---
title: "Annual subscription to the Financial Intelligence Toolkit"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-050002"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-050002.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL"
published: "2025-04-09"
---

# Annual subscription to the Financial Intelligence Toolkit

Buyer: BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050002

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## Summary

Bedford Borough Council has completed a direct procurement process for an annual subscription to the Financial Intelligence Toolkit. This service, under the classification of financial and insurance services, aims to support various areas of local government finance including funding briefings, resource forecasting, and financial benchmarking. The contract was awarded to LG Futures Ltd, a small or medium-sized enterprise based in Leighton Buzzard. The procurement, noted as "below threshold - without competition," was finalised with a signed contract on 30 March 2025, and runs from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026, with a gross value of £120,000.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in financial advisory and benchmarking services within the public sector. The comprehensive scope of the Financial Intelligence Toolkit demonstrates a stable demand for expertise in local government financial management. Companies that can provide similar, cost-effective financial support services stand to benefit from examining this procurement. Small and medium-sized enterprises focused on public sector consultancy are particularly well-suited to compete in future opportunities that mirror these requirements.

## Notice

Waiver - Annual subscription to the Financial Intelligence Toolkit which provides support, advice and benchmarking in various areas of Local Government finance (Funding briefings, Medium Term Revenue Resource Forecasting, Resource Planning Hub, Financial Benchmarking and Collection Fund support). There are no competitors offering the same support subscription options.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014082-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £100,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | BEDFORD |
| Post town | Milton Keynes |
| Postcode | MK42 9AP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH24 Bedford |
| Local authority | Bedford |
| Electoral ward | Cauldwell |
| Westminster constituency | Bedford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LG FUTURES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services

## Release History

- 9 Apr 2025 at 15:21 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014082-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014082-2025
  9th April 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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