AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
DEFRA has published an award notice for specialist service-design support to help Natural England develop a future statutory casework model across planning, wildlife licensing, protected sites and digital work.
Published outcomeThe active award is to KPMG LLP, valued at £341,718.
Market significanceThis is a short-term management consultancy call-off from a framework agreement, focused on public-sector service design.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
KPMG LLP
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-766090f4-3928-4b46-bd2f-0e8a11651e9d-1 · 341718 GBP · Verified supplier; active award.
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Award names KPMG LLP as supplier and gives an award value of £341,718. Supplier verification records an exact-name match to company number OC301540.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded; underlying tender status is complete and the award status is active.
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Process stage is "award" and display status is "awarded"; tender status is "complete"; award status is "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence2 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-02T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished and process published_at: 2026-10-20T08:50:33+01:00.
Contract period stated in award data
98% confidence5 October 2026 to 22 January 2027
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Award and tender contractPeriod: start 2026-10-05; end 2027-01-22T23:59:59Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£341,718
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The award value is 341718 GBP; the tender value is also 341718 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceThe full published value is associated with the single award to KPMG LLP.
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One award is supplied, with KPMG LLP as its only listed supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence2 October 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period end date: 2026-10-02T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence2 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-02T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract start
98% confidence5 October 2026
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Contract period startDate: 2026-10-05T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract end
98% confidence22 January 2027
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Contract period endDate: 2027-01-22T23:59:59Z.
Notice publication
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-20T08:50:33+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceExternal specialist service-design support for a coherent future model for Natural England's statutory casework services.
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Published description states that Natural England requires external specialist service-design support to develop a coherent future model.
Programme areas
98% confidencePlanning, wildlife licensing, protected sites and significant digital elements.
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The description states that the SCCR programme spans these areas.
Current operating context
98% confidenceServices are led by different service owners using varied processes and models.
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Published description states this directly.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 79411000 — General management consultancy services.
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Primary CPV classification supplied: 79411000.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceSelective call-off from a framework agreement.
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Procurement method is "selective" and procurementMethodDetails is "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Competition information
99% confidenceBidder count, evaluation method, scores and award rationale are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
98% confidenceStated period of 5 October 2026 to 22 January 2027.
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Award contractPeriod provides these dates.
Extension or options
99% confidenceUnknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Contract execution
98% confidenceThe notice reports an active award and a stated contract period; it does not explicitly confirm signature or execution.
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Award status is active, but no signed-contract evidence is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceA £341,718 framework call-off for service-design and management-consultancy support.
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Award value is £341,718; route is framework call-off; primary CPV is general management consultancy.
Demand signal
94% confidenceThe buyer is seeking to align statutory casework operating models across several regulatory and digital service areas.
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Requirement description cites a coherent future model across planning, wildlife licensing, protected sites and digital elements.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lifecycle interpretation
98% confidenceThe source supports an awarded, active award with stated dates, but does not explicitly evidence a signed or executed contract.
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Active award status and contractPeriod are supplied; no signature evidence is supplied.
Competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, scoring, evaluation detail or award rationale is present.
Contract flexibility
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No extension, options, renewal terms or pricing breakdown is provided.
Delivery geography
96% confidenceDelivery locations are broad and include United Kingdom, Europe, Rest of the World, Crown Dependency-related entries and the buyer postcode; the principal delivery location cannot be determined.
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The tender item lists multiple delivery addresses/countries without allocation or priority.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed or executed.
- Bidder numbers, bid prices, evaluation criteria, scoring and the rationale for selecting KPMG LLP are not published.
- No extension, option, renewal or detailed pricing information is supplied.
- No lot structure or individual lot allocation is published.
- The listed delivery geography is broad and does not establish a principal delivery location.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
DEFRANatural EnglandKPMG LLPStatutory Casework Service Designservice designmanagement consultancyframework call-offContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Statutory Casework Service Design award?
KPMG LLP won the published award. Its supplied verification record identifies company number OC301540.
What is the published award value?
£341,718.
What is the stated contract period?
The award data states 5 October 2026 to 22 January 2027.
How was the procurement run?
It was a selective call-off from a framework agreement.
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