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title: "Financial Review Services"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Department for Business & Trade"
published: "2026-08-20"
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# Financial Review Services

Buyer: Department for Business & Trade  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-74113f37-d053-461b-822c-9a470eec1e22

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## Summary

The Department for Business and Trade appointed financial advisers to provide independent financial due diligence and commercial analysis for UK government work. This is a professional financial advisory service, classified under CPV 79900000 for miscellaneous business and business-related services. The requirement covers activity delivered across the United Kingdom, Europe, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, British Overseas Territories and the rest of the world. The work is intended to support the department’s assessment of financial and commercial matters, so relevant firms are likely to be those providing objective transaction, investment or commercial review services for public-sector decision-making. The buyer is based at the Old Admiralty Building in London.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to Ernest & Young LLP on 7 August 2026. The awarded value is £1,000,000. The contract runs from 10 August 2026 to 4 August 2027. It used a selective procedure as a call-off from a framework agreement, with bids due by 12:00 on 7 August 2026. The procurement was evaluated through the framework call-off route. The selected supplier is a large organisation, and the award is active. The requirement was for services rather than goods or works, with delivery potentially spanning the United Kingdom, Europe, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, British Overseas Territories and other international locations.

This award demonstrates demand from the Department for Business and Trade for independent financial due diligence and commercial analysis delivered across domestic and international settings. A credible competitor for comparable work would need established financial advisory capability, demonstrable independence, and the capacity to assess complex financial and commercial information for government decisions. The requirement favours organisations able to operate at large scale and support work across several jurisdictions, rather than small or voluntary-sector providers. As the work was procured through a framework call-off, relevant firms would also need access to the appropriate framework route and the systems, governance and quality controls expected of a major public-sector financial adviser.

## Notice

Appoint financial advisors to provide independent financial due diligence and commercial analysis to support HMG.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4dea81f6-8846-421d-b8ba-96f80952bdfd |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 10 Aug 2026 - 4 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,000,000 |
| 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 | Department for Business & Trade |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2EG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Ernest & Young LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

## Release History

- 20 Aug 2026 at 10:32 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4dea81f6-8846-421d-b8ba-96f80952bdfd
- 12 Aug 2026 at 16:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4dea81f6-8846-421d-b8ba-96f80952bdfd

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4dea81f6-8846-421d-b8ba-96f80952bdfd
  20th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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