Public sector sales & bid intelligence for Grant Thornton

We created this strategic dashboard to help Grant Thornton identify, target, and win public sector consulting work. For more direct advice or actionable strategies, please get in touch.

Grant Thornton public sector 24 month review

The statistics below highlight key growth activity within the public sector consultancy market, helping Grant Thornton find the next project.

DESNZ Consultancy spend

£102m

65% increase since previous year

Home Office Consultancy spend

£239m

47% increase since previous year

Buyers procuring consulting services

1,171

Buyers that have given consultancy awards

YoY difference in contract & call off volume

-16%

2,737 contracts and call offs in 2024/2025

Where Grant Thornton can grow: consulting demand by category

Overall government consulting awards are falling, but our breakdown by consulting type shows which project types are retaining demand or even growing.

Software programming and consultancy services

‍£295m

Contract award value

↑0.24%

Increase in Spend YoY

Building consultancy services

£108m

Contract award value

↑1182%

Increase in Spend YoY

Financial consultancy services

£44m

Contract award value

↑ 9%

Increase in Spend YoY

Environmental issues consultancy services

£23m

Contract award value

↑688%

Increase in Spend YoY

Business & management consultancy services

£22m

Contract award value

↑261%

Increase in Spend YoY

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Top public sector winners in consulting by # of contracts won

These are some of the most prolific suppliers to the UK government for consulting services.

WSP UK Limited

Contracts & framwork awards

£820m

Total value

PA Consulting Limited

Contracts & framework awards

£83m

Total value

Accenture UK

Contracts & framework awards

£60m

Total value

Deloitte LLP

Contracts & framework awards

£42

Total value

Jacobs UK

Contracts & framework awards

£26m

Total value

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Upcoming opportunities for Grant Thornton

Below are five example public sector opportunities in the consulting space. We can customise this view for Grant Thornton to build pipeline from.

Pipeline notice

Open tender

Pre-tender

National Security Science and Research (NSSR) Successor Contract

Department for Transport

£16M

Closing: 12 September 2025

Deliver and manage NSSR Programme, including Cyber Security, Canine Detection, and Resilience themes.

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Open tender

Pre-tender

Artificial Intelligence DPS

Crown Commercial Service

£200M

Closing: 04 November 2022

Purchase a range of artificial intelligence services in the public sector, including discovery and consultancy, licensing, customisation, and support for AI applications.

Pipeline notice

Open tender

Pre-tender

Future Hosting and Storage Services (FHAS)

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

£189M

Published: 22 May 2025

Provisioning and management of data center infrastructure for business applications under competitive flexible procurement.

Pipeline notice

Open tender

Pre-tender

DDAI/010 Digital Decision Accelerators for Defence (DDAD) Open Framework

Crown Commercial Service

£180M

23 May 2025

Procurement for advanced digital decision capabilities framework for Defence and Security.

Pipeline notice

Open tender

Pre-tender

PICTS C1 - Service Desk and End User Support

Sellafield Ltd

£52M

Closing: 02 July 2025

Provision of ICT Service Desk and End Support Services

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This page presents an example view of procurement opportunities tailored to public sector strategy, based on publicly available data. While we aim to ensure relevance and accuracy, this view is illustrative and not exhaustive. For a full breakdown, please get in touch with our team.