Official UK procurement notice
Transformation Programme Evaluation · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Cabinet Office (Central government)
We are carrying out a mutli-strand portfolio of evaluation assessing the National School and its transformation. Our working assumption is that our commission will have two separate workpackages: Published lot titles: Work Package 1: Economic Advice; Work Package 2: Main Transformation Evaluation..
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionWe are carrying out a mutli-strand portfolio of evaluation assessing the National School and its transformation. Our working assumption is that our commission will have two separate workpackages:
Work Package 1: Economic Advice. Advice on the economic evaluation of the new institution, most likely using a Value for Investment (VfI) approach
Work Package 2: Main Transformation Evaluation. Independent, theory based evaluation of the transformation of Government Skills to the National School
Work Package 1 is a small-scale piece of work to provide assurance that the initial steps of a proposed economic evaluation using the VFI approach (being conducted internally) have been completed in line with best practice, and support setting appropriate measures to allow robust judgements for The National School's performance against each of the Es.
Work Package 1 will require suppliers to have experience of working on evaluations using the VFI approach.
Work Package 2 is a substantial piece of work to provide evidence of how well the National School is delivering against transformation commitments. This Work Package requires a theory based approach to reviewing implementation (assessing activities and outputs in the theory of change) and providing evidence on early indicators of value from users, to support the VfI approach in Work Package 1. The supplier will provide interim findings and a full report in the initial term.
Work Package 2 will require suppliers to have high-quality theory-based evaluation expertise, including evaluating genuinely complex strategic interventions, and economic evaluation to continue the VfI approach. We will also expect suppliers to have strong experience of conducting evaluations in complex Civil Service or public sector settings
CPV: Research services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Work Package 1: Economic AdvicePlanned
To be procured through GCA's Research and Insights (RM6126) Framework
Lot #2Work Package 2: Main Transformation Evaluation.Planned
To be procured through GCA's Research & Insights (RM6126) Framework.
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How Cabinet Office buys Research services (CPV 7311), and who usually turns up
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Half of these awards have an award date within 32 days of the bid deadline.
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1 bid17%
2–331%
4–636%
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Below estimate44%
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Above estimate15%
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Lot #1Work Package 1: Economic AdviceCPV 7311Estimate not published
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Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 78 past lots.
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1 bid17%
2–331%
4–636%
7+17%
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Who could compete for this lot?
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
Lot #2Work Package 2: Main Transformation Evaluation.CPV 7311Estimate not published
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The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 78 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid17%
2–331%
4–636%
7+17%
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No comparable awards for this lot yet.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly. Contracts Finder contracts appear on the Retender Radar, not yet in these figures.
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Nov 2026, 13:57 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Nov 2026, 13:57 GMT
- Authority reference
599P- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-105230- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b550Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
5 Nov 2026 → 4 Jan 2027 · 2 dates- Notice published19h ago5 Nov 2026, 13:57 GMT
- Today6 Nov 2026
- Tender notice expectedin 58 days4 Jan 2027
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