AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Cambridgeshire County Council awarded a £55,000 due diligence review service to GRANT THORNTON UK ADVISORY & TAX LLP through a call-off from ESPO Consultancy Framework 664_25.
Published outcomeOne active award was recorded, dated 1 September 2026. The published award record gives a service period from 14 to 23 September 2026.
Market significanceThis is a short-duration financial consultancy engagement in the East of England, procured through an established consultancy framework.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
GRANT THORNTON UK ADVISORY & TAX LLP
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-9b252d75-4213-4795-9276-ebf86fea8236-1 · 55000 GBP · active
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The active award names GRANT THORNTON UK Advisory & Tax LLP as supplier and has a value of £55,000. The supplied identity verification gives the legal name as GRANT THORNTON UK ADVISORY & TAX LLP (company number OC454533).
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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The process notice type and award document are both labelled “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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The sole award has status “active”.
Award decision date
99% confidence1 September 2026
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The award record states date 2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract signature
99% confidenceUnknown
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No explicit contract signature or execution field is supplied.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£55,000
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The sole award value is 55000 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceAllocated to the sole award and sole named supplier
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One award is supplied, with one supplier and a £55,000 award value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
99% confidence21 August 2026, 12:00 BST
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The tender period end date is 2026-08-21T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence1 September 2026
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The award date is 2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Published award notice
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The notice publication timestamp is 2026-10-15T12:05:49+01:00.
Published contract period
99% confidence14 September 2026 to 23 September 2026
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The tender and award contract period fields state 2026-09-14T00:00:00+01:00 to 2026-09-23T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceIndependent due diligence review service
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The description states: “Provision of an independent due diligence review service.”
Category
99% confidenceFinancial consultancy services (CPV 66171000)
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The primary classification is CPV 66171000, Financial consultancy services.
Delivery area
99% confidenceEast of England, United Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address specifies East of England, United Kingdom.
Lots
99% confidenceNo lot allocation published
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No lots are supplied and the award has no lot IDs.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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The tender procurement method is stated as “selective”.
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from ESPO Consultancy Framework 664_25
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The description and procurement method details identify a call-off from ESPO Consultancy Framework 664_25.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bidder count, tenderer names, evaluation scores or ranking information is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published service period
99% confidence10 calendar days, 14 to 23 September 2026
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The supplied contract period runs from 14 September 2026 to 23 September 2026.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
SME suitability
99% confidenceNo
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The tender suitability field states sme: false.
VCSE suitability
99% confidenceNo
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The tender suitability field states vcse: false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
95% confidenceA fixed published £55,000 call-off for a short independent due diligence review.
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The notice describes an independent due diligence review, identifies an ESPO framework call-off, and records a £55,000 award with a 14–23 September 2026 period.
Market access implication
91% confidenceSuppliers seeking similar work would need access to the relevant ESPO consultancy framework or another route accepted by the buyer.
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The published route is a call-off from ESPO Consultancy Framework 664_25.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award record completeness
97% confidenceGood for supplier, value, route and published period; limited for competition and commercial detail.
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The notice supplies one active award, supplier, value, framework route and dates, but no bids, scores, pricing breakdown or evaluation narrative.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo contract signature date, bidder count, unsuccessful suppliers, evaluation results, lot allocation, pricing breakdown, extension terms or renewal terms are published.
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These fields are absent from the supplied process, award, lot and document data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published record does not explicitly confirm contract signature or execution.
- Information on bidders, bid prices, evaluation methodology, scores and reasons for award was not supplied.
- No extension, option or renewal provisions were supplied.
- No lot titles or lot-level allocation were supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Cambridgeshire County CouncilGRANT THORNTON UK ADVISORY & TAX LLPdue diligence reviewESPO Consultancy Framework 664_25financial consultancy servicesContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Cambridgeshire County Council's due diligence review contract?
GRANT THORNTON UK ADVISORY & TAX LLP was named as the supplier for the sole active award.
What was the value of the due diligence review award?
The published award value was £55,000.
How was the requirement procured?
It was a selective call-off from ESPO Consultancy Framework 664_25.
What period was published for the service?
The published contract period was 14 September 2026 to 23 September 2026.
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