UK6 Contract Award Notice - RCMS Client Side Assurance

Official notice

Authority: Crown Prosecution Service (Central government)

Award under framework

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£692,060published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill 5 Nov 2026

Award (standstill) to BETTER GROUP LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Appoint an independent strategic client-side partner for approximately six months to help the Replacing CMS Programme make informed, evidence-based decisions following the technical review and provide assurance of proof-of-concept activity. The partner’s role is to provide independent challenge, technical assurance, commercial advice, delivery strategy advice, investment advice and decision recommendations.

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The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

72590000 Computer-related professional services

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £692,0601 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
BETTER GROUP LIMITEDSMERCMS Client Side Assurance19 Nov 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2027Extensions: Additional follow-up support that may be identified as part of delivery.	£692,060	5 Nov 2026standstill to 17 Nov 2026	Standstill

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award under framework
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Call-off under a framework
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 6 Nov 2026, 11:12 GMT
Last source update: 6 Nov 2026, 11:12 GMT
Authority reference: PR 2026 090
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-105605
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07b639 Find a Tender

Related procedures1

Call-off under framework Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

6 Nov 2026 → 17 Nov 2026 · 2 dates

Notice published8 days ago
6 Nov 2026, 11:12 GMT
Today
14 Nov 2026
Standstill endsin 3 days
17 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 6 Nov 2026

Contract award notice published
6 Nov 2026, 11:12 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
18 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Crown Prosecution Service

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PYLM-7862-RZBG 102 Petty France, London, London, SW1H 9EAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Better Group LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 10241361 Wildwood Terrace, London, London, NW3 7HTContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender6 Nov 2026, 11:12 GMT