---
title: "Gloucestershire Test - Please ignore"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e702"
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current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "Gloucestershire County Council-"
published: "2026-08-19"
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# Gloucestershire Test - Please ignore

Buyer: Gloucestershire County Council-  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e702

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## Summary

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking financial consultancy services, classified under CPV 66171000. The requirement is a single service package for the council, with the procurement led by its public authority team in Gloucester. The tender is described as a Gloucestershire test exercise, so suppliers should review the detailed bidding documents carefully to understand the practical scope and expected outputs. The purchase is categorised as a service rather than goods or works. The available information identifies financial consultancy as the subject of the procurement, but does not set out a more detailed description of the assignments, deliverables, financial advice required or any particular operating location. This opportunity is therefore most directly relevant to firms providing financial consultancy to public-sector organisations.

The process reached tender: the council invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. Suppliers could submit electronically, using the specified Ariba project link. The deadline for enquiries was 19 August 2026 at 09:00 UTC, followed by the tender submission deadline at 11:00 UTC on the same date. The contract period was set from 1 September 2026 to 2 September 2026. It is divided into one lot, covering the full requirement. The estimated gross value is £1, including the stated currency of GBP, and the lot carries the same value. The tender is below the relevant threshold. The published award information gives only a simple description of the evaluation criteria, without explaining individual scoring categories or weightings.

This opportunity suits financial consultancy firms able to provide advisory services to a county council and respond through an electronic procurement system. It is relevant to businesses whose core capability is financial consultancy rather than the supply of physical goods, construction or general administration. Potential bidders should be able to review the bidding documents promptly, prepare a compliant offer and deliver the required consultancy within the short contract window. The buyer has not identified specific professional accreditations, named staff qualifications, minimum turnover, technical capacity thresholds or previous-contract requirements in the available procurement details. The opportunity may therefore be most accessible to established specialist consultancies and smaller firms with suitable public-sector or comparable financial advisory experience and the capacity to undertake a tightly timed assignment.

## Notice

Gloucestershire Test - Please ignore description

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078745-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 3 Sep 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1 |
| Lots value | £1 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Gloucestershire County Council- |
| Locality | GLOUCESTER |
| Postcode area | Gloucester |
| Postcode | GL1 2TG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK73 Gloucestershire CC |
| Local authority | Gloucester |
| Electoral ward | Westgate |
| Westminster constituency | Gloucester |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66171000 - Financial consultancy services

## Release History

- 19 Aug 2026 at 08:24 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078745-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078745-2026
  19th August 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://eu.mu.ariba.com/uav/project/?token=6db1c063-eae5-4c99-ba5d-f9ddbcc68b68

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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