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title: "Full Business Case for Digital Office"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077c4d"
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buyer: "West of England Combined Authority"
published: "2026-09-29"
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# Full Business Case for Digital Office

Buyer: West of England Combined Authority  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077c4d

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## Summary

The West of England Combined Authority commissioned specialist consultancy to develop a Full Business Case for its Digital Office Pilot. The work is to set out the programme’s strategic, financial and economic value and provide a robust, deliverable proposal for moving the pilot into business-as-usual operations. The business case must comply with HM Treasury’s Green Book and build on the existing Outline Business Case, delivery to date and emerging findings from an independent monitoring and evaluation exercise. This is business development and programme consultancy, rather than a purchase of digital technology or operational IT services. The buying organisation is the West of England Combined Authority, based in Bristol; the procurement does not state a separate delivery location.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Spirit Public Sector Limited, a small and medium-sized supplier. The award date was 7 September 2026. The contract is valued at £83,000 excluding VAT (£99,600 including VAT), with a stated period from 29 September 2026 to 27 April 2027 and a possible three-month extension, to 27 July 2027. It was a below-threshold, limited competition for one lot. Three bids reached the final stage, all from SMEs. The published procurement details do not set out specific evaluation criteria or eligibility requirements. The contract is active; the award records a scheduled signature milestone on 29 September 2026.

This award demonstrates demand from the West of England Combined Authority for consultancy that can turn a digital programme and its evaluation evidence into an investment-ready, deliverable business case. A credible competitor would need strong business-case development capability, including the ability to assess strategic fit and financial and economic value, and to produce work compliant with HM Treasury’s Green Book. Experience working from an existing Outline Business Case, interpreting monitoring and evaluation evidence, and planning transition from a pilot into business-as-usual delivery would be directly relevant. The competition attracted three final-stage bids, all from SMEs, showing that smaller consultancies competed for this single-lot assignment. Suppliers best placed for a similar requirement will be able to combine analytical rigour with practical programme and public-sector consultancy.

## Notice

We are seeking to procure specialist consultancy support to develop a Full Business Case (FBC), including a clear articulation of strategic, financial, and economic value, for the Digital Office Pilot, setting out a robust and deliverable proposal for transitioning the programme into Business as Usual (BAU). The supplier will produce a HM Treasury Green Book-compliant FBC, building on the existing Outline Business Case (OBC), programme delivery to date, and the emerging findings of the ongoing independent Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E). The approach will ensure alignment between evaluation evidence and Green Book-compliant business case development.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091795-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - limited competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 29 Sep 2026 - 27 Apr 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £83,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | West of England Combined Authority |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Postcode area | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS1 6AL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Spirit Public Sector Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services

## Release History

- 29 Sep 2026 at 12:02 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091795-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091795-2026
  29th September 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://spiritpublicsector.com/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.westofengland-ca.gov.uk/about-us/contact-us/

## Provenance

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