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title: "Opening up the investment pipeline of the BBB"
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# Opening up the investment pipeline of the BBB

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/opening-up-the-investment-pipeline-of-the-bbb-ocds-h6vhtk-043530). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** British Business Bank: "Opening up the investment pipeline of the BBB". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [British Business Bank](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/british-business-bank-gov-ot1148)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business and management consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-043530`

## 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:** how many bids lots like this attract, 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:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **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/opening-up-the-investment-pipeline-of-the-bbb-ocds-h6vhtk-043530#tl-md)

## Description
British Business Bank (BBB) undertook a mini competition exercise via Lot 2 (Stratgegy) of the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) RM6187 Management Consultancy Framework Three (MCF3) for the provision of consultancy services to support the development, design and implementation of a new investment vehicle/fund that would enable the Bank to take on and manage third party capital. This will be for an initial term of 11 months until 31st December 2024, with the option to extend for a further 6 months until 30th June 2025. The total potential value for the full term of the contract, incorporating the extension period, shall be £2,000,000

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Business and management consultancy services. British Business Bank (BBB) undertook a mini competition exercise via Lot 2 (Stratgegy) of the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) RM6187 Management Consultancy Framework Three (MCF3) for the provision of con...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Opening up the investment pipeline of the BBB (active)
  - Award id: `002840-2024-C2117-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Ernst & Young LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-184881`
  - Value: £2,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Opening up the investment pipeline of the BBB (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,000,000
  - Signed Date: 18/12/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002840-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-01-26T19:05:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T10:15:43.082Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-043530