Published date: 17 December 2024

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 18 November 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Business and management consultancy services - 79410000

Location of contract

SW1P 4DR

Value of contract

£40,000

Procurement reference

tender_461841/1434968

Published date

17 December 2024

Closing date

18 November 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

2 December 2024

Contract end date

1 December 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Department has a requirement to appoint an external partner to work within a team of civil servants to support the delivery of a review to examine DfT(c)'s delivery model and opportunities for efficiency and effectiveness.

The Chancellor's Financial Audit lifted the headcount cap for the civil service but placed a 2% admin challenge on departments to fund this year's pay award. In combination with existing pressures, which include an assumed 7% reduction for FTE, the pay bill (and therefore headcount) continues to represent a pressure for DfT.

In March 2024 the department underwent restructuring across DG groups in support of changing Ministerial priorities and an increasing requirement for integrated transport systems. Next steps of this restructuring (OD2) and business planning processes have so far led to some judgments on relative balances between teams and created an effective framework to reduce headcount, but largely within DG groups. This requirement is to undertake a strategic review of resourcing across DfT(c) taking a department wide perspective. The review will need to build on the thinking so far across our DG groups and sit alongside other HR initiatives currently being progressed, i including the outcomes of VES.



The review will also need to align to and support ongoing thinking on the department's strategic direction and future delivery plans, including the Spending Review process, Capital Review process, Integrated Transport Strategy, and others.

Understanding of best practice for organisational efficiency/design and benchmarking across industry and Whitehall will need to be considered as part of the review's recommendations.

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Award information

Awarded date

28 October 2024

Contract start date

2 December 2024

Contract end date

1 December 2025

Total value of contract

£40,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

PA Consulting

Address

10 Bressenden Place London SW1E 5DN

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Great Minster House, Horseferry Road
London
SW1P 4DR
England

Email

dftcommercial@dft.gov.uk