---
title: "External review of major contractor's published financial accounts"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0774a6"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Westminster City Council"
published: "2026-09-17"
---

# External review of major contractor's published financial accounts

Buyer: Westminster City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0774a6

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## Summary

Westminster City Council procured advisory services to externally review the published financial accounts of a major contractor. The work is a financial auditing and accounts-review service, intended to provide external scrutiny of the contractor’s published financial information. It falls within the services category and relates to a single requirement. The buying organisation is Westminster City Council, a sub-central public authority. The procurement concerns activity for the council and the major contractor whose accounts are being reviewed, with the contracting parties based in London. The requirement is relevant to firms providing external financial review, audit, assurance or related financial advisory services for public bodies and major contractors.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to PricewaterCoopers LLP. It used a selective procedure as a below-threshold award under a framework, and the award was not competitive at this stage. The award is active. The contract was signed on 19 August 2026 and runs from 21 August 2026 to 20 August 2029. Its gross value is £86,400. The contract is below the applicable threshold. There was one completed lot covering the external review service. The published outcome identifies PricewaterCoopers LLP as the selected supplier. The award relates to financial auditing services and was made under the council’s framework route.

This outcome provides a clear indication of Westminster City Council’s demand for independent review of major contractors’ published financial accounts, delivered through a framework-based route. Competitors would need credible external audit, financial assurance or advisory capability, with the technical judgement to examine published accounts and report on their reliability or financial presentation. Experience of reviewing substantial contractors would be directly relevant, as would the capacity to provide an independent service for a public authority over a multi-year contract. The selected supplier is a large professional-services firm, indicating that scale, established systems and the ability to sustain account-review work over several years may matter when this type of requirement is next considered.

## Notice

Advisory Services for the provision of external review of major contractor's published financial accounts

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088316-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - award under framework |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 21 Aug 2026 - 20 Aug 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £86,400 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Westminster City Council |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1E 6QP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PricewaterCoopers LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79212100 - Financial auditing services

## Release History

- 17 Sep 2026 at 15:21 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088316-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088316-2026
  17th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-059a5c
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.westminster.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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