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title: "Homes England - Property, Financial and Development Monitoring Services Framework 2026 - 2030 - Lot 2 - Project Skylark Subsidy Control Assessment"
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# Homes England - Property, Financial and Development Monitoring Services Framework 2026 - 2030 - Lot 2 - Project Skylark Subsidy Control Assessment

Buyer: Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-389362d3-274b-4c18-acb3-e2d238632fa0

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## Summary

Homes England commissioned financial and insurance advisory services for Project Skylark, a pilot transaction under the Guarantees Programme for the National Housing Bank. The work concerns building on existing analysis and assessing how the proposed loan guarantee is likely to be treated under the Subsidy Control Act. This is a specialist subsidy-control and public finance assessment rather than general financial advice or insurance provision. The buying organisation is Homes England, the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency. Delivery covers England, so relevant suppliers need to understand the English public-sector and housing-finance context and be able to advise on a transaction involving a government-backed loan guarantee.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct award. The award was made to KPMG LLP on 24 August 2026 for GBP 50,000. The contract runs from 25 August 2026 to 30 October 2026. The estimated procurement value was also GBP 50,000. The requirement formed part of Lot 2 of the Property, Financial and Development Monitoring Services Framework. It was evaluated as a direct appointment rather than through an open competition. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, and the selected supplier is KPMG LLP. The service category is financial and insurance services, with the assessment focused specifically on Subsidy Control Act treatment of the guarantee.

For suppliers that did not win this award, the procurement indicates demand from Homes England for concise, transaction-specific advice on subsidy control in public finance. A credible future provider would need strong working knowledge of the Subsidy Control Act and its application to loan guarantees, together with experience of analysing government-backed finance or comparable housing and development transactions. The ability to review and extend existing analysis, identify the relevant legal and economic issues, and present a defensible assessment to a public-sector client would be important. Suppliers should also be able to work within a structured monitoring or advisory framework and deliver focused technical work for a pilot transaction, rather than relying only on broad policy commentary.

## Notice

We are currently progressing a pilot transaction, Project Skylark, under the Guarantees Programme for the National Housing Bank. Homes England would like the consultant to build upon existing analysis through the assessment of how the loan guarantee is likely to be assessed from a Subsidy Control Act (SCA) perspective.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9218771b-e7fc-4f5b-99f2-187b1eab2940 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 25 Aug 2026 - 30 Oct 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £50,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £50,000 |
| 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 | Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Postcode area | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE4 5BZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Arthur's Hill |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| 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 | KPMG LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services

## Release History

- 25 Aug 2026 at 16:03 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9218771b-e7fc-4f5b-99f2-187b1eab2940

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9218771b-e7fc-4f5b-99f2-187b1eab2940
  25th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england

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