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Business case development contracts

UK public sector · 106 contracts awarded in the 12 months to 6 October 2026

Covering 600+ buyer portals · 5 years of records · Updated 6 October 2026 · How we count

Contracts awarded
106
Last 12 months
Median contract
£67k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£14.2m
94 of 97 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
70
Suppliers
75

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most business case development contracts took 17% of them (18 of 106).
  • Contracts awarded per quarter rose 25% from the first half of the period to the second.
  • The median contract, £67k, is 17% below the median across consulting & accountancy contracts (£80k).

Who buys business case development

By contracts awarded, the 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Homes England9 contracts
  2. 2Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs6 contracts
  3. 3Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust6 contracts
  4. 4UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)4 contracts
  5. 5National Composites Centre (NCC)4 contracts
  6. 6West Midlands Combined Authority3 contracts
  7. 7City of Doncaster Council3 contracts
  8. 8Northumberland County Council2 contracts
  9. 9Torbay Council2 contracts
  10. 10UK Shared Business Services (UK SBS)2 contracts

Top business case development contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Methods Business and Digital Technology Limited5 contracts
  2. 2Deloitte4 contracts
  3. 3Cushman & Wakefield4 contracts
  4. 4KPMG3 contracts
  5. 5Jacobs3 contracts
  6. 631Ten Consulting3 contracts
  7. 7AECOM3 contracts
  8. 8Avison Young3 contracts
  9. 9G C Insight2 contracts
  10. 10Triple Value Impact Ltd2 contracts

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

20Q4 2025*24Q1 202632Q2 202630Q3 20260Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 91 · Scotland 7 · Wales 7 · Northern Ireland 1

East of England11London11North West10North East9South West8South East6Wales6Yorkshire and The Humber5West Midlands4Scotland4East Midlands3Northern Ireland1UK-wide or not stated28

What is included

Preparing strategic outline, outline and full business cases, usually to the HM Treasury Green Book five case model, for a programme, regeneration scheme or investment, including the economic case and value for money analysis.

  • Strategic outline, outline and full business cases
  • Economic case and benefit cost analysis inside a business case
  • Regeneration and town fund scheme business cases
  • Business case materials showing benefits and return on investment
  • Business case management across a programme
  • Green Book business cases for organisational change, mergers and capital projects

What is not included

  • Transport scheme business cases and TAG appraisal (see Transport appraisal)
  • Flood scheme business cases (see Flood risk assessment)
  • Funding bid writing where the bid is the deliverable (see Funding bid preparation)
  • Feasibility and options studies before a business case (see Feasibility studies and options appraisals)
  • Financial adviser on affordability and financeability (see Corporate finance, project finance and transaction advice)
  • Capital project cost plans (see Quantity surveying)
  • Non-Green Book business plans for traded services (see Strategy development)

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