DSIT awards £95k OCDO operating model support to BARINGA PARTNERS LLP

Tender information last checkedLast checked 13 Oct 2026, 13:51.

Opportunity overview

OCDO is seeking specialist consultancy support to activate, test and embed the new operating model for the combined Office of the Chief Data Officer (OCDO) and National Data Library (NDL) following the departmental restructure. The engagement will provide independent challenge, implementation assurance and change expertise to help the organisation become operational and self-sustaining.

Awarded to

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Barunga Partners LLP

Matched by number

Published award value: £95k
Awarded: 27 Sept 2026
Award ID: ocds-b5fd17-f06187b5-30f2-409f-aec5-acdff559325d-1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH OC303471

Classification

CPV79410000 — Business and management consultancy services

Documents and notices

Awarded contract notice on Contracts FinderOpen source ↗
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Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: tender_545948/1619345
Status: complete
Procurement Method: selective
Procurement Method Details: Call-off from a framework agreement
Main Procurement Category: services

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 79410000
Description: Business and management consultancy services

Tender Period

Ends: 9 Sept 2026, 17:00

Contract period

Starts: 12 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 1 Mar 2027, 23:59

Suitability

Sme: Yes
Vcse: No

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Country Name: British Oversea Territories

Entry 2

Country Name: Channel Islands

Entry 3

Country Name: Europe

Entry 4

Country Name: Isle of Man

Entry 5

Country Name: Rest of the World

Entry 6

Country Name: United Kingdom

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-CFS-288561
Name: DSIT

Identifier

Legal Name: DSIT

Address

Street Address: 22 Whitehall
Locality: London
Postal Code: SW1A 2EG
Country Name: England

Contact

Email: commissioning-digital@dsit.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Organisation 2

Id: GB-COH-OC303471
Name: Barunga Partners LLP

Identifier

Legal Name: Barunga Partners LLP
Scheme: GB-COH
Id: OC303471

Address

Street Address: 62 Buckingham Gate, London, England, SW1E 6AJ

Details

Scale: large
Vcse: No

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1

Id: ocds-b5fd17-f06187b5-30f2-409f-aec5-acdff559325d-1
Status: active
Date: 28 Sept 2026, 00:00
Published: 13 Oct 2026, 12:25

Value

Amount: 95,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-OC303471
Name: Barunga Partners LLP

Contract period

Starts: 12 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 1 Mar 2027, 23:59

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 1
Document Type: awardNotice
Description: Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Url: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/704ceba3-a8ac-4be0-8ecd-f0e100c276e2 ↗
Published: 13 Oct 2026, 12:25
Format: text/html
Language: en

Entry 2

Id: 2
Description: n/a
Url: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9e0d9ff8-1a29-4384-a560-b885200d391e ↗
Format: application/pdf

Recorded locations

Buyer location · London · SW1A 2EG · England
Delivery location · British Oversea Territories
Delivery location · Channel Islands
Delivery location · Europe
Delivery location · Isle of Man
Delivery location · Rest of the World
Delivery location · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

704ceba3-a8ac-4be0-8ecd-f0e100c276e2-917563Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder · 13 Oct 2026, 12:25

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

DSIT has published an active award for consultancy support to activate and embed the combined OCDO and National Data Library operating model after a departmental restructure. The award names BARINGA PARTNERS LLP as supplier.

Published outcome signals

Notice typeAwarded contract notice on Contracts FinderEvidence: Process notice_type and award document description.
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award ocds-b5fd17-f06187b5-30f2-409f-aec5-acdff559325d-1 has status 'active'.
Award decision date28 September 2026Evidence: Award date: 2026-09-28T00:00:00+01:00.

96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed3 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice reference: 704ceba3-a8ac-4be0-8ecd-f0e100c276e2-917563
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f06187b5-30f2-409f-aec5-acdff559325d
First published: 13 Oct 2026
Last checked: 13 Oct 2026, 13:51
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 13 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One active award, dated 28 September 2026, names BARINGA PARTNERS LLP. The published award value is £95,000.

Market significance

This is a small specialist management-consultancy call-off from a framework agreement, focused on operating-model implementation, assurance and change support.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

BARINGA PARTNERS LLP

99% confidence

Award ocds-b5fd17-f06187b5-30f2-409f-aec5-acdff559325d-1 · 95000 GBP · Verified supplier named on active award

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Supplier verification identifies company number OC303471 as BARINGA PARTNERS LLP; the award names supplier ID GB-COH-OC303471 and has value £95,000.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice type

99% confidence

Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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Process notice_type and award document description.

Award status

99% confidence

Active

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Award ocds-b5fd17-f06187b5-30f2-409f-aec5-acdff559325d-1 has status 'active'.

Award decision date

98% confidence

28 September 2026

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Award date: 2026-09-28T00:00:00+01:00.

Notice publication date

99% confidence

13 October 2026

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published_at: 2026-10-13T12:25:58+01:00.

Contract signature

99% confidence

Unknown

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No explicit signature or execution information is supplied.

VALUES

Published values explained

Published award value

99% confidence

£95,000

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The active award value is 95000 GBP.

Value allocation

97% confidence

Allocated to the single published award and supplier

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One award is supplied, naming one supplier, with a £95,000 award value.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender submission deadline

99% confidence

9 September 2026, 17:00 BST

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Tender period endDate: 2026-09-09T17:00:00+01:00.

Award date

98% confidence

28 September 2026

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Award date: 2026-09-28T00:00:00+01:00.

Published contract start date

98% confidence

12 October 2026

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Award and tender contractPeriod startDate: 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.

Published contract end date

98% confidence

1 March 2027

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Award and tender contractPeriod endDate: 2027-03-01T23:59:59Z.

Award notice publication

99% confidence

13 October 2026

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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-13T12:25:58+01:00.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Specialist consultancy support to activate, test and embed a new operating model for the combined Office of the Chief Data Officer and National Data Library.

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Published process and tender description.

Services sought

99% confidence

Independent challenge, implementation assurance and change expertise intended to help the organisation become operational and self-sustaining.

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Published process and tender description.

Primary classification

99% confidence

CPV 79410000 — Business and management consultancy services

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Tender classification and classifications record.

Delivery coverage

96% confidence

Published delivery countries include the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Europe, British Overseas Territories and Rest of the World.

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Tender item deliveryAddresses.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement method

99% confidence

Selective

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Process and tender procurementMethod: selective.

Route to market

99% confidence

Call-off from a framework agreement

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Process and tender procurementMethodDetails.

SME suitability

98% confidence

Marked suitable for SMEs

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Tender suitability.sme: true.

VCSE suitability

98% confidence

Not marked suitable for VCSEs

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Tender suitability.vcse: false.

Bid count and evaluation outcome

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Published term

98% confidence

12 October 2026 to 1 March 2027

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Published contractPeriod dates on the award.

Extensions or options

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

Pricing structure and deliverables

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Buying signal

94% confidence

The requirement indicates demand for operating-model activation, implementation assurance and organisational change capability in a data-focused public-sector function.

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Published requirement description.

Route implication

99% confidence

The award was made through a framework call-off rather than an openly described standalone competition.

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Published procurementMethodDetails: Call-off from a framework agreement.

Award timing

99% confidence

The published start date precedes award-notice publication by one day.

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Published start date is 12 October 2026; notice publication is 13 October 2026.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

96%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-b5fd17-f06187b5-30f2-409f-aec5-acdff559325d
Analysed: 13 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

DSIT

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Buyer party and process buyer_name identify DSIT.

Buyer location

99% confidence

22 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2EG, England

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Buyer party address.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Legal supplier identity

99% confidence

BARINGA PARTNERS LLP (company number OC303471)

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Verified company name and number supplied through company-number matching.

Source-name discrepancy

99% confidence

The source party name is 'Barunga Partners LLP', while company-number verification identifies BARINGA PARTNERS LLP.

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Source supplier name/legal name: Barunga Partners LLP; verified company name: BARINGA PARTNERS LLP; supplier_name_mismatch: true.

Company status

98% confidence

Active

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Supplier verification record gives verifiedCompanyStatus: Active.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated renewal decision window

76% confidence

Before the published end date of 1 March 2027

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Estimate based solely on the explicit published contract end date; no extension or renewal provisions are published.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Supplier name reconciliation

99% confidence

The published supplier name differs from the verified legal company name. This analysis uses BARINGA PARTNERS LLP because company number OC303471 was verified; 'Barunga Partners LLP' is retained as source evidence only.

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supplier_name_mismatch: true; source company number and matched company number: OC303471; verified company name: BARINGA PARTNERS LLP.

Published contract status

99% confidence

The award is active, but no explicit signature or execution record is supplied; it is not described here as a signed contract.

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Award status is active; no signature field or execution evidence supplied.

Unpublished competition and commercial detail

98% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid numbers, scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, deliverables and extension provisions.

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No such fields are present in the supplied notice data.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The source supplier name ('Barunga Partners LLP') differs from the verified legal company name, BARINGA PARTNERS LLP; the company-number match supports the latter identity.
The supplied data does not explicitly confirm contract signature or execution.
Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation scores, award rationale, detailed deliverables, pricing breakdown and extension or renewal terms.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the DSIT OCDO operating model support award?

BARINGA PARTNERS LLP, verified by company number OC303471, is named on the active award.

What is the published value of the award?

The published award value is £95,000.

What procurement route was used?

The notice states that this was a selective call-off from a framework agreement.

When does the published contract period run?

The published period runs from 12 October 2026 to 1 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.

OCDO Operating Model Activation and Restructure Implementation Support

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Barunga Partners LLP

Classification

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Classification

Tender Period

Contract period

Suitability

Items and delivery

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Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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Address

Contact

Roles

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Award information

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Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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