Notice Information
Notice Title
Financial advisory services for Sizewell C
Notice Description
Lot Information
Lot 1
This is a modification to an existing contract between the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. The scope of the contract is for the provision of financial advisory services to the DESNZ Sizewell C project. Additional services have become necessary due to extended project timelines. The variation is composed of a 7-month extension in time and a 19% increase in value (PS730k) under Regulation 72 (1) (b) of the PCR-2015. Original award value: PS3,900,000 (excl VAT). End date 11/12/2024 (+ an optional 12 month extension) Modification one: PS1,220,000 (excl VAT). End date: 31/03/2025. Modified contract value: PS5,120,000 Modification two: PS730,000 (excl VAT). End date: 11/12/2025. Modified contract value: PS5,850,000
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050550
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016107-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79412000 - Financial management consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £5,850,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Apr 202510 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Dec 20223 years ago
- Contract Period
- 12 Dec 2022 - 11 Dec 2025 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Not Specified
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT FOR ENERGY SECURITY AND NET ZERO
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- butch.vraniqi@energysecurity.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- N/A
- Post Town
- Not specified
- Country
- Not specified
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- Not specified
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- Not specified
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- Not specified
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
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- Local Authority
- Not specified
- Electoral Ward
- Not specified
- Westminster Constituency
- Not specified
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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