured professional services to assist with the implementation of the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme (BICS).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081174-2026 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 13 Aug 2026 - 19 Nov 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £82,875 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Department for Business & 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 | Ernst & Young LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79990000 - Miscellaneous business-related services

## Release History

- 26 Aug 2026 at 11:27 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081174-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081174-2026
  26th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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