AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Birmingham City Council published an awarded-contract notice for devolution and growth policy support. The active award names KPMG LLP and is a call-off under the Government Commercial Agency Management Consultancy Framework Four (RM6309), Lot 2 Strategy.
Published outcomeThe notice records one active award to KPMG LLP, with an award value of £149,750 and a stated contract period from 6 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Market significanceThis is a public-sector management consultancy call-off in Birmingham, classified as business and management consultancy services.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
KPMG LLP
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-c9b92add-d9fe-4718-878c-4d6228bb7fa9-1 · Lots Lot 2 Strategy (framework lot) · 149750 GBP · active
View supporting evidence
The active award identifies supplier KPMG LLP; supplier verification confirms Companies House number OC301540 and legal name KPMG LLP. The award value is £149,750.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
View supporting evidence
Process notice type and award document description.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
View supporting evidence
Award record status is "active".
Award date
96% confidence6 October 2026
View supporting evidence
Award record date: 2026-10-06T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication date
99% confidence12 October 2026
View supporting evidence
Award document datePublished: 2026-10-12T14:58:58+01:00.
Stated contract start
97% confidence6 October 2026
View supporting evidence
Award and tender contractPeriod startDate: 2026-10-06T00:00:00+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£149,750
View supporting evidence
Award record value: 149750 GBP.
Tender-level published value
99% confidence£149,000
View supporting evidence
Tender value: 149000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender deadline
98% confidence22 September 2026, 12:00 BST
View supporting evidence
Tender period endDate: 2026-09-22T12:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract end
97% confidence31 March 2027
View supporting evidence
Award and tender contractPeriod endDate: 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceDevolution and growth policy support
View supporting evidence
Process and tender title: "BCC Devolution and Growth Policy Support".
Service classification
99% confidenceBusiness and management consultancy and related services (CPV 79400000)
View supporting evidence
Tender classification.
Framework route
99% confidenceGovernment Commercial Agency Management Consultancy Framework Four, RM6309, Lot 2 Strategy
View supporting evidence
Tender description explicitly identifies the framework and lot.
Delivery location
92% confidenceB1 1BB
View supporting evidence
Tender item delivery address postal code.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
View supporting evidence
Tender procurementMethod: selective.
Procurement method detail
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
View supporting evidence
Tender procurementMethodDetails.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results not supplied in the published notice.
View supporting evidence
No bid count, scoring, ranking or evaluation information is present in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated period
97% confidence6 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
View supporting evidence
Award contractPeriod startDate and endDate.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
View supporting evidence
No extension or renewal terms are supplied.
Signature/conclusion evidence
99% confidenceNot stated
View supporting evidence
The source is an award notice and active award record; it does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
99% confidenceFramework call-off for strategy consultancy
View supporting evidence
The notice identifies a call-off under RM6309 Lot 2 Strategy.
SME suitability flag
95% confidenceYes
View supporting evidence
Tender suitability.sme is true.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Value discrepancy
99% confidenceThe tender-level value (£149,000) differs from the award value (£149,750).
View supporting evidence
Tender value is 149000 GBP; award value is 149750 GBP. The source does not explain the difference.
Published information coverage
99% confidenceInformation on bid numbers, evaluation, pricing, individual work packages and extension terms was not supplied in the published notice.
View supporting evidence
These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published tender-level value (£149,000) conflicts with the award value (£149,750), and no explanation is supplied.
- The notice does not explicitly confirm contract signature or provide a signed-contract date.
- Bid counts, bidder identities, evaluation scores, pricing detail, lot-level allocation, and extension terms are not supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Birmingham City CouncilKPMG LLPdevolution and growth policy supportRM6309management consultancypublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Birmingham City Council's devolution and growth policy support award?
The published active award names KPMG LLP.
What is the published award value?
The award record states £149,750. The tender-level value is separately listed as £149,000.
When is the stated contract period?
The notice gives 6 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.