Crown Commercial Service awards £50m grants administration contract to PwC
PwC wins five-year operational staffing role for new centralised service managing government grants across departments.
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Crown Commercial Service has appointed PwC to supply operational staff for the Government Grants Managed Service, a centralised operation administering general government grants on behalf of departments. The contract, worth £50m, follows a two-year pilot. The award was published on 14 July 2026.
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Crown Commercial Service on behalf of Cabinet Office
PwC has secured a £50m contract to staff the Government Grants Managed Service, a new centralised operation set up by Crown Commercial Service to handle grant administration across government departments.
The service itself emerged from a two-year pilot and now operates as the single point of administration for general government grants. PwC's role is to supply the operational staff required to run the service day-to-day.
Crown Commercial Service, based in Liverpool and working on behalf of Cabinet Office, published the award on 14 July 2026. The contract was signed following a competitive process.