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664_25 Consultancy Services

Historical · ContractNo open deadline

Historical: no longer open for bids.

01/ The notice

Key facts

Value
£320,000,000Framework ceiling or programme total, not a contract value
Deadline (UK time)
Tue 1 Oct 2024, 12:00 BSTA deadline does not apply to this historical notice. The source records Tue 1 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST, which is not an open deadline.
Published
20 Nov 2025
Region
North East, North West, Yorkshire and The Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland

02/ The brief

What the notice says

Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.

FOR A FULL BREAKDOWN ON THE AWARD BY LOT/SUB-LOT, PLEASE REFER TO THE MORE INFORMATION - ATTACHMENTS SECTION OF THIS NOTICE.

Additionally, you may also wish to refer to the Framework on the ESPO website (see https://www.espo.org/consultancy-services-664-25.html).

ESPO on behalf of ESPO and YPO have established a framework agreement with a number of service providers for the provision of consultancy services to the Public Sector. These services will be provided on a national basis across the UK. The key aim of the framework is to create efficiencies and promote cost savings by providing customers with access to pre-approved service providers whom they may appoint using a simple and streamlined procurement process.

Lot 1a - Business Services

Lot 1b - Procurement and Contract Management Services

Lot 1c - Education Services

Lot 2a - Audit Consultancy

Lot 2b - Internal Audit Services

Lot 2c - External Audit Services

Lot 2d - General Finance

Lot 2e - Revenues and Benefits

Lot 2f - Tax

Lot 2g - Treasury Management

Lot 3 - Food and Catering

Lot 4a - Health

Lot 4b - Social Care (Adults and Childrens)

Lot 5 - Highways, Traffic and Transport

Lot 6a - Operational IT

Lot 6b - Strategic IT

Lot 7 - Sport Leisure, Culture and Tourism

Lot 8a - Asset Management and Delivery

Lot 8b - Environment and Sustainability

Lot 8c - Facilities Management

Lot 8d - Health and Safety

Lot 8e - Housing and Housing Support

Lot 8f - Planning, Valuation and Infrastructure

Lot 8g - Regeneration and Regional Development

Lot 8h - Waste and Recycling

Lot 9a - Research and Engagement

Lot 9b - Marketing, Communications and PR

Lot 10 - Strategic Programmes and Projects

The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The total estimated value stated includes the option period.

This contract will contain a contract monitoring clause which will require suppliers to ensure that there is no material detrimental change in their financial standing and/or their credit rating (as determined by use of a Credit Reference Agency).

03/ Classification

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.

  • 66170000 66600000 70333000 71241000 71311200 71311210 71312000 71314300 71315100 71315210 71317000 71351914 71410000 71800000 72000000 73200000 75121000 79212000 79221000 79300000 79400000 79994000 80000000 85000000 90700000 98200000
  • 66000000 66100000 70000000 70300000 70330000 71000000 71200000 71240000 71300000 71310000 71311000 71314000 71315000 71350000 71351000 71400000 72000000 73000000 75000000 75100000 75120000 79000000 79200000 79210000 79220000 79900000 79990000 80000000 85000000 90000000 98000000

04/ History

Releases of this notice

One release held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.

  1. 20 Nov 2025
    Contract notice

    Contract notice published 20 November 2025.

    Release a2c1a993-fb3a-4ad4-bf23-0539fb6d8a59

    View this release on Contracts Finder (opens in a new tab)

05/ Limits

What the source does not tell us

  • The stated value is a ceiling or programme total.
  • Only one release is held, so there is no change history.

06/ Questions

About this notice

Espo published this notice.

Framework ceiling or programme total, not a contract value: £320,000,000.

07/ Related

Where to go next

These links follow a fixed rule applied to this notice’s buyer, text and CPV codes. They are not advice on whether to bid.

Reference
a2c1a993-fb3a-4ad4-bf23-0539fb6d8a59
Source
Contracts Finder
Stage
contract · Contract
Last verified
Sun 5 Apr 2026, 18:36 BST
Read at
Fri 16 Oct 2026, 19:44 BST

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