Internal Reference Number: FOI_9325
Date Request Received: 01/04/2026 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 17/04/2026 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Request about Consultancy spend
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: How much did your organisation spend on management consultants in the most recent financial year 2024-25 and if available 2025-26? | |
| Answer To Question 1: See attached file in answer to all questions To accompany this answer to question 1 please also see the documents listed below:  FOI 9325 Q1, 2 and 3 - response.xlsx | |
| Question Number 2: How much did your organisation spend on management consultants in each of the four categories below in the most recent financial year 2024-25 and if available 2025-26? A) Strategy and transformation* – encompassing long-term direction-setting, service reconfiguration, operational and programme/project management. Answer: B) Digital and technology* – IT strategy, system implementations (such as EPRs), data analytics, and cyber security. Answer: C) Finance and efficiency – covering cost improvement, financial recovery, procurement, supply chain, and productivity analysis. Answer: D) People and organisation – workforce planning, leadership and culture, HR redesign, governance, and regulatory compliance. Answer: *If the cost of providing the data will exceed FOI limits, then please just address Digital and Technology and Strategy and Transformation categories | |
| Answer To Question 2: See attached file in answer to all questions | |
| Question Number 3: How much did your organisations spend on interim digital staffing in the most recent financial year 2024-25 and if available 2025-26? | |
| Answer To Question 3: See attached file in answer to all questions | |
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