Notice Information
Notice Title
Financial Consultancy
Notice Description
Worcester City Council require technical accounting support with financial reporting for 12 months. This will be delivered in accordance with the 2025/26 Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting in The United Kingdom (the Code).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-51829681-04d6-4594-aadb-3184a4f33626
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e968cd53-60d6-4160-8e78-8ea566722fb8
- 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
66 - Financial and insurance services
-
- CPV Codes
66000000 - Financial and insurance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £27,000 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Feb 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 31 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 5 Jan 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 5 Jan 2026 - 31 Mar 2026 1-6 months
- 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
- WORCESTER CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WORCESTER
- Postcode
- WR1 2EY
- Post Town
- Worcester
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG12 Worcestershire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLG West Midlands (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Worcester
- Electoral Ward
- Cathedral
- Westminster Constituency
- Worcester
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e968cd53-60d6-4160-8e78-8ea566722fb8
3rd February 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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