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ESPO Call Off 664_25 Consultancy Services - Cost of Care

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

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16 Jul 2026 at 09:38

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Summary of the contracting process

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council commissioned financial consultancy services to undertake a Cost of Care Exercise. The work is a consultancy assignment supporting the council’s assessment of the cost of providing care, rather than the supply of goods or construction works. Delivery is associated with Bradford, in West Yorkshire. The requirement was procured through the ESPO framework as a call-off. The selected provider, Grant Thornton UK Advisory & Tax LLP, is a large professional services firm with its address in London. Businesses relevant to this requirement include financial consultancy practices with experience of cost analysis and the economics of care services for local authorities or similar public bodies.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 10 July 2026 to Grant Thornton UK Advisory & Tax LLP. The signed contract is active and valued at £120,000. It was let as a limited procedure: a direct framework call-off without prior publication of a competition notice. One bid was recorded, and price was the stated award criterion. The contract uses ESPO Call Off 664_25, Consultancy Services – Cost of Care. The single lot is recorded as cancelled, although the associated award is active and the contract has been signed. The record identifies the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council as both the buyer and the organisation managing the requirement.

This award demonstrates demand from Bradford Council for specialist consultancy to carry out a Cost of Care Exercise, with a substantial assignment delivered through a public-sector framework route. A future competitor would need a credible methodology for analysing care costs, understanding the local authority care market and producing evidence that can support commissioning, pricing or related policy decisions. Relevant firms are likely to have experienced financial or economic consultants, robust data-analysis capability and a track record of advising councils, care providers or other public bodies. Familiarity with framework call-offs and direct-award routes would also be commercially important, as the requirement was placed through an established framework rather than an openly competed tender.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ESPO Call Off 664_25 Consultancy Services - Cost of Care

Notice Description

A supplier to undertake the Cost of Care Exercise

Lot Information

Lot 1

A supplier to undertake the Cost of Care Exercise

Procurement Information

Framework call off by direct awrd

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cc74
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067052-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£120,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRADFORD
Postcode
BD1 1HX
Postcode Area
Bradford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE41 Bradford
Delivery Location
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Local Authority
Bradford
Electoral Ward
City
Westminster Constituency
Bradford West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Grant Thornton UK LLP

Further Information

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