AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS Blood and Transplant awarded a £820,063 management-consultancy call-off to TENEO FINANCIAL ADVISORY LIMITED for diagnostics, formation and a final recommendation on an organisation-wide strategy and target operating model.
Published outcomeThe published award record is active. The award was dated 23 September 2026, with a stated contract period from 23 October 2026 to 22 April 2027.
Market significanceThis is a single-supplier, six-month strategy and target-operating-model consultancy engagement procured through a framework call-off.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
TENEO FINANCIAL ADVISORY LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-8d79fe12-fdaf-4a93-bb34-93811868b58b-1 · 820063 GBP · active
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The active award names TENEO FINANCIAL ADVISORY LIMITED as its supplier and states an award value of GBP 820,063. Supplier verification records an exact-name match to company number 13192958.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source status complete
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The record is titled “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”; process stage is “award”, display status is “awarded”, and source status is “complete”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-8d79fe12-fdaf-4a93-bb34-93811868b58b-1 has status “active”.
Contract signature
98% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied notice provides an active award and contract-period dates but no explicit signature or execution field.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£820,063 GBP
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The award value is amount 820063, currency GBP; the tender value is also GBP 820,063.
Value allocation
98% confidenceThe full published award value is associated with the sole named supplier.
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One active award names one supplier and records GBP 820,063.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence7 August 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate is 2026-08-07T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence23 September 2026
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The active award date is 2026-09-23T00:00:00+01:00.
Award-notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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The award notice datePublished is 2026-10-13T09:49:24+01:00.
Stated contract start
99% confidence23 October 2026
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The award and tender contract period both state startDate 2026-10-23T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract end
99% confidence22 April 2027
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The award and tender contract period both state endDate 2027-04-22T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceDiagnostics, formation and final recommendation for a business-wide strategy and target operating model.
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Published opportunity description.
Primary service classification
99% confidenceCPV 79411000 — General management consultancy services
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Primary CPV classification in the tender data.
Category
99% confidenceServices
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Main procurement category is services.
Delivery location
96% confidenceBS34 7QH, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery addresses list postal code BS34 7QH and United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Tender procurementMethod is “selective”.
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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procurementMethodDetails states “Call-off from a framework agreement”.
SME suitability flag
95% confidenceYes
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Tender suitability.sme is true.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on the number of invited suppliers, tenders received and evaluation is not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
99% confidence23 October 2026 to 22 April 2027 (approximately six months)
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Published contract period start and end dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
96% confidenceSingle-supplier framework call-off for strategic management consultancy.
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The notice records one supplier, a selective procedure and call-off from a framework agreement.
Published value and duration
98% confidence£820,063 across the stated approximately six-month term.
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The award value is GBP 820,063 and the stated period runs from 23 October 2026 to 22 April 2027.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus concluded contract
98% confidenceThe source supports an active award and a stated contract period, but does not explicitly confirm signature or execution.
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Award status is active; no signature or execution data is supplied.
Lot allocation
99% confidenceNo lot identifiers or lot titles are supplied.
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The award lot_ids_json is null and the supplied lots array is empty.
Evaluation and competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid counts, award criteria, scores, pricing breakdown or rationale are provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published record does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed or executed; it supports an active award with stated contract dates.
- No lot titles, lot identifiers or detailed allocation information are published.
- Information on tender responses, evaluation, award rationale, pricing breakdown, extension options and renewal terms is not supplied in the published notice.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
NHS Blood and TransplantTENEO FINANCIAL ADVISORY LIMITEDTeneostrategy consultancytarget operating modelmanagement consultancyframework call-offContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the NHS Blood and Transplant strategy and target operating model contract?
TENEO FINANCIAL ADVISORY LIMITED was named as the sole supplier on the active award.
What is the published value of the award?
The published award value is £820,063 GBP.
When does the stated contract period end?
The published end date is 22 April 2027.
How was the requirement procured?
It was recorded as a selective call-off from a framework agreement.
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