---
title: "Project Icebreaker Financial Due Diligence Services"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000830189"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SCOTTISH NATIONAL INVESTMENT BANK"
published: "2026-05-13"
---

# Project Icebreaker Financial Due Diligence Services

Buyer: SCOTTISH NATIONAL INVESTMENT BANK  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000830189

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## Summary

The Scottish National Investment Bank has concluded the procurement process titled "Project Icebreaker Financial Due Diligence Services" under the industry category of economic affairs. The procurement, with an award date of 12th September 2025, involved services centred on financial and tax due diligence across specified regions including Edinburgh, Aberdeen, and Leeds. Conducted through an open procedure, the award stage included key players such as Great British Energy Group Limited and National Wealth Fund Limited as buyers, and Grant Thornton UK Advisory & Tax LLP as the primary supplier. The procurement process follows regulations set by the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in financial due diligence and related advisory services. The procurement, valued at £59,700, indicates a potential for collaboration with large-scale financial entities and public bodies, providing an avenue for expanding service offerings and establishing a presence in the public sector market. Businesses with a robust background in financial analysis and comprehensive due diligence, perhaps those capable of handling large-scale funding assessments, would find this contract particularly well-suited to their expertise and resources.

## Notice

Provision of Financial Due Diligence services, including Tax due diligence.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of financial due diligence services, including tax due diligence. Mini-competition against the Scottish National Investment Bank Framework for Due Diligence Services, Lot 1 - Financial Due Diligence.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY555796 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 May 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Sep 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £59,700 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH NATIONAL INVESTMENT BANK |
| Additional buyers | GREAT BRITISH ENERGY GROUP LIMITED; NATIONAL WEALTH FUND LIMITED |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH1 3EG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Hunslet & Riverside |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds South |
| Delivery location | TLE42 Leeds, TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire, TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GRANT THORNTON UK ADVISORY & TAX |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66171000 - Financial consultancy services

## Release History

- 13 May 2026 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY555796

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY555796
  Project Icebreaker Financial Due Diligence Services - Provision of Financial Due Diligence services, including Tax due diligence.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.thebank.scot
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000830189

## Provenance

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