Awarded contract

Transparency Notice for extension to Cabinet Office Call Off from Independent Shared Service Centre 2 (ISSC2 Framework)

Details

Buyer: Cabinet Office
Supplier(s): Shared Services Connected Limited (SSCL UK)
Value: £22,918,000
Duration: 2 years
Topic: Business and management consultancy and related services
Published: 2 October 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

This notice signals the intention of the Cabinet Office to make a direct award to Shared Services Connected Limited (SSCL) to extend the Call-Off Contract held under the ISSC2 Framework for up to an additional 18 months. The extension is required to secure the continued provision of business-critical back-office operations, including human resources, finance and accounts, payroll and procurement to maintain operational continuity while transitioning services to replacement service providers under the Matrix programme. The direct award is justified under Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 due to technical constraints and the absence of competition for technical reasons, as an interim supplier would cause severe technical incompatibility, service disruption, and substantial duplication of costs. ## Contract award Title: Transparency Notice for extension to Cabinet Office Call Off from Independent Shared Service Centre 2 (ISSC2 Framework) Cabinet Office

Timeline

Completed: Award published2 October 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date2 October 2026
Next: Contract expiry date31 October 2028in 2 years

About the buyer

The Cabinet Office is a central government ministerial department that supports the Prime Minister, with its own commercial teams handling procurement. Notices above the publication threshold are advertised on Contracts Finder. Much of its procurement runs through framework agreements, including those set up by the Crown Commercial Service. The department publishes targeted actions to increase its business with small and medium-sized enterprises. Supplier enquiries are handled by the Crown Commercial Service's London Managed Service Team. Central commercial teams based here combined with the Crown Commercial Service in 2026 to form the Government Commercial Agency.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Cabinet Office's contract awards have been in IT services, business services and software and information systems.

Relevant CPV codes

79400000 · Business and management consultancy and related services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cabinet-office.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cabinet-office.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cabinet-office.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cabinet-office.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cabinet-office.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cabinet-office.gov

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