Corporate Services Management Programme Transformation Delivery Partner

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Published April 2nd, 2026

Detected April 2nd, 2026

Summary

The UK Ministry of Defence published a contract opportunity notice for a Transformation Delivery Partner to support Phase 3 of the Corporate Services Management Programme. The £61 million contract runs from August 2026 to August 2029 and will be procured via the Digital and IT Professional Services framework (RM6249 Lot 5). Bids close 22 May 2026 at noon.

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What changed

The Ministry of Defence is seeking a Transformation Delivery Partner for the Corporate Services Management Programme's T&I (Transition & Integration) phase. The partner will coordinate business change activities supporting ERP deployment, shared service operating model transformation, and workforce transition planning. The contract is valued at £61 million over three years and is open to SMEs and VCSEs.

Suppliers interested in this procurement must submit bids by 22 May 2026 at 12pm via the Contracts Finder portal. The procurement follows a call-off procedure from the DIPS framework agreement (RM6249 Lot 5). Prospective bidders can attend a Supplier Information Day on 10 April 2026 and submit clarification questions by 24 April 2026. Evaluation demonstrations are scheduled for late May to early June 2026.

What to do next

Review contract scope and determine capability to deliver Transformation Delivery services
Submit bid by the 22 May 2026 deadline if interested
Attend Supplier Information Day on 10 April 2026 for additional details

Source document (simplified)

Published date: 2 April 2026

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.

Watch this notice Print this notice Closing: 22 May 2026, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

Information technology services - 72222300

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£61,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_518816/1565628

Published date

2 April 2026

Closing date

22 May 2026

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

18 August 2026

Contract end date

17 August 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

What is a call-off from a framework agreement? A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Corporate Services Management Programme is looking to procure a Transformation Delivery partner to support the Phase 3 T&I Phase. The T&I phase will include (as a minimum) build, test, implement and transition of the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution into business as usual; implementation of a new shared service operating model; associated business change and engagement activity to supplement a client-side led activity.

The Transformation Delivery Partner Contract

The indicative scope of the Transformation Delivery Partner Contract is as follows:
The Transformation Delivery Partner will lead on the coordination and delivery of all the business change activities needed to support the successful deployment of the new technologies. This includes as a minimum:
- Starting earlier than the System Implementation Delivery Partner and helping MOD prepare for the T&I phase.
- Supporting the planning and delivery of the functional models and Shared Services Operating Model transformation prior to CSM go-lives
- Supporting the business change activities (Non-solution)
- Supporting the delivery of workforce benefits realisation and transition plans
- Supporting the policy design work and change engagement needed (particularly in the HR taxonomy) to enable adoption of the solution
- Supporting the benefits realisation refresh and planning

This procurement will be undertaken using Digital and IT Professional Services (DIPS) - RM6249 Lot 5 Project, Programme and Portfolio Management (P3M).

This is our intended timeline but, for a range of reasons, dates can change. We will tell you when the timeline changes.

Issue Tender 02/04/26
Clarification period starts 07/04/26
Supplier Information Day (Times TBC) 10/04/26
Bid Clarification Deadline 24/04/26
Deadline for publication of responses to Clarification Questions 01/05/26
Bid Submission Deadline 22/05/26
Demonstrations 29/05/26 - 05/06/26
Tender Evaluation and Moderation Completed 16/06/26
Preferred Tenderer 01/07/26
Stand still period 03/08/26 - 12/08/26
Contract Award 13/08/26
Expected commencement date for Contract(s) 08/08/26