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title: "PFI Finance Model"
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buyer: "LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2025-03-20"
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# PFI Finance Model

Buyer: LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1f7b3e02-2b16-4d76-9c68-3362d68bbc30

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## Summary

Liverpool City Council has completed the procurement process for updating its accounting models used for PFI contracts to comply with the new IFRS 16 standard. The contract, titled "PFI Finance Model," falls under the industry category of accounting services and is valued at £27,000. The procurement utilized an open procedure with the tender period having closed on 3 March 2025. The contract will be carried out in England, United Kingdom, with the awarding of the contract made official on 19 March 2025. The contract period is set to commence on 11 April 2025 and conclude on 10 April 2027.

This procurement offers substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in financial and accounting services, particularly those capable of working with PFI contracts and familiar with IFRS 16 standards. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would find this tender especially beneficial given its suitability specifications. Companies like Arlingclose Ltd, the actual awarded supplier, demonstrate that well-equipped SMEs with niche expertise have a competitive edge in such processes, paving the way for substantial business growth and positioning within public sector contracting.

## Notice

The Council are looking to obtain specialist financial services to enable its three accounting models that are currently used to account for PFI contracts to be updated and made compliant with the new accounting standard for Leases (IFRS 16).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/10f819de-bc9e-47fb-be53-bd4a35a32d9d |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Mar 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | 20 Mar 2025 - 10 Apr 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £27,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £27,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | LIVERPOOL |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L3 1DS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Electoral ward | Waterfront South |
| Westminster constituency | Liverpool Riverside |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ARLINGCLOSE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79211000 - Accounting services

## Release History

- 20 Mar 2025 at 09:17 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/10f819de-bc9e-47fb-be53-bd4a35a32d9d
- 21 Feb 2025 at 14:44 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c53c0651-b59a-457c-b78b-e9987d31cbb3

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/10f819de-bc9e-47fb-be53-bd4a35a32d9d
  20th March 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c53c0651-b59a-457c-b78b-e9987d31cbb3
  21st February 2025 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.the-chest.org.uk/
  Tender documents are published on the Chest, reference DN764808.

## Notice URLs

- http://www.liverpool.gov.uk

## Provenance

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