Award

Forensic Accounting Services

MINISTRY OF HOUSING, COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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Award

03 Apr 2025 at 14:54

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government recently awarded a selective procurement under a call-off from a framework agreement for forensic accounting services. The awarded contract, valued at £200,000, will be provided by Grant Thornton to support a payment plan policy, starting from 17 March 2025 and ending on 16 March 2027. The procurement, classified under accounting and auditing services (CPV Code: 79210000), is located in London (postal code SW1P 4DF). The award stage of this procurement process was completed on 13 March 2025, following the tender period which concluded on 6 January 2025.

This tender provides substantial opportunities for businesses within the forensic accounting sector, particularly those capable of delivering specialised consultancy support. The contract's division into three separate awards mitigates conflicts of interest and allows multiple firms to share in the opportunity. This procurement is advantageous for SMEs as they are explicitly considered suitable for this tender, suggesting that smaller accounting firms with relevant expertise are encouraged to compete for such opportunities to spur their growth.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Forensic Accounting Services

Notice Description

Forensic accounting consultancy support is required to support the delivery of a payment plan policy. This procurement resulted in three separate contracts being awarded, as the top ranked supplier had conflicts with a number of developers on which the services would be carried out. This award process was set out within the ITT documents.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-1d17587f-0ea4-48ab-930e-a40b49bc3150
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a654e825-5ba0-41f5-b05a-e2b4306d01df
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79210000 - Accounting and auditing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Apr 202510 months ago
Submission Deadline
6 Jan 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Mar 202511 months ago
Contract Period
17 Mar 2025 - 16 Mar 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MINISTRY OF HOUSING, COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DF
Post Town
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

GRANT THORNTON

Further Information

Notice Documents

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