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# The Provision of a Delivery Partner to Support the Defence Supply Chain Development Programme

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-a-delivery-partner-to-support-the-defence-supply-chain-development-progra-ocds-h6vhtk-03eda0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "The Provision of a Delivery Partner to Support the Defence Supply Chain Development Programme". Published status: complete. Published Value: £25,020,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Sept 2023, 10:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.contracts.mod.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Published Value:** £25,020,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 September 2023 at 10:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Administrative development project services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £25,020,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-a-delivery-partner-to-support-the-defence-supply-chain-development-progra-ocds-h6vhtk-03eda0#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03eda0`

## 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/the-provision-of-a-delivery-partner-to-support-the-defence-supply-chain-development-progra-ocds-h6vhtk-03eda0#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [contracts.mod.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.contracts.mod.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-a-delivery-partner-to-support-the-defence-supply-chain-development-progra-ocds-h6vhtk-03eda0#participate

## Description
This Contract has been awarded. 
MOD is seeking a Delivery Partner to support the MOD's Supply Chain Development Programme (SCDP). The SCDP was announced in the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy (DSIS) and will support the development of UK based small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and lower mid-tier defence sector companies to improve their productivity and competitiveness, increasing domestic resilience and export opportunities by providing bespoke business development support.

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

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £25,020,000
- **Description:** This Contrat hs been Awarded - The Delivery Partner will be required to design, develop, and deliver a flexible programme that can provide tailored development support to supply chain companies across the diverse defence sector. The contract will ini...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Provision of a Delivery Partner to support the Defence Supply Chain Development Programme (active)
  - Award id: `033247-2023-707708455-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Grant Thornton LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-10875`
  - Value: £25,020,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Provision of a Delivery Partner to support the Defence Supply Chain Development Programme (active)
  - Signed Value: £25,020,000
  - Signed Date: 09/11/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F033247-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-11-10T09:22:23.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T03:41:14.421Z
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