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Provision of support services for TRAC and understanding academic and financial sustainability of the UK higher education sector

Office for Students · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 21 Sept 2026, 14:38.

Opportunity overview

The Office for Students, on behalf of the UK wide Regulators and Funders Financial Sustainability Group (RFG) is seeking to identify a contractor capable of delivering support services to the Transparent Approach to Costing (TRAC) Development Group (TDG) and UK higher education sector stakeholders (including UK higher education funding and regulatory bodies) and providing a central support function for TRAC.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

KPMG LLP

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£2.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
10 Sept 2026
Including VAT
£2.5m
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PMGV-6254-LTTL
Location
London, UKI42, E14 5GL, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
PRN2511
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Covered By

GPA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Office for Students
Id
GB-PPON-PYZM-6681-RPZP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYZM-6681-RPZP

Address

Street Address
Westward House, Lime Kiln Close, Stoke Gifford
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS34 8SR
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK12

Contact

Name
Sarah Phillips
Telephone
+44 1179317317

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
KPMG LLP
Id
GB-PPON-PMGV-6254-LTTL

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PMGV-6254-LTTL

Address

Street Address
15 Canada Square
Locality
London
Postal Code
E14 5GL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI42

Contact

Telephone
+442073111000

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79412000
Description
Financial management consultancy services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PMGV-6254-LTTL
Name
KPMG LLP

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
11 Sept 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
15 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
14 Sept 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
14 Sept 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Extension for a further 2 years.

Value

Including VAT
2,500,000
Amount
2,083,333.33
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
089056-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
21 Sept 2026, 11:42
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UKK12 · BS34 8SR · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

4 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

4 VERSIONS
  1. 021888-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 041789-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 068379-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 089056-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·