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title: "Section 151 Financial Consultancy Support Services"
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buyer: "Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council"
published: "2026-10-07"
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# Section 151 Financial Consultancy Support Services

Buyer: Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-83aace59-ad83-439a-bae8-71d73696c454

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## Summary

Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council procured financial consultancy and assurance to support the Council’s Section 151 Officer, who is responsible for its financial administration. Services may be called off as required at agreed rates. The requirement sits within the Council’s financial governance and assurance work, rather than a general finance or accounting service. The recorded delivery location is the South East of England. The work is financial consultancy services (CPV 66171000).

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Grant Thornton UK Advisory and Tax LLP. The award date was 30 September 2026. The award value is £100,000. The contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028, with an option to extend for two further 12-month periods. The Council used a selective call-off from the ESPO 664-25 Consultancy Services Framework, Lot 2d. The tender submission deadline was 30 September 2026. SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises were considered suitable. The published information gives no evaluation criteria.

For a future requirement of this kind, credible suppliers will need to provide financial advice and assurance that can support a local authority Section 151 Officer. The call-off arrangement indicates a need for consultancy that can be commissioned as required, at agreed rates, rather than only a single fixed piece of work. Suppliers should be able to demonstrate relevant public-sector financial consultancy capability and the capacity to respond to variable requests throughout a multi-year engagement. The awarded provider is a large advisory firm, showing that established consultancy capacity can be competitive, while the Council also marked the requirement suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises. Framework access was the route used for this purchase, so suppliers seeking comparable work should be positioned to serve this buyer through the relevant framework route.

## Notice

Financial advice and assurance services to the Council's Section 151 Officer. Financial consultancy services can be called-off as required (at agreed rates). There is also an option to extend this contract by a further 2 x 12 months. To support this requirement, we have procured under the framework agreement via ESPO 664-25 Consultancy Services Framework, Lot 2d

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4b46e924-6ba5-4a7f-9bc3-f4677a24dec7 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £100,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £100,000 |
| 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 | Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council |
| Locality | BASINGSTOKE |
| Postcode area | Reading |
| Postcode | RG21 4AH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ37 North Hampshire |
| Local authority | Basingstoke and Deane |
| Electoral ward | Eastrop & Grove |
| Westminster constituency | Basingstoke |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Grant Thornton UK LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66171000 - Financial consultancy services

## Release History

- 7 Oct 2026 at 12:02 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4b46e924-6ba5-4a7f-9bc3-f4677a24dec7

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4b46e924-6ba5-4a7f-9bc3-f4677a24dec7
  7th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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