Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Defra · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Methods Business and Digital Technology SME
- Value
- £76,960
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Sector
- Business services · General management consultancy services (CPV 79411000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date22 May 2026
- Published27 May 2026Published 5 days after the contract date
Description
Time-limited supplier-managed service to strengthen HR Change Programme controls, governance, reporting, RAID and dependency management, stakeholder engagement products and transition readiness through to 21/08/2026. The service will deliver the agreed outputs and milestones set out in this DPEL. Methods will be responsible for organising, supervising, allocating and assuring its personnel to deliver the service. Defra will retain programme ownership, decision-making, approvals, internal accountabilities and acceptance of outputs, but will not direct, line manage, task or integrate supplier personnel into Defra teams.
About the supplier
Methods Business and Digital Technology: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02485577).