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title: "ID 6663135 - DfC - Strategic Partner Contract"
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# ID 6663135 - DfC - Strategic Partner Contract

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-6663135-dfc-strategic-partner-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-07b817). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** Construction and Procurement Delivery on behalf of the Department for Communities, is seeking to establish a single supplier Strategic Partner Contract for the provision of Professional Services to Department for Communities and participating Arms-Length Bodies. A full list of the participating Arms-Length Bodies can be found at Annex 1 to Schedule 17 (Service Recipients). The successful Supplier shall be responsible for managing and delivering Professional Services in accordance with the Contract, the Specification and the associated Contract Documents.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 27 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Communities](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-communities-GB-PPON-PXMQ-4585-LJVM)
- **Published Value:** £8,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 7 December 2026 at 15:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business analysis consultancy services, Business and management consultancy and related services, Business and management consultancy services, Business development consultancy services, Business intelligence software development services (+25 more)
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-6663135-dfc-strategic-partner-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-07b817#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07b817`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** about 3 bids (model forecast), with the distribution from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** £8.0m, level with the buyer's estimate, with the comparable awards behind it.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-6663135-dfc-strategic-partner-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-07b817#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etendersni.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetendersni.gov.uk%2Fepps)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-6663135-dfc-strategic-partner-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-07b817#participate

## Description
Construction and Procurement Delivery on behalf of the Department for Communities, is seeking to establish a single supplier Strategic Partner Contract for the provision of Professional Services to Department for Communities and participating Arms-Length Bodies. A full list of the participating Arms-Length Bodies can be found at Annex 1 to Schedule 17 (Service Recipients). The successful Supplier shall be responsible for managing and delivering Professional Services in accordance with the Contract, the Specification and the associated Contract Documents.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 66170000, 70000000, 70331000, 70332000, 70332200, 72000000

- **Estimated Value:** £8,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/02/2027 to 31/01/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F106452-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-11-09T21:17:27.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-09T23:04:19.492Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-07b817