Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- South Derbyshire District Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- KPMG LLP
- Value
- £208,103
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Business services · Business and management consultancy services (CPV 79410000)
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date7 Apr 2026
- Published1 May 2026Published 24 days after the contract date
Description
Derbyshire's Local Government Reorganisation represents a significant and complex transformation. The programme will require the consolidation of ten councils into a new governance structure of either one unitary or two unitaries. \r \r Outcome 1 - Programme Governance, Planning and Mobilisation\r The supplier must:\r • Utilise the established governance structure and ensure Programme Boards and Programmes are properly constituted and organised from the outset, using PRINCE2/MSP methodology.\r • Support the design of a Programme Management Office (PMO) with definition of roles, reporting lines, escalation routes, and decision pathways, including implementation principles. \r • Support in the development of programme documentation including the programme brief and the initial programme strategy and programme plans\r • Strengthen programme governance through risk management, dependency tracking, and overall delivery confidence for the Chief Executives' Group and Strategic Leadership Boa…
About the supplier
KPMG LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC301540).