Ends Jan 2027
Business Continuity and Operational Resilience
Financial Conduct Authority · London · 2-month contract
Held by PwC
Business continuity planning tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
203 business continuity planning tenders and contracts, 55 this year.
Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
- Awarded a month£190k
- Contracts a month2.3
- Won by SMEs48%
- Renewing in 6 months6
- Frameworks and DPSs5
- Live now2See them →
Business continuity planning contracts
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How many business continuity planning contracts do keyword alerts miss?
In the last year, a "business continuity" alert would have missed 16 of 30 business continuity planning contracts (53%) and an expert list of 14 phrases 13 (43%). How we measured this
Keyword alert"business continuity"
53% missed
16 of 30
Expert list14 phrases
43% missed
13 of 30
Expert list: business continuity, business continuity planning, emergency planning, contingency planning, comah, business impact analysis, disaster recovery planning, resilience planning, risk register, risk management framework, corporate risk management, emergency exercise, external emergency plan, incident planning
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55 contracts across the UK, of any size
Live now
2 business continuity planning opportunities are open now
- OpenCloses in 4 weeksProvision of IT Disaster Recovery planCairngorms National Park Authority · Scotland
- Pre-market21 Oct 2026Business Continuity Testing Exercise - RFINHS Business Services AuthorityEst.£40k
- Awarded19 Oct 2026Business Continuity and Operational ResilienceFinancial Conduct Authority · LondonWon by PwC£113k
- Awarded14 Oct 2026Business Continuity and Disaster RecoveryCrown Prosecution Service · LondonWon by Marlborough Consulting LLP£416k
- Awarded7 Oct 2026CCSH26A02 - Provision of UK Resilience AcademyGovernment Commercial Agency · North WestWon by Serco£40k
- Awarded17 Sep 2026Business Continuity and Disaster RecoveryCrown Prosecution Service · London£416k
- Awarded11 Sep 2026Business Continuity Resilience, Response and RecoveryWest Midlands Combined Authority · West MidlandsWon by Beacon Resilience & Continuity Ltd£75k
- Awarded7 Sep 2026Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Maturity AssessmentThe National Archives · LondonWon by NCC Group£28k
- Awarded26 Aug 2026Tactical Advisor Out Of Hours ServiceReading Borough Council · South EastWon by Applied Resilience£37k
- Awarded13 Aug 2026Lot 1a: Business Services, ESPO 664_25Warrington Borough Council · North WestWon by Hunter Healthcare£25k
- Awarded3 Aug 2026Business Continuity, Crisis Management and IT Disaster Recovery SupportUniversity of East Anglia · East of EnglandWon by Deloitte£119k
- Awarded13 Jul 2026RoS - G Cloud - Operational Resiliency ServicesRegisters of Scotland · ScotlandWon by Beyond Blue Limited£238k
- Awarded9 Jul 2026GTR Resilience PlanDFT Operator Limited · LondonWon by V A Rail Limited£81k
- Awarded5 Jun 2026Risk Management supportLiverpool City Region Combined Authority · North WestWon by Deloitte£98k
- Awarded3 Jun 2026Business Continuity Capabilities ConsultancyClarion Housing Group · LondonWon by Finyx Consulting Limited£57k
- Awarded1 Jun 2026Off-Site Emergency PlanSellafield Ltd · North WestWon by Westmorland and Furness Council£269k
- Awarded1 Apr 2026Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery ServicesMoney and Pensions Service · East of EnglandWon by Deloitte£335k
- Awarded31 Mar 2026Provision of Emergency Planning SupportWyre Forest District Council · West MidlandsWon by Applied Resilience£63k
- Awarded28 Feb 2026Devon Resilience Innovation ProjectDevon County Council · South WestWon by Groundwork UK£32k
- Awarded22 Feb 2026Resilience Exercise DesignHome Office · LondonWon by Serco£38k
- Awarded19 Feb 2026Cloud Resilience Programme - Identify and Assess Critical Supporting ServicesFinancial Conduct Authority · LondonWon by PwC£270k
- Awarded18 Feb 2026Provision of TEN-2526-030 (PA2023) Crisis ManagementNational Employment Savings Trust (NEST) · LondonWon by GSA Global Ltd£94k
- Awarded6 Feb 2026The provision of Business Continuity servicesUniversity of Salford · North WestWon by RAB Consultants Ltd£22k
- Awarded1 Jan 2026RBC BDC Emergency Planning SupportBromsgrove District Council & Redditch Borough Council · West MidlandsWon by Applied Resilience
- Awarded18 Dec 2025Copy of Business Continuity Planning v2Cardiff Community Housing Association · WalesWon by Protection Group International£10k
- Awarded15 Dec 2025Business Continuity - Contingent LabourCrown Prosecution Service · LondonWon by Marlborough Consulting LLP£250k
- Awarded1 Nov 2025Provision of a Community Resilience Delivery PartnerLeicestershire County Council · East MidlandsWon by The Groundwork South Trust Limited£100k
- Awarded22 Oct 2025Off-site Emergency planning servicesSellafield Ltd · North WestWon by Westmorland and Furness Council£261k
- Awarded26 Sep 2025Business Resilience [CE] Strategy and Business Intelligence ReviewLeicestershire County Council · East MidlandsWon by Cambridge Risk Solutions Ltd£20k
- Awarded18 Sep 2025Enterprise Risk Management Diagnostic and Enhancement SupportAnchor Hanover Group · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by PwC£120k
- Awarded1 Sep 2025GMCA 1516 - Greater Manchester Resilience Forum (GMRF) Baseline AssessmentGreater Manchester Combined Authority · North WestWon by Aquadulce Ltd and 1 more£39k
- Awarded7 Aug 2025Emergency Planning and Business Continuity Support ServicesEpsom and Ewell Borough Council · South EastWon by Applied Resilience£130k
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Where to bid
Where business continuity planning tenders are run
- BravoSolution1 100%
Tenders published in the last year that name the bid portal they run on.
Frameworks and DPS
5 frameworks for business continuity planning work are running. None are open to join now.
Serco won the most business continuity planning contracts by value
Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
Central governmentCouncilsTransport and utilitiesHousingEducationOther buyers
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1joint | PwC London · 2 framework places · See every contract | 5 | £735k | 3 | ||
| 1joint | Applied Resilience South East · SME · See every contract | 5 | £368k | 5 | ||
| 3 | Serco London · See every contract | 4 | £1.7m | 4 | ||
| 4joint | Deloitte East of England · 2 framework places · See every contract | 3 | £552k | 3 | ||
| 4joint | RAB Consultants Ltd North West · SME · See every contract | 3 | £333k | 3 | ||
| 6joint | Marlborough Consulting LLP London · See every contract | 2 | £665k | 1 | ||
| 6joint | Westmorland and Furness Council North West · See every contract | 2 | £530k | 1 | ||
| 6joint | Amentum Clean Energy London · See every contract | 2 | £52k | 1 | ||
| 9joint | AtkinsRéalis North East · 1 framework place · See every contract | 1 | £274k | 1 | ||
| 9joint | Risk and Resilience Ltd Northern Ireland · See every contract | 1 | £176k | 1 |
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Who buys
Central government bodies award 55% of business continuity planning contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
5 buyers bought business continuity planning more than once in the last 2 years
Each dot is a buyer, by how many business continuity planning contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many business continuity planning contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
Central governmentCouncilsTransport and utilitiesHousingEducationOther buyers
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 6 | £357k |
| 2 | Crown Prosecution Service | 3 | £1.1m |
| 3 | Financial Conduct Authority | 3 | £545k |
| 4 | Sellafield Ltd | 2 | £530k |
| 5 | Leicestershire County Council | 2 | £120k |
| 6 | Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government | 1 | £1.5m |
| 7 | Money and Pensions Service | 1 | £335k |
| 8 | National Highways | 1 | £274k |
| 9 | Registers of Scotland | 1 | £238k |
| 10 | Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland | 1 | £176k |
115 business continuity planning contracts awarded since 2021
- 112021
- 162022
- 182023
- 152024
- 282025
- 272026 so far
Prices
Half of business continuity planning contracts are worth less than £70k
Central governmentCouncilsTransport and utilitiesHousingEducationOther buyers
The 10 biggest business continuity planning contracts
- Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh GovernmentSerco · 1 Jul 2025
- Crown Prosecution ServiceWinner not published · 17 Sep 2026
- Crown Prosecution ServiceMarlborough Consulting LLP · 14 Oct 2026
- Money and Pensions ServiceDeloitte · 1 Apr 2026
- National HighwaysAtkinsRéalis · 1 May 2025
- Financial Conduct AuthorityPwC · 19 Feb 2026
- Sellafield LtdWestmorland and Furness Council · 1 Jun 2026
- Sellafield LtdWestmorland and Furness Council · 22 Oct 2025
- Crown Prosecution ServiceMarlborough Consulting LLP · 15 Dec 2025
- Registers of ScotlandBeyond Blue Limited · 13 Jul 2026
Renewing contracts
9 business continuity planning contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months
6 in the next 6 months. Most business continuity planning work is one-off: 45% of the contracts ending are recurring terms that get re-let. The 3 ending soonest are shown in full.
Ends Feb 2027
The provision of Business Continuity services
University of Salford · North West · 1-year contract
Held by RAB Consultants Ltd
Ends Mar 2027
CA15387 - The Provision of Emergency Planning, Business Continuity and Support in Emergencies Services
Spelthorne Borough Council · South East · 2-year contract
Held by Applied Resilience
Business continuity planning contract for a transport or utility bodyNorth West£100k to £1mEnds Mar 2027
Business continuity planning contract for a transport or utility bodyNorth West£100k to £1mEnds Mar 2027
Business continuity planning contract for a central government bodyNorth WestUnder £100kEnds Mar 2027
Business continuity planning contract for a school, college or universityEast of EnglandUnder £100kEnds Oct 2027
Business continuity planning contract for a school, college or universityEast of EnglandUnder £100kEnds Oct 2027
Business continuity planning contract for a central government bodyLondon£100k to £1mEnds Oct 2027
Where and when
London awards the most business continuity planning contracts. February and September are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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The regions as a table
| Region | Open now | Contracts | Value | Typical contract | Won the most | Bought the most | Renewing in 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 0 | 20 | £2.4m | £76k | PwC (3) | Crown Prosecution Service, Financial Conduct Authority and 1 more (3 each) | 2 |
| North West | 0 | 9 | £885k | £61k | Westmorland and Furness Council (2) | Sellafield Ltd (2) | 4 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 4 | £167k | £63k | Applied Resilience (2) | – | 0 |
| South East | 0 | 3 | £305k | £130k | Applied Resilience (3) | – | 1 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 2 | £120k | – | – | Leicestershire County Council (2) | 0 |
| East of England | 0 | 2 | £454k | – | Deloitte (2) | – | 2 |
| Wales | 0 | 2 | £1.5m | – | – | – | 0 |
| North East | 0 | 1 | £274k | – | – | – | 0 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 0 | 1 | £120k | – | – | – | 0 |
| South West | 0 | 1 | £32k | – | – | – | 0 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1 | £238k | – | – | – | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 1 | £176k | – | – | – | 0 |
Often bought with business continuity planning
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Key findings
- £190k a month
of business continuity planning contracts awarded.
Typical contract £75k x 2.5 contracts a month, last 12 months. - 2.3
business continuity planning contracts are awarded in a typical month.
55 contracts in the last 2 years. - 6
business continuity planning contracts come up for renewal in the next 6 months.
Recurring contracts with a named supplier and a published end date before 5 May 2027. - 5
frameworks and DPSs are running for business continuity planning work.
0 open to join now. - 48%
of business continuity planning contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 40 award notices.
How many business continuity planning tenders and contracts are there?
| Last 12 months | Since November 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Notices published | 55 | 203 |
| Contracts awarded | 30 | 108 |
26 business continuity planning contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 14 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 44 buyers awarded business continuity planning contracts to 38 suppliers.
Source: Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI, to 4 November 2026. By Seamus White. How we count
Questions
How many business continuity planning contracts does the UK public sector award?
55 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 44 public buyers.
How long are business continuity planning tenders open for?
The median business continuity planning tender is open for 31 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector business continuity planning contract worth?
The median is £70k, and 85% are worth less than £250k.
Which buyers award the most business continuity planning contracts?
Central government bodies award 55% of them.
Which part of the UK awards the most business continuity planning contracts?
London: 20 of 55 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then the North West (9) and the West Midlands (4).
How many business continuity planning contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months?
9 contracts end and are likely to be re-let, the first on 29 January 2027. Another 11 ending are one-off work.
Are there frameworks or DPSs for business continuity planning work that are open to join?
5 frameworks and DPSs for business continuity planning work are running. None are open to join now.
What is included
Emergency, contingency and business continuity planning advice, including external emergency plans for major hazard sites, business impact analysis and exercises, and advice on corporate risk management frameworks and risk registers.
- Contingency planning advice
- COMAH and pipeline external emergency plans
- Business continuity plans and exercises
- Corporate risk management frameworks and risk registers
What is not included
- Workplace health and safety advice (see Health and safety consultancy)
- Risk management advice given by the insurance broker (see Insurance broker)
- Security risk assessment: another industry: security (see Security risk assessment and security reviews)
- Cyber incident exercises: another industry: it-software (see Cyber security training)
- Business continuity software: another industry: it-software (see Business continuity and resilience management software)