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ESR Transformation Programme Financial Advisors

NHS Business Services Authority · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 19:15.

Opportunity overview

Financial Advisors to support the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Transformation Programme procurement and associated financial activity.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Grant Thornton UK LLP

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£1.6m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Feb 2023
Award ID
014007-2024-1
Status
active
Identifier
OC307742
Location
London, UKC, EC2A 1AG, United Kingdom

Grant Thornton UK LLP

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£1.9m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Feb 2023
Award ID
014020-2024-23_02_01-1
Status
active
Identifier
OC307742
Location
London, UKC, EC2A 1AG, United Kingdom

Grant Thornton UK LLP

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£3.5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
19 Sept 2024
Award ID
037427-2025-23_02_01-1
Status
active
Identifier
OC307742
Location
London, UKC, EC2A 1AG, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79410000 — Business and management consultancy services

Lots

  • The provider will work with, and as part of, the Transformation Programme Team established<br/>by the NHSBSA charged with the delivery of the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Transformation Programme procurement.<br/>The overarching requirement and objectives are to provide financial assurance and advice to<br/>ensure that there are compliant and appropriate services contracts for the ESR procurement<br/>and the future transformed service. Key outputs are:<br/>• Advise and support the ESR Transformation Programme Team in the development and build<br/>of financial model(s) capable of supporting the ESR service, including legacy and<br/>transformation.<br/>• Provide advice and quality assurance of content in the financially related contract<br/>documents and schedules.<br/>• Advise and support all stages of the procurement process including but not limited to:<br/>• Pre-procurement planning and documentation development;<br/>• Evaluation of bidder's submissions including pricing models;<br/>• Negotiation stages up to Contract Award.<br/>• Advise and assurance against Final Business Case.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
23_02_01
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
Due to a commercial issue that arose at the Selection Questionnaire stage of the ESR Transformation Programme procurement (which concluded at the end of January 2023) and following legal advice, this contract will be direct award using the urgency provision of the Public Contract Regulation 2015. Regulation 32 allows for award without prior publication in where “for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with”.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
79410000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Business and management consultancy services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_EXTREME_URGENCY
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
The provider will work with, and as part of, the Transformation Programme Team established<br/>by the NHSBSA charged with the delivery of the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Transformation Programme procurement.<br/>The overarching requirement and objectives are to provide financial assurance and advice to<br/>ensure that there are compliant and appropriate services contracts for the ESR procurement<br/>and the future transformed service. Key outputs are:<br/>• Advise and support the ESR Transformation Programme Team in the development and build<br/>of financial model(s) capable of supporting the ESR service, including legacy and<br/>transformation.<br/>• Provide advice and quality assurance of content in the financially related contract<br/>documents and schedules.<br/>• Advise and support all stages of the procurement process including but not limited to:<br/>• Pre-procurement planning and documentation development;<br/>• Evaluation of bidder's submissions including pricing models;<br/>• Negotiation stages up to Contract Award.<br/>• Advise and assurance against Final Business Case.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Contract period

Ends
19 Dec 2025, 23:59
Starts
14 Feb 2023, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Entry 2
Region
UKC
Entry 3
Region
UKC

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-8532
Name
NHS Business Services Authority

Roles

buyer
reviewBody

Address

Region
UKC22
Locality
Newcastle upon Tyne
Postal Code
NE15 8NY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Stella House, Goldcrest Way, Newburn Riverside

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS Business Services Authority

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-3720
Name
Grant Thornton UK LLP

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKC
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC2A 1AG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
30 Finsbury Square

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
OC307742
Legal Name
Grant Thornton UK LLP

Award information

Award 1
Id
014007-2024-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-3720
Name
Grant Thornton UK LLP

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
014020-2024-23_02_01-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-3720
Name
Grant Thornton UK LLP

Related lots

1
Award 3
Id
037427-2025-23_02_01-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-3720
Name
Grant Thornton UK LLP

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
014007-2024-1
Status
active
Award ID
014007-2024-1
Date Signed
13 Feb 2023, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,550,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
014020-2024-23_02_01-1
Status
active
Award ID
014020-2024-23_02_01-1
Date Signed
13 Feb 2023, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Classification

Id
79410000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Business and management consultancy services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC

Value

Amount
1,938,520
Currency
GBP

Period

Ends
31 Mar 2025, 23:59
Starts
14 Feb 2023, 00:00

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1
Rationale
Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: Due to the volume and complexity of work which was undertaken by the supplier there is a necessity to increase the value of the contract.
Description
Financial variation to accommodate additional professional services days.
Entry 3
Id
037427-2025-23_02_01-1
Status
active
Award ID
037427-2025-23_02_01-1
Date Signed
20 Sept 2024, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Classification

Id
79410000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Business and management consultancy services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC

Value

Amount
3,537,280
Currency
GBP

Period

Ends
19 Dec 2025, 23:59
Starts
13 Feb 2023, 00:00

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
2
Rationale
Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: Due to the volume and complexity of work which was undertaken by the supplier there is a necessity to extend the value of the contract. In addition there has been a significant amount of requirements which were unanticipated when the contract was let. Resources were also required to cover short term absence of a key lead, without which programme delays would have occurred.
Description
Variation to duration and financial value to accommodate additional professional services days.

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Newcastle upon Tyne · UKC22 · NE15 8NY · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-045668-2025-07-04T12:56:22+01:00compiled ·