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Provision of support services for TRAC and understanding academic and financial sustainability of the UK higher education sector

Published 21 Sep 2026

21 Sep 2026

Office for Students

Primary CPV: 79412000 *
Financial management consultancy services
Location: 🇬🇧 Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, South West
Value: £2,083,333
Contract: 2 years Duration
15/09/2026 14/09/2028
Contract Types: 79 *Business services: law, marketing, consu...
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SME suitable: Not stated

Publisher Address

Westward House, Lime Kiln Close, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, BS34 8SR, United Kingdom · UKK12

Contact

Sarah Phillips

procurement@officeforstudents.org.uk

+44 1179317317

Award Criteria

Not specified

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79412000 *

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Reference: PRN2511

The Office for Students, on behalf of the UK wide Regulators and Funders Financial Sustainability Group (RFG) is seeking to identify a contractor capable of delivering support services to the Transparent Approach to Costing (TRAC) Development Group (TDG) and UK higher education sector stakeholders (including UK higher education funding and regulatory bodies) and providing a central support function for TRAC.

Awarded to

KPMG LLP

Full CPV breakdown

79412000 — Financial management consultancy services (primary)

Notice details

Buyer type: Central government
Competition: Open competition (any supplier can bid)
Contract type: Services
Winning supplier: Large company
Procurement method: Open procedure
Main category: Services
Legal basis: UKPGA 2023/54
Notice status: Complete
Award status: Active
Covered by GPA: Yes
Language: EN
Published: 21 Sep 2026 11:42
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-066777
Notice ID: PRN2511

Organisations on this notice

KPMG LLP

Supplier Large

15 Canada Square, London, E14 5GL, United Kingdom

psopportunities@kpmg.co.uk

+442073111000

GB-PPON PMGV-6254-LTTL

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Organisations

Party 1 › Name	Office for Students
Party 1 › Address › Street	Westward House, Lime Kiln Close, Stoke Gifford
Party 1 › Address › Town / city	Bristol
Party 1 › Address › Postcode	BS34 8SR
Party 1 › Address › Country	GB
Party 1 › Address › Country	United Kingdom
Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS)	UKK12
Party 1 › Contact › Name	Sarah Phillips
Party 1 › Contact › Email	procurement@officeforstudents.org.uk
Party 1 › Contact › Telephone	+44 1179317317
Party 1 › Role	buyer
Party 1 › Classification › Description	Public authority - central government
Party 2 › Name	KPMG LLP
Party 2 › Address › Street	15 Canada Square
Party 2 › Address › Town / city	London
Party 2 › Address › Postcode	E14 5GL
Party 2 › Address › Country	GB
Party 2 › Address › Country	United Kingdom
Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS)	UKI42
Party 2 › Contact › Email	psopportunities@kpmg.co.uk
Party 2 › Contact › Telephone	+442073111000
Party 2 › Role	supplier
Party 2 › Business size	large
Party 2 › VCSEs	No
Party 2 › Public service mission organisation	No
Party 2 › Sheltered workshop	No

Buyer

Name	Office for Students

Tender

Title	Provision of support services for TRAC and understanding academic and financial sustainability of the UK higher education sector
Description	The Office for Students, on behalf of the UK wide Regulators and Funders Financial Sustainability Group (RFG) is seeking to identify a contractor capable of delivering support services to the Transparent Approach to Costing (TRAC) Development Group (TDG) and UK higher education sector stakeholders (including UK higher education funding and regulatory bodies) and providing a central support function for TRAC.
Status	complete
Procedure type	open
Procedure	Open procedure
Covered by	GPA
Lot › Status	complete
Document › Document type	Conflict of interest
Document › Description	Not published

Awards

Status	active
Category	services
Supplier › Name	KPMG LLP
Item › CPV › Description	Financial management consultancy services
Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS)	UK
Item › Delivery › Country	GB
Item › Delivery › Country	United Kingdom

Contracts

Status	active
Contract period › Start	15 Sep 2026
Contract period › End	14 Sep 2028
Contract period › Can be extended to	14 Sep 2030
Can be renewed	Yes
Renewal › Description	Extension for a further 2 years.
Value › Value incl. VAT	£2,500,000
Value › Value	£2,083,333.33
Value › Currency	GBP
Above threshold	Yes
Signed	11 Sep 2026
Document › Document type	Contract notice
Document › Description	Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document › Link	https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089056-2026
Document › Published	21 Sep 2026

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