---
title: "Rolling Stock and Infrastructure Strategy Financial Advisory"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077be4"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DFT OPERATOR LIMITED"
published: "2026-09-28"
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# Rolling Stock and Infrastructure Strategy Financial Advisory

Buyer: DFT OPERATOR LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077be4

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## Summary

DFT Operator Limited procured financial, commercial, economic and strategic advisory services to develop and finalise its Rolling Stock and Infrastructure Whole System Strategy and the associated Programme Business Case. The work concerns the planning and business case for rail rolling stock and infrastructure as a connected system, rather than the supply of trains or construction work. The procurement was classified as financial consultancy services. The delivery location is recorded as the United Kingdom.

The procurement is complete and a contract was awarded to Grant Thornton UK Advisory & Tax LLP. The contract value is £120,000, and it was signed on 28 September 2026. The award is recorded as active; the associated lot is recorded as cancelled. The buyer used a direct award through the Government Commercial Agency’s Management Consultancy Framework MCF4, without a prior call for competition. The award criteria listed price, and one bid was recorded for the lot. The procurement data does not state an award date or contract period.

This award shows demand from DFT Operator Limited for financial and commercial advice that brings together rolling stock and infrastructure planning and supports a programme business case. A credible competitor for a similar requirement would need to demonstrate financial, commercial, economic and strategic advisory capability, including the ability to develop and finalise a whole-system transport strategy and its supporting business case. The route used was a direct award under a government management consultancy framework, so suppliers seeking comparable work would need relevant framework access and the ability to compete through that route. The recorded evaluation basis was price, making competitive pricing relevant alongside experience delivering strategy and business-case work for complex transport programmes. The selected supplier was a large advisory firm.

## Notice

Financial, commercial, economic and strategic advisory support to develop and finalise the Rolling Stock and Infrastructure Whole System Strategy and associated Programme Business Case.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Compliant direct award via Government Commercial Agency framework, Management Consultancy Framework MCF4 (RM6309).

### Procurement Information

Compliant direct award via Government Commercial Agency framework, Management Consultancy Framework MCF4 (RM6309)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091601-2026 |
| 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 | 28 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £120,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DFT OPERATOR LIMITED |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 8SW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI45 Lambeth |
| Local authority | Lambeth |
| Electoral ward | Waterloo & South Bank |
| Westminster constituency | Vauxhall and Camberwell Green |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## 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

- 28 Sep 2026 at 17:14 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091601-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/dft-operator-limited

## Provenance

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