# Change Directorate Business Design and Design Authority

> A sourced UK public-sector contract award published by DEFRA.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [DEFRA](/buyers/defra/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Methods Business and Digital Technology Ltd\.](/contract-winners/methods-business-and-digital-technology/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £52,360
- Tender value: £52,360
- Award date: 13 January 2026
- Published: 15 January 2026
- Contract start: 14 January 2026
- Contract end: 6 March 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: f4697705-ee8c-4c43-95f3-d64cb0f57bfc-879216
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-95284b19-86ad-4cf9-b278-8151ba251ab1

## Description

​​Methods will support the establishment of a design authority, informed by a focused discovery and gap analysis, to enable coherent, organisation-wide design decisions built on strong cross-group partnership and buy-in\.​

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f4697705-ee8c-4c43-95f3-d64cb0f57bfc-879216)