"The UK Home Office has upped its planned spending on external data and tech consultants by £100 million to a maximum of £350 million. The move follows a six-month delay to the start of a deal designed to provide external skills for the central government department's Data Services & Analytics (DSA) service. This comes despite the government's promise to cut spending on consultants and warnings that the shortage of internal skills was holding up digital transformation."
"As well as data and analytics roles, it was also looking for consultants to help with tech delivery, architecture, and user-centered design. It pegged the maximum value expected from a framework call-off at £350 million, with the contract expected to start on March 2, 2026. However, an earlier "future opportunity" notice published in October last year said the contract would start on August 11, 2025."
The Home Office raised planned spending on external data and technology consultants by £100 million to a maximum of £350 million and pushed the contract start to March 2, 2026. The DSA procurement aims to provide data-related professions on a resource augmentation basis and outcome-based pieces of work, covering data, analytics, tech delivery, architecture, and user-centered design. Earlier notices indicated an August 11, 2025 start date and an indicative value of £250 million over five years. The department will use an existing Digital Specialists and Programmes framework including firms such as Accenture, Capgemini, Capita, CGI, Deloitte, Sopra Steria, and Tata. The government pledged to cut consultancy spending and reported £550 million saved in 2024–25 by stopping non-essential consultancy, while questions remain about the increased value and delayed start.
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