Consultancy and Professional Services

The Government Commercial Agency is issuing a framework agreement for comprehensive consultancy and professional services covering a wide range of specialisms, including business and strategy, finance, human resources, procurement, health and social care, infrastructure, environment, and corporate restructuring. The agreement provides a single-point entry for end‑to‑end project support that spans strategy development, option identification, implementation, and delivery across a spectrum of public sector objectives. Clients can engage the Agency to assemble multidisciplinary expertise tailored to complex, cross‑functional initiatives that demand integration of multiple professional disciplines.

This framework is organised into ten distinct lots, each targeted at a specific domain of public service or corporate need. Lot 1 offers fully integrated, cross‑disciplinary support for projects requiring blended consultancy across all categories, while the subsequent lots focus on specialised areas: Lot 2 for organisation strategy and public policy; Lot 3 for large‑scale transformation; Lot 4 for finance, statutory compliance, and governance; Lot 5 for HR strategy and cultural development; Lot 6 for commercial procurement and supply‑chain management; Lot 7 for health, social care, and community services; Lot 8 for national infrastructure, transport networks, and civic spaces (excluding construction); Lot 9 for environmental and sustainability initiatives; and Lot 10 for corporate restructuring and insolvency. Each lot contains a complete suite of services from identification of options to full implementation.

All necessary technical specifications, standards, and scope details are set out in Framework Schedule 1 (Specification).

This agreement, let under the Procurement Act 2023 includes consultancy, covering specialisms such as business, strategy and policy, finance, HR, procurement, health or social care and community, infrastructure and environment. As well as restructuring and insolvency.

Contract location: UK
Communication: https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk
Enquiry deadline: 2026-10-22T15:00:00+01:00
Submission address and any special instructions: https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk
Tenders may be submitted electronically: allowed
Award decision date (estimated): 2027-06-01T23:59:59+01:00

Lot: 1
Description: This Lot is designed for integrated requirements where drawing upon multiple disciplines is essential to achieve a cohesive, end-to-end outcome.To ensure appropriate scale and scope, all contracts awarded through this multidisciplinary Lot are subject to a strict £2m maximum call-off value, inclusive of VAT and any extension options.​ This Lot provides a comprehensive, cross-functional consultancy and professional services solution for complex projects that require a blended approach. Customers can use this Lot to access the spectrum of services available across Lots 2 to 9 of the framework. The full scope is set out in the Framework Schedule 1 (Specification)
Lot value (estimated)
600.000.000,00 GBP excluding VAT
720.000.000,00 GBP including VAT

Lot: 2
Description: This Lot provides comprehensive consultancy and professional services to support the end-to-end design, execution, and optimisation of organisational strategy and public policy. Customers can use this Lot to commission identification of options with recommendations as well as implementation and delivery. The full scope is set out in the Framework Schedule 1 (Specification)
Lot value (estimated)
850.000.000,00 GBP excluding VAT
1.020.000.000,00 GBP including VAT

Lot: 3
Description: This Lot provides comprehensive consultancy and professional services to guide organisations through complex, large-scale change, from foundational strategy to successful delivery and measurable outcomes. Services encompass the entire transformation lifecycle, providing strategic direction, identifying options, as well as implementation and delivery. The full scope is set out in the Framework Schedule 1 (Specification)
Lot value (estimated)
2.000.000.000,00 GBP excluding VAT
2.400.000.000,00 GBP including VAT

Lot: 4
Description: This Lot provides comprehensive consultancy and professional services encompassing the full spectrum of services relating to finance, financial management and statutory compliance and governance. This may include identification of options with recommendations as well as implementation and delivery. The full scope is set out in the Framework Schedule 1 (Specification)
Lot value (estimated)
350.000.000,00 GBP excluding VAT
420.000.000,00 GBP including VAT

Lot: 5
Description: This Lot provides comprehensive consultancy and professional services relating to HR to support the strategic alignment, operational delivery, and cultural development of an organisation's workforce. The Lot covers the full employee lifecycle and includes identification of options with recommendations as well as implementation and delivery. The full scope is set out in the Framework Schedule 1 (Specification)
Lot value (estimated)
200.000.000,00 GBP excluding VAT
240.000.000,00 GBP including VAT

Lot: 6
Description: This Lot provides comprehensive consultancy and professional services covering the entire commercial lifecycle including procurement and supply chain management. This may include identification of options with recommendations as well as implementation and delivery. The full scope is set out in the Framework Schedule 1 (Specification)
Lot value (estimated)
300.000.000,00 GBP excluding VAT
360.000.000,00 GBP including VAT

Lot: 7
Description: This Lot provides comprehensive consultancy and professional services to support the strategic planning and operational improvement of health, social care, and/or community services. This may include identification of options with recommendations as well as implementation and delivery. The full scope is set out in the Framework Schedule 1 (Specification)
Lot value (estimated)
300.000.000,00 GBP excluding VAT
360.000.000,00 GBP including VAT

Lot: 8
Description: This Lot provides comprehensive consultancy and professional services to support the strategic planning, development, and optimisation of national infrastructure, transport networks, and civic spaces. This may include identification of options with recommendations as well as implementation and delivery (excluding construction). The full scope is set out in the Framework Schedule 1 (Specification)
Lot value (estimated)
200.000.000,00 GBP excluding VAT
240.000.000,00 GBP including VAT

Lot: 9
Description: This lot provides consultancy and professional services relating to environment and/or sustainability. This may include identification of options with recommendations as well as implementation and delivery (excluding construction). The full scope is set out in the Framework Schedule 1 (Specification)
Lot value (estimated)
125.000.000,00 GBP excluding VAT
150.000.000,00 GBP including VAT

Lot: 10
Description: This lot provides objective advice in relation to corporate restructuring and insolvency. Although the exact nature of this advice will vary by case, Suppliers must be able to demonstrate the required expertise in relation to distressed corporate situations. The full scope is set out in the Framework Schedule 1 (Specification)
Lot value (estimated)
75.000.000,00 GBP excluding VAT
105.000.000,00 GBP including VAT

Award criteria:

Name	Type	Weighting
Quality assessment	quality	70%
Price assessment	price	30%

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: En