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Consulting & Professional Services

Management consultancy, audit, legal advice and temporary specialist resource bought across government, mostly via the Management Consultancy Framework.

Supplier spend

£8bn

Share of all supplier spend

2%

Top 10 suppliers

£3.6bn

Since 2019

+100%

Contract spend trend

+£4.0bn (100%) since 2019

Data sourcesCrown Commercial Service — Frameworks and agreementsCabinet Office — Contracts Finder (awarded contracts)data.gov.uk API (api.gov.uk)HM Government — Departmental spend over £25,000data.gov.uk API (api.gov.uk)National Audit Office — Reports on government contracting
exact ONS/HMRC/MHCLG/PSS fields

What is bought

  • Programme advice

  • Assurance and audit

  • Specialist resource

Bought by All central departments, via CCS MCF4 and Digital Specialists frameworks.

Top 10 suppliers

Data sourcesCrown Commercial Service — Frameworks and agreementsCabinet Office — Contracts Finder (awarded contracts)data.gov.uk API (api.gov.uk)HM Government — Departmental spend over £25,000data.gov.uk API (api.gov.uk)National Audit Office — Reports on government contracting
exact ONS/HMRC/MHCLG/PSS fields

  1. #1Deloitte

    £0.6bn

    Programme delivery, technology advisory and transformation consulting

    London, UK · 7.5% of the area

    • Consulting

  2. #2PA Consulting

    £0.5bn

    Health, defence and digital programme consulting

    London, UK · 6.3% of the area

    • Consulting

  3. #3PwC

    £0.5bn

    Advisory, assurance and commercial consulting

    London, UK · 6.3% of the area

    • Advisory

  4. #4KPMG

    £0.4bn

    Audit, risk and transformation services

    London, UK · 5.0% of the area

    • Audit

  5. #5EY

    £0.4bn

    Financial advisory and operational consulting

    London, UK · 5.0% of the area

    • Advisory

  6. #6Accenture

    £0.3bn

    Operating model and technology consulting

    London, UK · 3.8% of the area

    • Consulting

  7. #7Atkins (AtkinsRéalis)

    £0.3bn

    Engineering and infrastructure advisory

    Epsom, UK · 3.8% of the area

    • Engineering

  8. #8Mott MacDonald

    £0.2bn

    Programme management for infrastructure and health

    Croydon, UK · 2.5% of the area

    • Engineering

  9. #9Boston Consulting Group

    £0.2bn

    Strategy and policy advisory

    London, UK · 2.5% of the area

    • Strategy

  10. #10Government Legal / external counsel

    £0.2bn

    External legal advice and litigation support

    London, UK · 2.5% of the area

    • Legal

Consultancy spend spiked during the pandemic and has been targeted for reduction since.

Most work is let through the Management Consultancy Framework rather than bespoke tenders.

Departments must publish consultancy spend above set thresholds.

Sources