Business and management consultancy and related services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 79400000Services · classin Business Services & Consultancy

Codes and neighbouring classes

The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division

Who buys

All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name

Buyer type
  • Local authorities 37% (393 notices)
  • Central government 26% (276 notices)
  • Other public bodies 15% (158 notices)
  • Education & universities 7% (77 notices)
  • NHS & health 2% (24 notices)
  • Not classified 13% (140 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Newcastle UniversityEducation & universities3000
Scottish Enterprisenot classified2040
West Yorkshire Combined AuthorityLocal authorities1930
NHS EnglandCentral government1520
Highlands and Islands Enterprisenot classified1370
West Midlands Combined AuthorityLocal authorities1250
Invest Northern IrelandCentral government1120
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITEDCentral government1110
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh GovernmentCentral government1040
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial ServiceCentral government1020

511 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 729 of 1,095 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region

RegionNoticesBids / lotSME winsLocal wins
Northern Ireland123 · 17%358%81%
Scotland120 · 16%
West Midlands97 · 13%757%45%
East of England87 · 12%565%52%
Greater London81 · 11%461%82%
North West England80 · 11%764%81%
Yorkshire and the Humber78 · 11%567%47%
North East England77 · 11%464%83%
Wales (Cymru)76 · 10%453%62%
South East England71 · 10%473%65%
East Midlands54 · 7%481%45%
South West England49 · 7%450%100%

Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.

How it is bought

Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim

Commercial tool
  • Contract 71% (774 notices)
  • Framework 23% (252 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 6% (69 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 56% (617 notices)
  • Route not published 20% (219 notices)
  • Selective 15% (163 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 9% (96 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 47% (140 notices)
  • Below threshold 53% (157 notices)
Typical tender window30 daysrobust · n=240median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (448) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared

Bids per lot · n=148
  • 1 bid 15% (22)
  • 2–3 29% (43)
  • 4–6 28% (41)
  • 7 or more 28% (42)
Contract value, net
p25 £85,585median £241,175p75 £926,704
interquartile range of 261 awards · p90 £5,400,000
Typical bids per lot4robust · n=126middle half 2–7
Competed88%robust · n=448open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs77%robust · n=711of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs57%robust · n=224single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally54%robust · n=158winner registered in the delivery region
Winning award vs estimate2% below the estimaterobust · n=12560 below · 11 above
Abandoned2%robust · n=448cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot8robust · n=81192 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 1,425 awards to 770 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 11% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 329 of 1,095 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Proactis / ProContract65 notices · 20% · 4 open
In-tend Electronic Procurement51 notices · 16% · 1 open
JAGGAER / BravoSolution49 notices · 15% · 3 open
Sell2Wales37 notices · 11% · 2 open
Public Contracts Scotland (PCS)29 notices · 9% · 1 open
Atamis Health Family Portal27 notices · 8% · 2 open
EU-Supply Complete Tender Management25 notices · 8% · 1 open
Delta eSourcing19 notices · 6% · 1 open

Open tenders in business and management consultancy and…

21 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

NoticeAuthorityDeadlineDays leftPublished value
AT1498-LOCAL ENERGY PLANLuton Council22 Sept 20261d£100,000
Strategaeth Economaidd Sir y Fflint / Flintshire Economic StrategyFlintshire County Council24 Sept 20263d£80,000
Funding Proposal Support and Review Services Framework (LSHW.008.2026)FrameworkLife Sciences Hub Wales Limited25 Sept 20264d£150,000 ceiling
Outsourced ICT Infrastructure Management and associated ServicesWorcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust25 Sept 20264d£49,999,999
Review of the Business Finance Landscape in WalesDevelopment Bank of Wales28 Sept 20267d£125,000
ID 6543869 - Managing Agent for InterTradeIreland Innovation Boost Programme (Phase VII)InterTradeIreland29 Sept 20268d£2,841,000
HCC - 08/26 - The Provision of Get Enterprising - The Hertfordshire Start Up ProgrammeHertfordshire County Council2 Oct 202611d£1,369,500
Third Sector Support ServiceLondon Borough of Harrow2 Oct 202611d£452,790
Technical Implementation Partner & Business Change Partner (DASP)2 lotsNHS Blood and Transplant6 Oct 202615d£9,166,666
Sunderland Technology Incubator ProgrammeSunderland City Council6 Oct 202615d£450,000
Provision of Corporate and Professional Services to Big Life Schools Multi Academy TrustBig Life Schools7 Oct 202616d£545,000
Provision of a Cosy Homes in Lancashire (CHiL) Delivery Partner for Domestic Energy Initiatives 2026FrameworkBlackburn with Darwen15 Oct 202624d£720,000 ceiling
Consultancy and Professional ServicesFramework10 lotsGovernment Commercial Agency9 Nov 202649d£5,000,000,000 ceiling
Term Extension of the National Highways Social Enterprise Dynamic Purchasing System (SEDPS)DPS11 lotsNational Highways Limited14 Aug 2028694d£65,000,000 ceiling
Grant Fund Manager Dynamic Purchasing SystemDPSScottish Government5 Jan 2029837d£80,000,000 ceiling
DPS - Mersey Forest, services, goods and works relating to Tree Planting and LandscapingDPS2 lotsCheshire west and Chester Borough Council23 Feb 2029886d
MCA Technical Specialist Advisory and Associated Services (Oil & Gas)DPSMaritime and Coastguard Agency26 Oct 20291132d
Management Consultancy Dynamic MarketDPS2 lotsUnited Utilities Water Limited4 Aug 20301413d
Lowestoft Dynamic Purchasing SystemDPS8 lotsEast Suffolk Council21 Apr 20322039d
Dynamic Purchasing System for the provision of Specialist Professional ServicesDPS20 lotsLondon Borough of Waltham Forest15 May 20342793d£20,000,000 ceiling
Engineering & Design Consultancy Qualification SystemSEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITEDnot published

Method

What the numbers on this page are and are not

Which notices count?

Every Find a Tender notice that carries a CPV code starting 7940. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 18 Sept 2026.

Competition figures

From the 36-month lot-grain contest statistics: a lot counts where its own CPV codes (or, for single-class notices, the procedure’s) start 7940. Bids per lot come from the award notice’s bid statistics; “competed” means an open or selective route with no direct-award transparency notice; contract values are net, on single-supplier awards, with framework and DPS ceilings excluded. Frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are reported separately because their “bids” are admissions to a panel.

Why no total value or month-by-month chart?

Sums of notice estimates repeat framework ceilings and mix net with gross. Monthly volumes per sector are not shown yet: the catalogue’s CPV coverage per notice changed in May 2026 (compiled records carry every lot’s codes), so a curve would show the catalogue, not the market.