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title: "SC230178 - Investment, Financial Due Diligence Support Services"
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# SC230178 - Investment, Financial Due Diligence Support Services

Buyer: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4533057d-c4f6-48f5-af82-941cc583055d

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## Summary

Kent County Council has completed the tender process for the provision of investment and financial due diligence support services, identified under CPV code 79412000, which falls within the financial management consultancy sector. This contract, awarded to FSE C.I.C, aims to deliver services primarily in England, United Kingdom. The procurement was conducted using a restricted procedure, with a selective procurement method. Key dates include the award published on 23rd September 2025, with the contract period starting from 1st December 2023 and ending on 30th November 2026. This service involves preparing financial appraisal reports for the KCC managed business investment schemes and attending monthly decision meetings, with a requirement for remote work and periodic physical attendance at meetings.

The tender offers substantial opportunities for growth, especially for SMEs that can provide independent financial appraisal and consultancy services. Businesses with expertise in financial management consultancy and capacity to conduct detailed financial analyses are well-suited to compete for similar contracts. The nature of the work, which includes both remote engagements and attendance at specific advisory meetings, offers flexibility while ensuring engagement with key investment decisions. As the contract aims to enhance Kent County Council's business investment schemes, it represents a chance for specialised consultancy firms to contribute to significant financial decision-making processes at a county level, thereby gaining entry into public sector projects and expanding their influence in the local government sector.

## Notice

Kent County Council (KCC) has awarded a contract to provide independent financial appraisal reports to support the investment decisions of the KCC managed business investment schemes. The key requirements of the Service are as follows: a) to attend to 2-3 monthly decision meetings on request; b) to prepare at the full application stage for each eligible applicant of the KCC managed business investment schemes, a financial appraisal report. This report should contain business and financial analysis of the investment proposal and be submitted via KCC to the monthly decision meetings; c) to prepare at the debt recovery stage for existing loan recipients of KCC managed business investment schemes, a financial appraisal report. This report should contain business and financial analysis of the current financial position of the business to assist in the understanding of the current financial position of a company. This report to be submitted via KCC to the monthly decision meeting; d) Each financial appraisal report should include a range of information to assist the monthly decision-making meeting make its Recommendations i.e., to Partially Fund/Fully Fund/Reject/Defer, suggest conditions, repayment schedule and security (if funding was to be offered); e) there may be an ad-hoc requirement for follow-up independent appraisal work connected with the KCC managed business investment schemes. Most of this work can be undertaken remotely but attendance at designated Investment Advisory Board (IAB) or Subgroup (SG) meetings and the Debt Recovery Group meeting are also a requirement for the contractor. The contract may be extended for two further periods of twelve months.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dace82b1-8093-4fca-8c75-6ea07937879d |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Sep 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Oct 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Nov 2023 |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2023 - 30 Nov 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £250,000 |
| 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 | KENT COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | MAIDSTONE |
| Post town | Rochester |
| Postcode | ME14 1XQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent |
| Local authority | Maidstone |
| Electoral ward | Penenden Heath |
| Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling |
| 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 | FSE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79412000 - Financial management consultancy services

## Release History

- 23 Sep 2025 at 14:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dace82b1-8093-4fca-8c75-6ea07937879d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dace82b1-8093-4fca-8c75-6ea07937879d
  23rd September 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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