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Published 6 Jan 2026, 14:44 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Member Accountability · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) Corporation (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£80,000£96,000 inc. VAT6.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 21 Jan 2026awarded 17 Feb 2026
Awarded to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Contract term 5 moends 30 Jun 2026 · starts 2 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Nest is looking to engage professional service expertise to support work to enhance member scrutiny and transparency over strategic decision making at Board and Executive level and ensure that we are taking the broadest external experiences into the review(s).

CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 moSMEVCSEPublished value£80,000
Contract period: 2 Feb 2026 – 30 Jun 2026 (5 mo)Value: £80,000 exc. VAT · £96,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • experience: Provide an overview of your experience working with/ understanding a broad range of governance models globally, across a number of different sectors and industries. This should be no longer than 5 pages.
  • Approach to project: Please provide an overview of your suitability for this project, including approach for how you would work with Nest outlining: • how you intend to resource this requirement (one person vs a pool) • lead time from request of resource to them being available • biographies of individual(s) This should be no longer than 5 pages and should include the above information as well as intro and company information, how you meet the requirements and the above information on approach to project.
  • Member accountability Experience: Please submit a presentation outlining your experience and understanding of member scrutiny and transparency and how this could be applied to Nest in the most effective (cost and impact) ways. This should also reference the distinct difference between accountability and engagement/ research. This should be no longer than 10 pages in length.
  • Fixed Price: Fixed price for the delivery of the service

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
6 Jan 2026, 14:44 GMT
Last source update
3 Mar 2026, 15:47 GMT
Authority reference
TEN-2526-036(PA2023)
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-000722
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Business and management consultancy and related services
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060031 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
21 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
12 Jan 2026, 16:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Jan 2026 → 3 Mar 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published293 days ago
    6 Jan 2026, 14:44 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by287 days ago
    12 Jan 2026, 16:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline278 days ago
    21 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts267 days ago
    2 Feb 2026
  5. Latest notice published237 days ago
    3 Mar 2026, 15:47 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Jan 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    6 Jan 2026, 14:44 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    3 Mar 2026, 15:47 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    3 Mar 2026, 15:47 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £75,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP£75,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • TEN-2526-036(PA2023) -Member Accountability · PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

    Signed
    17 Feb 2026
    Value
    £75,000
    Period
    23 Feb 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

1

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PQGC-5667-VDDT 10 South Colonnade, London, London, E14 4PUContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC303525 1 Embankment Place London WC2N 6RH, London, London, WC2N 6RHContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender