---
title: "GMCA1925 Finance Accountancy Professional & Advisory Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e2e3"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e2e3"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e2e3.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e2e3.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Greater Manchester Combined Authority"
published: "2026-08-12"
---

# GMCA1925 Finance Accountancy Professional & Advisory Services

Buyer: Greater Manchester Combined Authority  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e2e3

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e2e3)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e2e3.json)

## Summary

Greater Manchester Combined Authority procured finance, accountancy, professional and advisory services supporting investment-related activity. The requirement is classified as financial consultancy services (CPV 66171000). It concerns specialist advice connected with the authority’s investment support rather than general accountancy or routine transactional finance. The buyer is a regional public authority based in Manchester. The appointed supplier, Grant Thornton UK LLP, is a large professional services firm, indicating a requirement suited to an established accountancy, financial consultancy or advisory business able to support public-sector investment activity. The procurement was arranged through a government commercial framework, so relevant framework capability is also material for suppliers assessing this buyer’s future requirements.

The procurement has been completed and awarded. The authority used a limited procedure without a prior publication of a competition notice, relying on a below-threshold direct award under the Government Commercial Agency framework, RM6310 Lot 4. The requirement was evaluated on price. Grant Thornton UK LLP was awarded the contract, with one bid recorded. The contract value is £100,000. The contract was signed on 15 June 2026 and is recorded as active. The tender covered a single lot for finance, accountancy, professional and advisory services relating to investment support; that lot is recorded as cancelled even though the award and contract are active. No contract duration or end date is stated.

This award shows that Greater Manchester Combined Authority buys specialist financial and accountancy advice for investment-related work through a government commercial framework and may provide a useful benchmark for firms tracking this buyer. A credible future supplier would need demonstrable capability in financial consultancy, accountancy and professional advisory services, with experience applying those skills to investment support. It would also need to understand public-sector requirements and be able to deliver advice suitable for a regional authority. The route used here favoured a supplier already eligible through the relevant framework, while the price-only evaluation indicates that competitive commercial pricing matters. Larger professional services firms may be well placed, although any framework-eligible specialist with the required capability could assess its fit.

## Notice

Finance Accountancy Professional & Advisory Services in relation to investment related support.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Finance Accountancy Professional & Advisory Services in relation to investment related support. Below threshold direct award under framework (Gov Commercial Agency framework ref RM6310 LOT 4)

### Procurement Information

Below threshold procurement

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076896-2026 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Jun 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| 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 | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Greater Manchester Combined Authority |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Postcode area | Manchester |
| Postcode | M1 6EU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Electoral ward | Deansgate |
| Westminster constituency | Manchester Central |
| Delivery location | TLD3 Greater Manchester |

## 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

- 12 Aug 2026 at 15:29 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076896-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/

## 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-h6vhtk-06e2e3. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e2e3.json.