Awarded contract

OCDO Operating Model Activation and Restructure Implementation Support

Details

Buyer: Department for Science Innovation and Technology
Supplier(s): Barunga Partners LLP
Value: £95,000
Duration: 5 months
Topic: Business and management consultancy services
Published: 13 October 2026
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

OCDO is seeking specialist consultancy support to activate, test and embed the new operating model for the combined Office of the Chief Data Officer (OCDO) and National Data Library (NDL) following the departmental restructure. The engagement will provide independent challenge, implementation assurance and change expertise to help the organisation become operational and self-sustaining.

Timeline

Completed: Award date12 October 2026
Completed: Award published13 October 2026
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date1 March 2027in 4 months

About the buyer

The Department for Science Innovation and Technology is a central government department, and a dedicated commercial directorate leads on its procurement work alongside project and delivery teams. Common goods and services are bought through Crown Commercial Service frameworks. UK Shared Business Services, a shared-services provider, manages many of the department's lower-value procurements on its behalf. Low-value orders require multiple supplier quotes to ensure value for money.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Department for Science Innovation and Technology's contract awards have been in IT services, research and development and software and information systems.

Relevant CPV codes

79410000 · Business and management consultancy services

Decision makers

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