---
title: "Safety Valve Financial Adviser (con_20077)"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-801e006f-56f2-4d0a-99e8-2da77bdea520"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-801e006f-56f2-4d0a-99e8-2da77bdea520"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-801e006f-56f2-4d0a-99e8-2da77bdea520.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-801e006f-56f2-4d0a-99e8-2da77bdea520.json"
source: "Contracts Finder"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION"
published: "2023-04-20"
---

# Safety Valve Financial Adviser (con_20077)

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-801e006f-56f2-4d0a-99e8-2da77bdea520

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-801e006f-56f2-4d0a-99e8-2da77bdea520)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-801e006f-56f2-4d0a-99e8-2da77bdea520.json)

## Summary

The Department For Education has awarded a contract for Safety Valve Financial Adviser services. The procurement stage was tender with a competitive quotation method. The contract value is GBP 16,000, and the contract period is from 4th April 2023 to 31st March 2024. The location of the delivery addresses is in England, United Kingdom, under the Education and Training Services category.

This tender opportunity for Safety Valve Financial Adviser services by the Department For Education is suited for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) due to the contract's limited value. Businesses providing expert financial advisory services to local authorities and deficit-related work are well-suited to compete. The deadline for tender submissions was on 8th March 2023, and the contract was awarded on 15th March 2023 to Laura Rowley, a sole trader.

## Notice

The Safety Valve adviser will work as an expert adviser in challenging and supporting local authorities in the Safety Valve programme and other deficit related work.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/39b91f35-49c0-48ac-9852-d3376ce3cb37 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Competitive quotation (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Apr 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 8 Mar 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | 3 Apr 2023 - 31 Mar 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £16,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £16,000 |
| 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 EDUCATION |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Post town | Manchester |
| Postcode | M1 2WD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Electoral ward | Piccadilly |
| Westminster constituency | Manchester Central |
| 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 | LAURA ROWLEY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 20 Apr 2023 at 13:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/39b91f35-49c0-48ac-9852-d3376ce3cb37

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/39b91f35-49c0-48ac-9852-d3376ce3cb37
  20th April 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education/about/procurement

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-801e006f-56f2-4d0a-99e8-2da77bdea520. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-801e006f-56f2-4d0a-99e8-2da77bdea520.json.