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Banking Services

Huntingdonshire District Council

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02 Sep 2026 at 18:04

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Summary of the contracting process

Huntingdonshire District Council procured general banking services for its public-service operations. The requirement covers general banking services, including the banking support needed by a district council, and falls within the banking services category (CPV 66110000). The work is associated with the council in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. The buyer is Huntingdonshire District Council, a local authority. The appointed provider is NatWest Group, a large banking organisation based in London. This requirement is therefore relevant to banks and banking groups able to provide broad corporate banking services to a local authority, rather than to suppliers offering narrow financial products, unrelated professional services or general administrative support. The procurement was made through a recognised banking framework arrangement.

The procurement has reached completion and an active award was made to NatWest Group on 2 September 2026. The related contract was signed on the same date for £169,513. The published requirement describes an initial two-year contract term, with three options to extend for further 12-month periods. It used a limited procedure through a direct award under framework agreement NEPO531 General Banking Services, without prior publication of a call for competition. One bid was recorded. The stated award basis was price. The procurement was treated as outside the scope of the relevant directive under the stated rationale. The single lot is recorded as cancelled, while the supplier award and contract are recorded as active; businesses should read the outcome in that context.

For a bank that did not secure this award, the outcome provides a clear benchmark for supplying general banking services to Huntingdonshire District Council. A credible future competitor would need to deliver a broad corporate banking service suitable for a local authority, manage the operational and compliance demands of public-sector banking, and demonstrate dependable service across the council’s banking needs. Price was the stated basis for the award, so cost competitiveness would be central alongside service capability. The successful supplier’s scale indicates that capacity to support an institutional customer is important. Experience of public-sector banking and access to a framework route comparable to NEPO531 would also strengthen a supplier’s position when pursuing this buyer’s recurring requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Banking Services

Notice Description

Provision of general banking services.

Lot Information

Lot 1

General banking services.

Options: 3 options to extend for 12 month periods following the initial 2 year contract term.

Procurement Information

The contract has been awarded in line with the direct award procedure permitted by framework NEPO531 General Banking Services.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f0c4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083245-2026
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

66110000 - Banking services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£169,513 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Sep 20261 weeks 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
Huntingdonshire District Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
Postcode
PE29 3TN
Postcode Area
Peterborough
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
Delivery Location
TLH12 Cambridgeshire CC
Local Authority
Huntingdonshire
Electoral Ward
Huntingdon North
Westminster Constituency
Huntingdon

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Natwest Group

Further Information

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