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Gloucestershire Test - Please ignore

Gloucestershire County Council-

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19 Aug 2026 at 08:24

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Summary of the contracting process

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking financial consultancy services, classified under CPV 66171000. The requirement is a single service package for the council, with the procurement led by its public authority team in Gloucester. The tender is described as a Gloucestershire test exercise, so suppliers should review the detailed bidding documents carefully to understand the practical scope and expected outputs. The purchase is categorised as a service rather than goods or works. The available information identifies financial consultancy as the subject of the procurement, but does not set out a more detailed description of the assignments, deliverables, financial advice required or any particular operating location. This opportunity is therefore most directly relevant to firms providing financial consultancy to public-sector organisations.

The process reached tender: the council invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. Suppliers could submit electronically, using the specified Ariba project link. The deadline for enquiries was 19 August 2026 at 09:00 UTC, followed by the tender submission deadline at 11:00 UTC on the same date. The contract period was set from 1 September 2026 to 2 September 2026. It is divided into one lot, covering the full requirement. The estimated gross value is £1, including the stated currency of GBP, and the lot carries the same value. The tender is below the relevant threshold. The published award information gives only a simple description of the evaluation criteria, without explaining individual scoring categories or weightings.

This opportunity suits financial consultancy firms able to provide advisory services to a county council and respond through an electronic procurement system. It is relevant to businesses whose core capability is financial consultancy rather than the supply of physical goods, construction or general administration. Potential bidders should be able to review the bidding documents promptly, prepare a compliant offer and deliver the required consultancy within the short contract window. The buyer has not identified specific professional accreditations, named staff qualifications, minimum turnover, technical capacity thresholds or previous-contract requirements in the available procurement details. The opportunity may therefore be most accessible to established specialist consultancies and smaller firms with suitable public-sector or comparable financial advisory experience and the capacity to undertake a tightly timed assignment.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Gloucestershire Test - Please ignore

Notice Description

Gloucestershire Test - Please ignore description

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e702
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078745-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services

CPV Codes

66171000 - Financial consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1
Lots Value
£1
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
19 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 3 Sep 2026 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Gloucestershire County Council-
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLOUCESTER
Postcode
GL1 2TG
Postcode Area
Gloucester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK73 Gloucestershire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Gloucester
Electoral Ward
Westgate
Westminster Constituency
Gloucester

Further Information

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