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Financial & Performance Benchmarking Analysis

Halton Borough Council

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20 Jul 2026 at 14:40

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Halton Borough Council commissioned financial consultancy services to carry out benchmarking analysis of nearest-neighbour comparator councils. The work is intended to identify service areas where changes to service delivery could achieve significant budget savings. It concerns financial and performance benchmarking rather than the provision of a frontline council service. The requirement covers analysis of comparable local authorities and the use of findings to identify potential opportunities for changing how services are delivered. The contracting authority is Halton Borough Council, based in Widnes. The selected supplier is CIPFA Business Limited, a specialist financial and public-sector consultancy. The work is relevant to organisations with experience in local-government benchmarking, comparative performance analysis, financial consultancy and service transformation advice.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. Halton Borough Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. CIPFA Business Limited was selected for the single requirement, and the award is active. The contract was signed on 6 July 2026 and runs from 13 July 2026 to 30 October 2026. Its gross value is £40,920 including the stated currency of GBP. The evaluation basis was the council’s direct-award route rather than a competitive tender. The contract concerns one unseparated requirement, covering the financial and performance benchmarking analysis described above. The published outcome identifies CIPFA Business Limited as the awarded supplier for the full requirement.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award provides a clear indication of demand from Halton Borough Council for evidence-led financial and performance analysis linked to budget savings. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need to understand local-government operating models, identify genuinely comparable neighbouring or peer councils, and analyse service performance and delivery costs in a way that supports practical decisions. Useful capability would include financial consultancy, benchmarking methodology, data analysis, public-sector performance assessment and the ability to translate comparative findings into service-change options. Experience advising councils on efficiency, savings programmes or service transformation would strengthen a supplier’s position. The requirement also favours providers able to deliver concise, decision-ready analysis for a single council.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Financial & Performance Benchmarking Analysis

Notice Description

Undertake benchmarking analysis of nearest neighbour comparator councils, to identify service areas where changes to service delivery might be possible in order to achieve significant budget savings.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cefb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068306-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

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
£40,920 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
13 Jul 2026 - 30 Oct 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Halton Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WIDNES
Postcode
WA8 7QF
Postcode Area
Warrington
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD71 East Merseyside
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Halton
Electoral Ward
Central & West Bank
Westminster Constituency
Widnes and Halewood

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CIPFA BUSINESS LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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