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Section 151 Financial Consultancy Support Services

Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council

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07 Oct 2026 at 12:02

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Summary of the contracting process

Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council procured financial consultancy and assurance to support the Council’s Section 151 Officer, who is responsible for its financial administration. Services may be called off as required at agreed rates. The requirement sits within the Council’s financial governance and assurance work, rather than a general finance or accounting service. The recorded delivery location is the South East of England. The work is financial consultancy services (CPV 66171000).

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Grant Thornton UK Advisory and Tax LLP. The award date was 30 September 2026. The award value is £100,000. The contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028, with an option to extend for two further 12-month periods. The Council used a selective call-off from the ESPO 664-25 Consultancy Services Framework, Lot 2d. The tender submission deadline was 30 September 2026. SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises were considered suitable. The published information gives no evaluation criteria.

For a future requirement of this kind, credible suppliers will need to provide financial advice and assurance that can support a local authority Section 151 Officer. The call-off arrangement indicates a need for consultancy that can be commissioned as required, at agreed rates, rather than only a single fixed piece of work. Suppliers should be able to demonstrate relevant public-sector financial consultancy capability and the capacity to respond to variable requests throughout a multi-year engagement. The awarded provider is a large advisory firm, showing that established consultancy capacity can be competitive, while the Council also marked the requirement suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises. Framework access was the route used for this purchase, so suppliers seeking comparable work should be positioned to serve this buyer through the relevant framework route.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Section 151 Financial Consultancy Support Services

Notice Description

Financial advice and assurance services to the Council's Section 151 Officer. Financial consultancy services can be called-off as required (at agreed rates). There is also an option to extend this contract by a further 2 x 12 months. To support this requirement, we have procured under the framework agreement via ESPO 664-25 Consultancy Services Framework, Lot 2d

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-83aace59-ad83-439a-bae8-71d73696c454
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4b46e924-6ba5-4a7f-9bc3-f4677a24dec7
Current Stage
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All Stages
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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, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services

CPV Codes

66171000 - Financial consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Sep 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2028 2-3 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
Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BASINGSTOKE
Postcode
RG21 4AH
Postcode Area
Reading
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ37 North Hampshire
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Basingstoke and Deane
Electoral Ward
Eastrop & Grove
Westminster Constituency
Basingstoke

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Grant Thornton UK LLP

Further Information

Notice Documents

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