---
title: "RHUL-27044 Council Effectiveness Review"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078358"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Royal Holloway and Bedford New College"
published: "2026-10-08"
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# RHUL-27044 Council Effectiveness Review

Buyer: Royal Holloway and Bedford New College  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078358

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## Summary

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College commissioned a council effectiveness review, a consultancy service examining how effectively its governing council operates. The requirement is for professional business consultancy rather than goods or works, and the supplier is expected to deliver the review for the university. The recorded delivery area is Surrey, where the university is based. The award identifies the work under a broad business-services classification; the specific focus is governance and council effectiveness. This is a single-piece requirement, rather than a set of separately described service lots. The selected provider is GGI Development and Research LLP, trading as GGI, a consultancy based in London.

The procurement is complete: the council effectiveness review was awarded to GGI Development and Research LLP following a request for quotations. It used a below-threshold limited competition, with one lot. The award is active and the contract is also active. The contract was signed on 5 October 2026 and runs from 5 October 2026 to 4 March 2027. Its value is £27,100 excluding VAT (£32,520 including VAT). The published data does not give a separate award date, evaluation criteria or eligibility requirements. The named supplier is the sole awardee.

For future reviews at Royal Holloway, credible competitors will need to demonstrate consultancy capability in assessing university governance and council effectiveness, and the ability to deliver a focused review for a higher education institution. The awarded supplier is a London-based consultancy, showing that this requirement was delivered by a specialist business-services firm rather than a general supplier of goods or works. The limited competition and request-for-quotations route indicate a comparatively contained consultancy commission, so relevant governance expertise, a clear review approach and capacity to complete the work within a short engagement are commercially pertinent. Suppliers with experience advising governing bodies or evaluating organisational effectiveness would be well placed to show how they can provide useful findings for the university’s council.

## Notice

Awarded to GGI Development and Research LLP T/A GGI for a Council Effectiveness Review following request for quotations.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095022-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details 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 | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 5 Oct 2026 - 4 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £27,100 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Royal Holloway and Bedford New College |
| Locality | EGHAM |
| Postcode area | Twickenham |
| Postcode | TW20 0EX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ25 West Surrey |
| Local authority | Runnymede |
| Electoral ward | Englefield Green East |
| Westminster constituency | Windsor |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GGI Development and Research LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

## Release History

- 8 Oct 2026 at 09:39 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095022-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095022-2026
  8th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

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