Official UK procurement notice
BICS Specialist Project Management and Business Analysis Expertise
Authority: Department for Business & Trade (Central government)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£110,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 29 Jan 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Ernst and Young LLP
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Department for Business and Trade (DBT) have purchased consultancy services for specialist project management expertise and business analysis for the implementation of the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme (BICS).
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Jan 2026, 09:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 30 Jan 2026, 09:05 GMT
- Authority reference
PR_5136- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-008296- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06128eFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published30 Jan 2026, 09:05 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £110,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Jan 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernst and Young LLP | £110,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
BICS Specialist Project Management and Business Analysis Expertise · Ernst and Young LLP
- Signed
- 29 Jan 2026
- Value
- £110,000
- Period
- 29 Jan 2026 – 9 Apr 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ERNST & YOUNG LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender